No Limitations.

A year ago today, I was jumping for joy at the top of a small mountain, or rather, a very big hill! We called it Suubi Mountain. Watoto Children's Village, Suubi, is based in the Mpigi district of Uganda. A lushious, green area, with red dust road tracks. Homes hidden by the bush at the roadside, villages hiding deep within. It is beautiful.

Suubi. 

A little boy has hydrocephalus. His physical development is delayed. He started to take some independent steps in February 2010.

Still unsure, still wobbling, still learning.

5 year old Moses, gives walking a go... SCORE!

Just a few months later, this precious little boy found the strength, courage and confidence to walk up a mountain to go to church. I can not explain, what a downright privilege and honour it was, to be the one holding his hand, encouraging him to keep on taking that next step. The walk to church would normally take around 20-30 minutes, it took Moses and I a little over an hour. He only needed to stop a couple of times for some refreshing sips of water, and he couldn't wait to keep going. 

His little face when we got to the top, was enough to brighten any darkness. When he saw all the people, and heard the church worship, he jumped up and down, and squealed with delight! You could see in his eyes, just how proud he was of himself. What an achievement for him! Not only did we go to church, but it gave him the chance to play with some of the village boys. Such a beautiful moment to witness.

Friends.

I was, I am, and forever more shall be so very proud of Moses and all he achieved whilst I was able to work with him. He is such an inspiration to me. That day taught me so much. It spoke to the very depths of my heart, mind and soul. Something within my inner being cried out for this moment, a moment that has been imprinted on my heart, and will be with me for the rest of my days.

I can't help but think of this scripture when I think of this day...

"I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back. For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 29:10-14

I don't know all the ins and outs of Moses' story, but I know that some people wrote him off. It was said he wouldn't reach certain milestones and personal achievements, they probably said, that he was nothing. Such words should never be spoken over anyone, let alone a child... I wish those people could have been there, on Suubi Mountain, looking into the eyes of that beautiful child, to see his heart, his spirit, his smile and his potential.

Looking to his future.

This blog is getting harder to write. You see, that day, my life changed. That day, I found out who I truly was. I am the one praising God, for all, yes for ALL and every aspect of my life.

For You restore the joy of Your salvation... Psalm 54:12

I've almost been home for a year now. And I almost lost sight of who I am. I have felt isolated. Lost. Hurt. Broken. Confused as to where my identity truly lies. But I am learning again. This quote sums it up somewhat...

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others"

You see, we actually, don't need to be anything other then ourselves. I am me. You are you. Moses is Moses. And hey, if a 5 year old boy, who has been walking for just a few months, can walk up a mountain, then there surely are no limitations! 

Love.

Best Birthday Ever!

Anitah Dorothy, 3 years old, abandoned in a disused house. Alone. Frightened. Scared.

Anitah is a darling little girl that I had the utmost privilege to work with last year whilst in Uganda. Anitah has Cerebral Palsy, leaving her unable to speak, she had a club foot, leaving her unable to walk, she is partially sighted, leaving her unable to see... 

At the beginning of my trip, this was Antiah. A not so happy little girl, trouble by her past, hurt. Frustrated by the lack of communication she is able to give, and the lack of understanding those around her gave. Anitah would cry, sob, wail. At the age of just 3, Anitah self harmed. She would hit her head with some force, and bite her hand, so much so, she now has calluses on them... This photo breaks my heart. 

There were many days when I would sit with her, singing over her, praying for her, holding her and loving her.

 When she became frustrated I encouraged kind hands to stroke her face, or to place over her mouth to sound like a 'Red Indian' and our favourite... placing her hands over mine and clapping!

I have unashamedly wept over this precious daughter of the King. Saying goodbye to her, was one of the hardest things I have EVER had to do. Hands down, it was awful.

But this photo, this makes my heart skip with delight!

Towards the end of my trip, the change, and the joy I saw in God's precious daughter, made my time in Uganda, so worthwhile....

On the eve of my 25th birthday, I received the best, and I mean, THE BEST birthday present I could have ever been given. Some news from Uganda, that Anitah, can now walk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A couple of months back, she had an operation on her club foot. Today she walks! 

I can not express the pure joy, my heart, mind, soul, and my whole body feels for this news and for this beautiful and precious little girl! 

So many had given up on Anitah, so many have said she will never accomplish such precious milestones.

But I know God HAS never, and WILL never give up on her, OR on me.

What an awesome reminder that I am serving a living and active God. A God who loves. A God who heals.

A God who is awesome beyond all comprehension.....

ANITAH WALKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Jesus xxxx

If you can do one decent thing today, then I urge you, to look outwards, to the work those around us are doing...


Check out one of the organisations really close to my heart at the moment... http://ekisainternational.blogspot.com/


Then, find your own. Embrace them, love them, pray for them, watch, look, seek and learn... 


This world is such a mess. We have got to start changing it. 

After spending six, very life-changing, precious months in beautiful Uganda, a dear friend suggested I should start a blog. I toyed with the idea, and then life, just somehow, without me even realising, took over and time escaped.

I am never sure about what to write on such a site... Having looked at a variety of 'Blogs' there is so much I could choose from... Personal matters, affairs of the heart, general chit chat, baking idea's and recipes, travel entries, work, play, sport, tea, you name it, it's there, the list is endless.

My blog, is gonna be my blog. I don't know what I'm going to write about, but I know I have to write something.  

I think about so many different things, and right now, changing someone's world is on my mind. 

The time I spent in Uganda was mind blowing. Even if you were there with me, you will never know what effect it has had on my life, my heart, and my soul. It has stirred up this passion deep within my heart, so deep I barely allow people to see, so deep it scares me.

I have questions... What if these passions and desires of my heart are not met. What if I can't change the world, not even for one person. What if I can't change my world? 

My hearts desire and my dream, is to see children all over the world, rise up and be the victorious sons and daughters of the Most High God. "To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They WILL be called oaks of righteousness... Isaiah 61:3"

I want to serve others. I want to be a voice for the voiceless. I want to see children rise up and beat all odds, for them to accomplish great things. I want to see change in a broken and fallen world. And above all, regardless of age, race, background, gender and ability, I want us all to be treated as one, so devotedly loved and adored as the true sons and daughters of the Most High God. Treasured and precious in His sight. For our "worth is far more than rubies and pearls... Proverbs 31:10" 

Many songs speak to me, touch my heart, for my soul to cling onto them. For now it is Hillsong United and Hosanna...

"Heal my heart and make it clean

open up my eyes to the things unseen
show me how to love like you have loved me

break my heart from what breaks yours

everything I am for your kingdoms cause

as I walk from earth into 

eternity"

I do not know what my life entails, or on where the journey will take me. But what I am sure of, is that I am destined for great things... I am destined for change.