tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55667692862010692932024-03-05T17:11:41.664+03:00Jamesdon and Coryn: Operation Uganda...a place for friends and family to stay informed and involved with everything we're doing...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-42893785868750420012015-01-14T22:45:00.002+03:002015-01-15T02:17:49.399+03:00...:::and we're off ...AGAIN!:::...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For starters, in case you weren't aware, we're home!</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-shM9AAUYGxJ_MzHQXtWroWx7YqoFHrm1GxkW8It1PzXgN3YsmsFNRO_CImp1EegNFP-QUAYrfvgkwTPuV25NvGbZXFOWs9RVMW0LbrwmDMPKF2vqv6SGWdbRSq9Rv8YqyALVVLXe7LXD/s1600/DSC_1119.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-shM9AAUYGxJ_MzHQXtWroWx7YqoFHrm1GxkW8It1PzXgN3YsmsFNRO_CImp1EegNFP-QUAYrfvgkwTPuV25NvGbZXFOWs9RVMW0LbrwmDMPKF2vqv6SGWdbRSq9Rv8YqyALVVLXe7LXD/s1600/DSC_1119.JPG" height="400" width="285" /></a><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In our last post, we mentioned an awesome prophetic experience regarding Daniel's visa that came true! And although it took another month of dealing with immigration, we eventually touched down on US soil, after two month of separation, on Thursday Nov 6th!</span></span></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being home, and having our whole family back together has been wonderful, but as you could imagine, it's also been a crazy transition. Now that we've got our feet back under us, we'd like to catch you up on what's happened and happening with the Kissling family.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For starters, we came home and moved into a new house with an incredible family, <a href="https://rockharbor.webconnex.com/tfennig" target="_blank">"The Fennigs"</a>.</span></span></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As crazy as it sounds, living in direct community with another family is something we've wanted to do for a long time and started dreaming about with the Fennig's before we went back to Uganda. </span></span></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxl3VsYpU8NjRMfjE8tgpeUKwScM2JgwwZxq_QP2eTbqd-L6YS8CyY2yfDbaSPN37ArcVfiU4B8dN-rBrUAIurLkgGoWktTLThZtdE9tuYQXcAJVqe32ZRRPcPs7Y-RQCwvJhV-8pk7Zs/s1600/DSC_1123.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>They (Thaddeus, Kristen, and their two kids) are an awesome family, and so far, living together has been amazing experience!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coryn is still working at Beckman High School as well as being a stellar wife and momma! She's incredibly busy with work, but I can tell that she truly loves being back and having a whole new group of students to teach and pour into. I really got lucky snatching up this girl!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Daniel has also had some cool new stuff Going on! Not only did the boys get some new siblings with us combining homes, but, Daniel also started Kindergarten! If you know Daniel, you'd expect him to be a ton of fun in the class room, and you'd be right! His teacher said he's acclimated quickly and is making a ton of friends (I kind of think he's her favorite)!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nemo, who was really struggling with all the transition before I got back, really seems to have settled in with Dad back in the picture. It's been great being back home with him and the rest of the family! Two months of our family being separated was WAY TOO LONG!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As for myself, being home has been interesting! I've jumped right back into serving at Rockharbor as a Worship Leader and Apprentice while at the same time, playing a part time stay at home dad. It took awhile, but I think we've finally figured out the rhythms of this new/old life hybrid thing that we're in.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now that we've gotten you all caught up to speed, there's a few things I'd like to tell you about.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've just got to start this section of with a big fat THANK YOU for the way that so many of you cared for, and supported us over the last 1 1/2 year!!! We've had a few friends and supporters ask us weather or not we're still raising/in-need-of support through Align Ministries. We are still continuing to work alongside Align and absolutely love the work God is doing through them, but we're no longer taking our salary from them (read below). We would like to ask anyone who supported us to consider sponsoring a child or helping fund one of <a href="http://www.alignministries.org/donate/" target="_blank">Align's great ministries</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rockharbor is a church committed to equipping and empowering men and women to be effective ministers of the gospel of Jesus. One of the ways they do this is through a one year apprentice program. Before we left for Uganda, I was asked to join this program and am excited to finally get to jump in and be further developed as a leader within and outside the body of Christ. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As an apprentice, I'm considered an "un-payed staff member" at Rockharbor and then encouraged to raise funds for my salary. This is an invaluable opportunity, and Coryn and I are already seeing so much fruit and opportunity come out of this season of development. As you might imagine, spending 30+ hours away from our family on a single income makes this a bit of a challenge. We'd love to ask all of you who truly believe in this form of leadership development to prayerfully consider financially contributing to my salary through 2015. Our goal is to raise $1000 a month for the next 12 months to help offset our single income and childcare necessary while in the office. Go ahead and <a href="https://rockharbor.webconnex.com/jamesdon" target="_blank">click HERE now</a> if you'd like to support us! We look forward to updating you all next month on how the apprenticeship, and our fundraising is going.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We'd like to ask you to pray for a few things! Obviously, we'd love for you to lift up The RH Apprenticeship and our continued transition back into life stateside, but there's one big area we'd love to ask for a covering of prayer.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the last year, we've been in a constant dialogue with the aforementioned Fennigs (our current housemates) about joining them in a church plant through Rockharbor, to Charlotte, NC. The prospect of being sent out once again comes with a myriad of feelings, both excitement and fear. We just ask that you join us in asking God for discernment and clarity regarding this decision. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So for now, that's pretty much it! We're both excited to share what God does with and through us in the following weeks!</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #76a5af;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">If you’d like to unite with us in this undertaking you may send your financial blessings to: Rockharbor C/O Jamesdon Kissling, 3095 Red Hill Ave. Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Please make checks payable to "Rockharbor" and include a memo indicating that payment is towards "Jamesdon Kissling|Apprentice"</span></span></span></b><br />
