This is the beginning of a journey I never thought I would be taking. I have so much to be thankful for and want all who read this to know, your prayers and financial contributions are so appreciated. Please know that you are giving to God and allowing me to do this work. It is as important as if you were going also. Thank you so very much. Going somewhere to do God's work has always been my dream. To use the gifts God has given me makes it complete. On January 12th I will board a plane for Hoime, Uganda. I will spend 2 weeks working with children who live in the Blessed Mustard Seed Babies Home. I love that they call it a "Babies Home" even when there are children there far past the baby age. I have so often referred to the kids I work with as "babies". The gift God has given me for this journey is doing Physical Therapy. I have worked with children at different times in my 33 year career. Currently I am working with kids and love seeing them develop and grow and walk and play. I have always loved watching my own children do the same. At the Babies Home, I hope to evaluate the kids and develop plans with pictures to leave so that those who care for the kids can continue to work with the kids to improve problems they may have. As I understand, they have never been seen by a physical therapist and that several of the the kids do have needs including one older child who is not walking and has some obvious problems with her legs. I also hope to do what I love, just playing and loving the kids. Several of you have worked hard to knit or crochet "prayer cloths" that I will be taking. These will be blessed before I leave and each child will be able to pick on out and use it as a comfort and tangible evidence of those that are far away but praying and concerned about them. Others going with us will be having a Vacation Bible School and I will do what I can with it. On the last week I am there, the plan is to be going with some other medical people making the trip to visit those in villages near the Babies Home to provide some basic medical care. I do not know what God will have me do then but I am open. It is like the missions we have with St. Luke's Mobile Medical Ministry. You go out and see what there is to do and do it. I pray and ask your prayers for guidance and an open heart and mind to what is needed. Please join me through this blog. Remember that the written work is not one of my gifts, so I am struggling with this part but want to share this experience with you. You are all such gifts with support and love, I cannot thank you enough. Join me in my journey and please Pray, Pray, Pray!!