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still moves!</span></span></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, as some of you may have noticed, our blog has been a bit quiet for the last
few months. Honestly the reason for our silence has been a lack of something to
write about. There's been a lot going on, but we haven't really wanted to write
about it because none of it had to do with us getting home! But, before I get
into that, let me give you a breakdown of the last few months…</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coryn and I have both been on
personal leave from our jobs in the US the whole time (1 year+) that we’ve been
here! Since my job is, let’s say, a bit undefined, it’s been easy to take time
away. That, unfortunately, wasn’t the case for Coryn. She was blessed with a
one year leave of absence from her teaching job, and that year ended in
September. That meant that Coryn was on a plane in mid-August, with Nemo in
tow, so that she could prep for the coming school year AND keep her job! That
was a bummer, but at the time, we thought we’d have Daniel’s visa sorted, and
follow in a week or so. That didn’t quite play out as we had hoped though.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We got our appointment for Daniel’s
visa at the end of August, which meant a trip to the Nairobi Embassy for me and
“D”! We had an amazing time there with our new friends, the <a href="http://themagruders.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Magruders</a>, as we
awaited the approval of his visa. Unfortunately, we learned that or case had
been sent for an “administrative investigation” for reasons the Embassy would
not divulge. They also couldn’t give us ANY type of time-frame. They only told
us it could be days or months! GREAT!!! :/</span></span></span></div>
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in Uganda; couch surfing in the homes of our closest friends, dearly missing
our wife, son, mom, and brother. All the meanwhile, Coryn has been single
parenting Nehemiah, moving into a new home, working a full-time job, and missing
the snot out of us! It’s been absolutely miserable!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One and a half weeks ago at
church, a woman named Nicola was teaching on Philippians and how God is in
EVERYTHING, even our times of trials and suffering. As she spoke, she kept
getting various spirit inspired words, although she wasn’t quite sure what they
meant or who they were for. First she said she felt there was someone there who
was dealing with some tough family stuff. That definitely resonated with me, but
it seemed like it could with anyone. Then, a bit later, she said that she felt
the person was a father who felt alone but God was in this with him. Now I was
really listening, but still, it could have been for anyone. As she was
finishing up, she paused during her closing prayer. She said “it might be weird”
but she felt the Spirit saying, “There’s a visa issue and God is going to bring
a breakthrough in the coming week.” Bingo! She hit the trifecta! I was
completely wrecked and the whole church prayed over our family and the word we
had received!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Throughout the following week, we
had a ton of support from our friends and family as we awaited God’s big
breakthrough! People were praying for us and even fasting with us and we really
felt the love of God tremendously! Each day passed, but still we remained
confident in the work and will of God. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As Friday came and went, I
started to feel a bit down. At one point, I even swore that I had gotten an
email notification from the Nairobi Embassy but when I checked it, nothing was
there. I was obviously disappointed that nothing had happened, but more than
that, I was disappointed that the opportunity had passed for God to show our
church and community that GOD STILL MOVES.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This week, out of pure desperation
and frustration, I kept trying to call the embassy to see if there had been any
progress on our case. Monday must have been some sort of Kenyan holiday or
something because I tried the whole day and couldn’t get a call through. Today
(Tues) started out the same way but I finally got through! The lady one the
phone told me she had emailed me on Friday (phantom email above) asking me for
Daniels passport so they can issue his visa. <span id="goog_630235426"></span><span id="goog_630235427"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiYf2qEDBDo8CeFuHMl4_lexzkNQCmUJVwiFtaP_XO9tRlRCLwed8GrSNnhCeZgg4i-_3efI5oVzs1mXQDRRvR5r5RC6zZEaLt5pkEpJ1JCNoQ8Py8x-blZ0CtJEe_eND1QCTBT-VLCRA/s1600/IMG_0460.PNG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiYf2qEDBDo8CeFuHMl4_lexzkNQCmUJVwiFtaP_XO9tRlRCLwed8GrSNnhCeZgg4i-_3efI5oVzs1mXQDRRvR5r5RC6zZEaLt5pkEpJ1JCNoQ8Py8x-blZ0CtJEe_eND1QCTBT-VLCRA/s1600/IMG_0460.PNG" height="400" width="300" /></a>She forwarded the original email,
and sure enough, God came through on Friday morning, just as He said he
would!!! OH MY GOD has never felt more right to say than at this very moment!!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“So now what?” you may ask. Now
we come home!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It should take a week or so to
get the visa issued, but after that, we’re on a plane, and into the arms of the
ones we love!!! We’re excited to get home and begin the next chapter (church
plant?) of our lives, but I’m suddenly a bit sad at the thought of having to
say goodbye to all the amazing friends here who have fed us, housed us,
encouraged us, and just plain loved us through this rollercoaster! But right
now, the thought of a big ol’ family hug has me grinning from ear to ear!!! GOD
IS SO GOOD</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">If you’d like to unite with us in this undertaking you may send your financial blessings to:
C/O Andrew Galbreath
354 Avocado Street #16
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Please make checks payable to "Jamesdon and/or Coryn Kissling"</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We officially have a week and a half left in Uganda, and when I say
we, I am speaking hopefully about our entire family. I am trusting
that coming home as a family, which is looking less and less likely, is still a
huge possibility because we serve a God of impossibilities. With that being
said, we also know that our God is not a genie and He does not just grant us
everything we wish, and that He has a plan way bigger than the one we have for
ourselves. So while we continue to pray in faith that we will ALL be on an
airplane heading to the US on August 23rd, we are also praying for God's will
to be done and if His will is for us to not come home all at once, then we know
He has a good reason for it! I just look back and think of all the ways God
blessed us this year by "trapping" us in Uganda. We were praying for
a quick trip from the start, but would have missed out on ridiculous blessings,
awesome spiritual growth, and family time that we would never had the chance to
experience in our crazy busy lives in the US. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A quick update…Daniel’s visa application has been expedited
to the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya! We are just waiting for the Embassy to
receive Daniel’s file and then will make an
appointment for the visa interview in Nairobi, but like all things on this
journey, we have no idea how long this will take (it has already been 2 weeks).
Once we schedule the visa appointment we can schedule his medical exam, which
needs to be completed at least 3 days before the visa interview, and then book
plane tickets for Daniel and Jamesdon to fly to Nairobi for these appointments.
Once the visa interview is done, Daniel could have his visa within 3 days! The
remaining process could be finished by the time we need to leave in a week and
a half or it could take another month, but we are super thankful for progress. Here is to God working an awesome miracle for the Kissling’s!</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCJKh5mNFsxT4n2sRlaR-G20CNTcmash0boyep8wNYH3DEy7ZA6eAdSxxWw52TO0eiqq1nJa6V6MFXmeUH1go6dR5UTieO73RxmF8vtiRNds9sl-T2vqsWgLfTjLd16RVNlBLYo25yfv2/s1600/NEMO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCJKh5mNFsxT4n2sRlaR-G20CNTcmash0boyep8wNYH3DEy7ZA6eAdSxxWw52TO0eiqq1nJa6V6MFXmeUH1go6dR5UTieO73RxmF8vtiRNds9sl-T2vqsWgLfTjLd16RVNlBLYo25yfv2/s1600/NEMO.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, just in case our God does have a different plan than ours, we
have to face the reality that I may be coming home with my 3 year old son only
and will be starting work 4 days later (August 28<sup>th</sup>). This would put me in a
VERY similar situation to our coming home in 2011, only then Nemo was 2 months
old, not 3 years old, which will hopefully make things a little bit easier.
Similar to 2011, we will not have a permanent place to live, and without having
a permanent place to live it is hard to prepare for child care among many other
things! But child care was literally one of the most stressful things about
returning to work last time when Jamesdon was not here and I am trying to learn
from past mistakes. So here is my plea…to all of our friends in Orange County
who work evening shifts, stay at home with their kids, are retired, or any
other reason why your days might be free…would you please consider taking a day
to add babysitting my little Nemo to your To Do List for a day or two! If you
want to volunteer your time please contact Emily Van Herk via email <a href="mailto:evanherk@rockharbor.org">evanherk@rockharbor.org</a> and let her
know what day(s) you are available to help out! We truly appreciate all the
help we can get! </span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-20760479542848897352014-07-30T08:51:00.002+03:002014-07-30T14:51:46.541+03:00..::Down to the Wire::..<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow, it is almost August…and the end of August marks a year of being here in Uganda. Good news is we are seeing movement in Daniel’s paperwork. Our I-130 was approved in the beginning of June by immigration (USCIS) and we got notice a little over a week ago from the National Visa Center (NVC) that they are beginning to process his Visa, which is the final, though still tedious, part of the process!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This next process involves the NVC giving our case a final looking over, a bit more paperwork, and then they'll send it to the nearest embassy (Nairobi) for final processing which includes an interview and medical exam. After all that's done, we get his green card and come home. Once he's on US soil, he's a citizen. Easy cheesy, right?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All that said, we're getting down to the wire for our time as a family here. We have plane tickets to fly home on August 23rd for the whole family, but processing Daniel’s visa is not so simple and to be honest, Jamesdon and I are starting to lose hope that we will get it in time, but are trusting in God’s perfect timing no matter what the outcome.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we await review of our paperwork and an appointment with the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, life here remains to be ever busy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As if dealing with Daniel's US immigration process wasn't enough fun, Jamesdon also has been hard at work trying to keep our status here in Uganda legal. This requires LONG days at the Ugandan Ministry of Internal Affairs, which makes time at the DMV look like a vacation! He's managed to get all of us on some form of legal visa here... except for HIM! Although we're still hopeful that something will happen soon, it does make me a little nervous knowing that I may be leaving him and Daniel soon with out either of their respective visas!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For me, life here has also been crazy busy! As I watch my remaining days dwindle, the work ahead of me seems to grow ever bigger! There's a handful of new initiatives and protocols that we'd like to get in place for Align before I go, to help ease my transition out. I'm also spending my days doing a final run of updates on all of our Life With Hope clients (180 clients + prospective clients). Trying to balance all of this with our everyday family life, the emotions of leaving this wonderful country, and the prospect of leaving 2 of my guys here, all while planning for our move home and jumping back into a new year of teaching is really starting to overwhelm me! Just typing it here raises my anxiety level a notch!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Amidst all this chaos, God still has His way of comforting and carrying us in ways we never would have fathomed! We've made friendships here that are so dear to us, that will carry through a lifetime! We've also continued to be so blessed by the time we've had as a family here, that we can't imagine we'll ever repeat with the demands of western living!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the more surprising and encouraging things that we've experienced is our heart towards church ministry. God has continued to stretch us, especially Jamesdon, in this capacity. Jamesdon's been regularly leading worship at our church here in Uganda, which was challenging at first since he's not used to such a "bare bones" worship team. Our home church, Rockharbor HB, is very worship focused, and Jamesdon said, "it is easier there to hide his inabilities behind a good band!" He's had to instead, step up his preparation and practice since that environment doesn't exist here. He was further stretched recently when he was asked to give his first sermon a few weeks ago! Although I don't necessarily agree with it, Jamesdon would be the first person to say that he's not a "preacher". So what?!?! He's a lover and follower of Christ, and he did an amazing job! With all of this growth, we can't help but wonder what God's preparing us for when we get back to the states!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow! Such a long blog post!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To keep from writing anymore, I'll just end with a few prayer requests...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pray for Daniel's Visa to come before Aug 23rd!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pray for Jamesdon's Ugandan Visa to get sorted out</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pray for our transition out of Uganda (work and friendships)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pray for our transition to the US (new home/finances/childcare/jobs/culture shock)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks for all the LOVE, PRAYER, AND ENCOURAGEMENT!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But then there's the other part of us... the part that's scared to death that we're going to have to accept the hard truth of us not making it home in August so we don't lose our jobs, The part that's watching our savings and support dry up as each days whizzes by, and the part that is desperately trying to figure out how We can fix it instead of asking, "God, how will You use us through all of this?"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The ridiculous part of all of this (besides our lack of faith) is that we've been here before... MANY TIMES!!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When we first felt called to Uganda, we had no idea how we'd get here or what we'd do! When God placed Daniel in our lives, we had no clue how to go about adopting internationally or if we were even the right home for Daniel! When we felt God calling us back to the US, we knew we'd be jobless, homeless, and thoroughly culture shocked! When we had to come back to Uganda to finalize Daniel's adoption, and then found out that the process to get back home would keep us here <a href="http://jamesdonandcoryn.blogspot.com/2014/01/i-swear-were-coming-home-one-day.html" target="_blank">MUCH longer</a>, we were broke, homeless, and emotionally paralyzed by the news!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...but in each of these situations, we prayed! We prayed for God to reveal Himself and His plan. We prayed that our family would be fed, clothed and cared for! And we prayed for our faith to increase! Every time we did this, <a href="http://jamesdonandcoryn.blogspot.com/2014/01/blessed-beyond-words.html" target="_blank">God responded in some ridiculous way!</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So where does this leave us now, amidst another seemingly impossible dilemma? You'd think it's be obvious by now but we're not always the sharpest tools in the ol' shed!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We need to lift our silly heads back up to the heavens and ask our provider to do what He does best! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So as we've come to this realization and prayed the last few days, we feel the thing that God's showing us right now is to be real! To share our "hard truth"! We feel spurred to let our community know what our situation is and humbly and honestly ask for help! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We're low on funds, running short on time, and scarred for what the future holds. We'd like to ask you to think about <a href="http://www.alignministries.org/donate/" target="_blank">supporting us financially</a> as we continue to partner with Align Ministries. We'd also like to ask you to SERIOUSLY CONSIDER remembering our family in your daily prayers as we're seeking God's direction through this season. These are some of the most humbling words we've ever had to type, but we feel that this is what we're being called to do, and know that God will do with it what He's intended for good!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We absolutely love you all, and can't wait to get back home to continue doing life with you!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #45818e;">I can't belive I've already been home (Uganda for now) for 3 weeks! It feels like I was just in the US a few days ago! Luckily, that feeling doesn't still include the jet-lag I came back with!!! Although it's felt like a blur the past few weeks, there's actually been a ton of stuff happening over here...</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Coryn has spent most of her days getting better<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: #45818e;">acquainted </span></span></span></span>with Align's "Life With Hope" program. LWH was established to accomplish exactly what the name implies by coming alongside individuals in the most dire situations (most affected by HIV/AIDS) and providing immediate and long term care. This is done through monthly support and food donations, as well as medical care, and in extreme cases, admission into a "life home". </span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-13471766546606771782014-02-27T08:37:00.001+03:002014-02-27T08:37:46.574+03:00...:::Diving In:::...<div>For the past two weeks, while Jamesdon was in the US, the boys and I have been getting settled into our new home. When I say home, I do not mean a physical home (we still don’t have one of those), I mean the place where we are going to be doing ministry. I have been spending the past two weeks investing in the people that we are going to serve alongside. The boys have started school and while Nehemiah is still adjusting to the whole idea of school, Daniel is thriving! Everyone already knows Daniel ( I think it helps that he has a “funny” accent, wears glasses, and has a “mzungu” family!). Daniel loves going to class, taking porridge, playing with his new friends, and sharing all of his snacks with other kids. </div><div><br></div><div>Nehemiah has become the focus for most of the students. They love to touch his hair and face, but unfortunately Nemo doesn’t like it and had a hard time adjusting to all the attention, but it is getting better each day that we are here. It didn’t help that Nemo ended up getting really sick this past week. </div><div><br></div><div>It was so tough to see my little guy in so much pain. We are staying about an hour outside of Kampala, but made the trek into town and spent half of the day at the hospital trying to rehydrate and medicate him. The doctors found an amoeba in his digestive tract, which caused an infection in his colon. He refused to eat anything for a few days and was vomiting anytime I gave him medicine (even with anti-vomiting medication). But he is now back to his old self. It helps that his daddy is back!</div><div><br></div><div>I have had such a great time the past two weeks. It is always hard to adjust to no running water, which means pit latrines and bucket baths, but the family that we have been staying with have been amazing. We have been so blessed to have a place to stay where we are just an extension of the family. </div><div><br></div><div>It was hard not having Jamesdon here, but it has allowed me to dive in and get working. I have started teaching Chemistry and Biology to Donela’s secondary students. I am also teaching science lessons to the higher primary classes. This is a bit of a new element for me, but I love that it allows to meet many of the students and work with a lot of the staff at the school.</div><div><br></div><div> I have also had an awesome time learning how to greet each of the staff in their mother tongue. Because there are people from all over Uganda in Bombo, mostly because of the military barracks, most of the staff speak different languages. This has been a way for me to get to know the staff on a more personal basis (So far I know how to greet in Luganda, Swahili, Ateso, Luo, and Acholi, not bad!). Nemo and Daniel have even learned how to greet and respond, but only in Luganda.</div><div><br></div><div>It has been such a blessing to not only get to be involved at the school, but to get to learn so much more about the different ministries that Align ministries is partnering with here. Jamesdon will be serving as a Project Supervisor and I will be doing teaching/communications/staff development. If you are interested in learning more about the organization we are working with please visit their website www.alignministries.org. </div><div><br></div><div>In the last month, God continues to confirm that Uganda is where we are meant to be… for now! We are currently committed to stay here until August, even if we receive Daniel’s paperwork before that, due to the clear path that God has created for us to stay here and work with people and an organization that we love and respect beyond words. We have been so blessed throughout this entire process and God just continues to rain down His blessings on our family!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-57375229016804595112014-02-14T00:49:00.002+03:002014-02-14T00:49:50.814+03:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The last time I updated our blog, we were beside ourselves
about what we're doing next. Jamesdon and I felt like we had two choices and we were
divided on which one was the right one. I felt an overwhelming sense that I
needed to come back home to start work, and Jamesdon had an incredible peace
with me staying here with our family and allowing God to continue to provide
for our family. After taking time to really seek God and talking with family and friends at home, I was reminded of our very first reaction
to this situation when it first arose last summer…</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">we are going to do this as a
family! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So Jamesdon and I went to work, making phone calls, writing our
Congress woman, writing letters to expedite the process, and began trying to
“fix” what was happening. The potential financial burden on our family was
weighing heavy on me, but Jamesdon remained confident that God would provide. I
figured that I would just continue to extend my leave of absence on a month to
month basis and hope that we could finalize this whole thing quickly...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">…because
God is totally capable of doing that, right?! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was very soon after brought to my attention that , me taking a
leave of absence on a month to month basis is preventing the school from hiring
a teacher to take over my position, and finding a long-term sub for a high
school Chemistry class is not easy to
come by. At this point, I definitely knew I was not ready to come home
immediately, and really had no idea how much longer this process was going to
take, so I made a professional decision to put in my leave of absence for the
remainder of the year. Talk about a LEAP OF FAITH! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Immediately after making
this decision, God started to “show-off”! We literally woke up the next morning
to a message saying that we had a received a very generous anonymous cashier’s check to support our
family. CRAZY! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What I realized then was that God was just waiting for us to
stop trying to “fix” this and to trust in Him to provide what we need. That
first check wasn't the start of God’s provisions for our family and was
definitely not the end. Since making that decision, I no longer feel torn
between going home and staying here, but have put both feet in allowing
Jamesdon and I to focus on being present here. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once we made the decision to stay, options seemed to open up left and right, from ministry work to paying job opportunities.
After a lot of prayer and continued encouragement and financial provision, we
felt that God was definitely calling us to do ministry here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When it was all said and done, we felt like we were being called to serve
beside Pastor Alex and Millie Ojera, a couple that has become our family here
in Uganda. They have a network of churches in Luwero District and many other
projects/ministries, one of which is a very quickly growing school. We have
said many times how much we would love to work with them, but I up until now, they only had a Primary School, and weren't really in need of our particular skill sets. But guess what… they have a secondary
school that began last year! Looks like I am going to teach Chemistry again! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jamesdon, along with his role with align, has made a commitment to become
more active in worship for our church in Kampala, which many people here are
VERY excited about! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is amazing how many doors God has opened to us now that
we have decided to stay, but really when I look back I realize that all of
these doors have been open, we just finally decided to walk through them! So it
looks like we are going to be here awhile!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you’d like to unite with us in this undertaking you may send your financial blessings to:
C/O Andrew Galbreath
354 Avocado Street #16
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Please make checks payable to "Jamesdon and/or Coryn Kissling"</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-68181832484020502632014-01-18T20:09:00.000+03:002014-01-18T20:09:20.902+03:00..::I Swear We're Coming Home One Day::..<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going to start with the good news because it outweighs
the bad news! The good news is that God has blessed us with an amazing little
guy, Daniel, that after almost 4 years, we can now officially call our son.
Daniel is a “God send” and has changed our lives in awesome and crazy ways. The
other piece of good news is that God has blessed us with a community of family
and friends in the US and Uganda that have surpassed any expectations we could
ever have hoped for by supporting us financially, praying for us daily, giving
us free places to stay, allowing us to borrow cars for months on end, and throwing
enormous garage sales in order to support our transition back to the US, just
to list a few!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now for the bad news…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As many of you know, today we had an appointment at the
Embassy to file for Daniel’s immigrant visa and unfortunately found out that we
will not be getting it anytime soon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going to back up a little and explain a few minor
details about our situation. When we initially decided to adopt Daniel, we were
planning on doing an “in-country adoption” which requires us to reside in
Uganda for 3 years or more with Daniel so our legal guardianship order, which
allowed us to immigrate with Daniel to the US did not allow us to adopt in the
US. After our petition for a green card earlier this year was denied we needed
to come back to Uganda to finalize the adoption. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Four months after arriving we finally had our court date and
our adoption was finalized. We were so blessed by God’s perfect timing with
this because we received our official adoption decree from the courts a day
before the courts went on their month long holiday! We were so excited that we had
passed all of the hassle dealing with the Ugandan court system and we were
confident that we were only weeks away from coming home. We knew that dealing
with the US Embassy would be much more straight forward. We just needed to get
an appointment, file our paperwork and then wait the 2-3 weeks that it normally
takes to receive Daniel’s visa. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In our blog post earlier this month I wrote, “The one good
thing is that the remaining paperwork will all be filed through the US Embassy
and if they say it will take 2 weeks…it will take 2 weeks!” Well, this week we
found out that the form we need to file for Daniel can no longer be adjudicated
on outside of the US and all cases must be submitted directly to USCIS (United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services) with a money order or check from
an American institution (which we don’t have here) in order to process the
paperwork. The really bad news… Since last year, the processing time for this
service, has been 10 months! To think that we were so close, only to find out
that we could potentially be here another 10 months has been a bit overwhelming.
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me tell you…this has been a week full of tears. And when
I say tears, I mean the uncontrollable, can’t catch your breath, feel like you
are going to be sick, kind of tears. You know, the really good ones! So what is
next…we have no idea! We have been so amazingly blessed through this entire
process and we are confident that God is not going to just stop blessing us
because we have to extend our trip. We are also confident that God’s timing is
perfect and whatever He is planning for our family’s future must be pretty big,
because He is pruning us like crazy right now. We are reminded every day when
we look at Daniel that there is nothing we would not do for our little guy (who
is not so little anymore!) and as long as we are faithful to our call to be his
parents, we know that God will continue to bless our family. Our biggest prayer
right now is that God would be incredibly clear as to what path we should take
as a family as we move forward and that God would speak to both Jamesdon and me in the same way so that we are
united in whatever decision is made. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our choices as of now look something like this…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A). We continue to allow God to bless our family financially
through our friends and family and church community.<br />
B). Coryn returns to the US by herself, leaving the boys behind, (even typing
that makes me feel sick to my stomach) and return to the job that God has
blessed us with at home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can imagine, it is an incredibly difficult decision
to make! I am sure any parent could relate, just take a second and think about
it! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As of now, Jamesdon and I are on two different sides of the
fence. I have an overwhelming sense that I need to go home to work in order to
provide for our family, which makes me feel like a horrible mother (tears
again, ahh, because what mother would choose to leave her children behind).
Although I feel like I should be fighting to stay with my family, I feel like
my job at home is a blessing from God and it gives us the ability to provide
for our family. Jamesdon has a completely different mindset and it is that God
has blessed us so much (we were literally praising Him with happy tears a week
ago for all that He continues to do) and that we should not limit what He is
capable of doing, both financially, and with the process as a whole. Jamesdon
has also had an overwhelming peace about this whole situation, definitely
standing firm in God’s word and reminding
me of how big God is in the middle of my meltdowns! Let me say that although we
are on opposite sides of the fence, it is not dividing us! We have had some
awesomely honest (and emotional) conversations the past week and if anything it
is bringing us closer together. We just know that this is not a decision that
we can agree to disagree on because what follows will have its challenges and
we need to be united when it comes time to face those challenges. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As for now, we have to get our visas renewed to stay in
Uganda, which may involve a trip to Kenya! My parents have offered to fly
Jamesdon out for his sister’s wedding the second week in February (they also offered
to fly me home for my mom’s 60<sup>th</sup> birthday cruise, but I declined for
the simple fact that I cannot leave my boys for a week or two knowing that I
may have to turn around and leave them for an unknown period of time soon
after.) After a few days of fasting and
praying, we still do not have any answers on how to proceed beyond that time,
but God has given me much more peace with the situation. </span></div>
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earnestly ask that you continue to pray alongside us as we seek what God would
have us do next and for increasing peace during this time!<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">If you’d like to unite with us in this undertaking you may send your financial blessings to:
C/O Andrew Galbreath
354 Avocado Street #16
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Please make checks payable to "Jamesdon and/or Coryn Kissling"</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-12374005352234680992014-01-06T18:49:00.000+03:002014-01-06T18:50:15.238+03:00...:::Blessed Beyond Words:::...<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;">So the other day on Facebook, we saw a handful of posts mentioning a yardsale being organized to support our family's return to the the US. It came as a bit of a surprise to us and, to be honest, we have been so consumed with getting into the Embassy this week for Daniel's immigrant visa, it kinda slipped our minds!<br /><br />Well this morning, as we were making our day's game plan and trying to further sort out the immigration process, we received this little gem...<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sGmc9AGv8BY?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This, combined with the great Christmas package that our community sent over have truly made us feel so loved and missed in this new year! To top off all of that, we're currently back in Kampala for a few days and have been put up for FREE in a house atop the highest hill in the city! What a view!<br /> THANK YOU GOD!!! You never cease to find new ways to impress us!!!<br /><br />In other news...<br /><br />We did get to the Embassy today to pick up a form required for our immigration interview and, to our disappointment, we found out that our interview would have to get bumped from Wednesday of this week to Monday of next week. Although we felt a little discouraged, Coryn and I looked at each other and decided that we wouldn't let it steal our joy!<br /><br />We hope you're all having a blessed new year! We miss and love you all dearly!!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />If you’d like to unite with us in this undertaking you may send your financial blessings to:
C/O Andrew Galbreath
354 Avocado Street #16
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Please make checks payable to "Jamesdon and/or Coryn Kissling"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today we received the best Christmas present ever…a ruling
from the Ugandan courts finalizing our adoption of Daniel. It is a little
strange because now we can say that Daniel is officially our son, but anyone
who knows our family, knows that Daniel was officially our son from the moment
he came to live with us 3 years and 9 months ago… we just didn’t have the paper
to prove it… now we do!!! It was a little difficult to explain to Daniel
because this day doesn’t really validate anything for him, he has been our son
as far back as he can remember! For that we are so thankful! We are also
incredibly thankful for everyone at home that has continued to support us through
prayer during this process.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So what’s next? While this is another huge step there is
still paperwork to be filed in order to bring Daniel back to the US, but this
time as a citizen. The one good thing is that the remaining paperwork will all
be filed through the US Embassy and if they say it will take 2 weeks… it will
take 2 weeks! Jamesdon and I were ready to jump in the car and leave for
Kampala this weekend to file the paperwork, but quickly realized that Wednesday
is Christmas and while the Embassy works on a slightly less-African timetable,
like any red blooded American, they take off a day or two for Christmas . So we
are going to patiently wait until Thursday (if we are able to get an
appointment at the Embassy for Friday) or Sunday (if we don’t get an
appointment until the following week). Once we file the paperwork with the US
Embassy, we will have a better idea of when we will get to come home and start
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adoption. We were so blessed to get our court date on this day because it was
the last day our judge was taking any cases before going on holiday for a
month. While this day had been highly anticipated and many preparations had
been made to ensure success, there were still many potential issues. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Wednesday we made the 7 hour drive down to Kampala. A few
hours after we reached Kampala we received a call from our lawyer who was
wanting to ensure that we had traveled with all our original documents…we
hadn’t. Our file containing all of our original documents was packed away
nicely in Gulu. In all fairness, when we submitted our court documents we were
required to have certified / notarized copies of everything, which we assumed
would take the place of our original documents. Jamesdon went straight to work
trying to figure out how to get the documents down to Kampala. We had a plan!
Jamesdon was going to have a friend in Gulu, go to the house (we had a left a
key with him just in case) and get the documents, put them on a bus that was
headed down to Kampala and we would pick them up from the bus station when they
arrived. We did not feel completely confident putting so many original
documents in the hand of a bus conductor, but it was the option that would get
the documents to Kampala on time for the hearing. Well God had a different plan
because when we left that morning, we made a last minute decision to add an
additional lock to the front gate, and Jamesdon was the only one with the key.
Our friends could not get into the house. We called the lawyer and he said “Let
us pray that it is not an issue”. After waiting so long for a court date and
then having to accept that if the judge did ask for the originals and we could
not present them that it could postpone our case at least a month. So we
prayed! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Later that evening, we continued to receive calls from our
lawyer as he was trying to prepare for our hearing, and this added a lot of
stress, trying to search for recommendation letters that were never sent to us
directly. Needless to say, we didn’t sleep so well Wednesday night. On Thursday
morning we woke up early only to find the power was out. One thing about court
in Uganda, as I guess it is everywhere, you have to dress the part! The fact
that Jamesdon did not have a 3 piece suit was bad enough but there is no way
that he could go into the court room without ironing his shirt. No problem for
Jamesdon though! He placed a frying pan upside down over the stove then put the
iron on top of that heat up the iron enough to iron the shirt. Although it
didn’t stay hot for long, he just repeated this over and over until he had his
shirt and the boys shirts ironed. About an hour later they were all dressed and
“looking smart”! Then Daniel and I prayed for the rain to at stop or least
decrease in intensity by the time we had to leave and it did!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and soon after went into the waiting room where we spent the next hour and a
half waiting to see the judge. (Considering we planned on being there all day,
waiting an hour and a half was incredibly short). We would have waited longer,
but our lawyer convinced the judge to hear our case before another family
because our case was much simpler and would take a quarter of the time and the
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we entered the court room, the judge made a very good
impression being that she was quite friendly and personable. She started by
asking Daniel questions like “ Who is that lady?” which Daniel answered “ My
mama!” and “ What do you call that man?” and he answered “Daddy!” and who is
that boy and he said “ My brother!”. The judge then commented on his certainty
for each of those questions as if the answers were obvious. Lastly, she asked
him if he was happy. With a big grin he responded “YES!” He still seemed a
little confused about why she was asking him such silly questions. The judge
continued to go through all the requirements that need to be met by us as his
guardians and as we went through each one, the judge was very easy on us. One
case being, that in order to finalize an in country adoption, we should have
fostered Daniel in Uganda for 36 months. While we have exceeded the 36 months
of fostering, we had not been in Uganda for that entire time, but the judge
quickly recognized our fostering time as sufficient seeing that Daniel was
receiving medical treatment in the US that could not have been provided in
Uganda. Throughout the entire hearing, the judge never asked for an original
document, Praise God! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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everything we could about our families story, she looked at me and Jamesdon and
asked “Do you have any regrets?” This question brought unexpected emotions from
both of us as we answered “Not even one!” Jamesdon then said “We would do it a
thousand times over!”. After a few final details were recorded Daniel turns
around and says something to Jamesdon that made him laugh out loud. Rightfully
so, the judge wanted to know what Daniel had said that was so funny. Jamesdon
responded “Daniel just asked, 'Daddy if you did it a thousand times, wouldn't mommy have a thousand babies!'” The judge was quite amused not only that he came
up with that but that he had been listening to everything we had been saying.
The judge had just discovered one of Daniel’s most infamous traits…he hears
EVERYTHING! At the very end the judge thanked us for taking care of him and
told us that she can see he is very well taken care of and is very happy!
Jamesdon and I were able to leave court feeling an enormous weight lifted
realizing that we are one step closer to legalizing what God put in place
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for us! We definitely felt God’s hand in everything that took place in the
court room. With that being said we would still ask that you continue to pray
for the ruling to be given before the judge goes on holiday this coming Friday.
The ruling is what we need to take to the embassy to begin all the paperwork to
bring Daniel back to the US as a citizen. If the ruling does not come by
Friday, we will have to wait until the middle to end of January to file the
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We definitely know that we will be spending Christmas and
the New Year here in Uganda, but pray that we will be home by late January.
While we have been super blessed and God has taken care of us through all of
this, we had hoped to be home for the holidays. Because of our extended time here, we humbly ask that you
prayerfully consider supporting our family financially through the duration of
our time here. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Financial gifts are being handled by our good friend and can be sent to:</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">C/O Andrew Galbreath</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">354 Avocado Street #16<br />Costa Mesa, CA 92627</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><b>Please make checks payable to "Jamesdon and/or Coryn Kissling"</b></u></span><o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-14575998931351988482013-11-26T13:08:00.002+03:002013-11-26T13:08:34.823+03:00Could it be???<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We really want to get excited about the prospect of making it home for Coryn's mother's "birthday cruise" (Feb 7th and paid for!), our sister's wedding,(Feb 16th, walking her down the isle), or even CHRISTMAS, but after being here so long, we are reluctant to get too excited just yet as things here can be rather unpredictable.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-35778557735933053872013-11-18T21:22:00.000+03:002013-11-18T21:22:59.168+03:00...:::Big Five on the Nile:::...<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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but part of that is due to the fact that there hasn’t really been much to
update you on. This past week was a good week for us though, mostly because we
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birthday for a long time. When we were still in the US he would talk about
going to Disneyland (he has never been, don’t judge us!), but Daniel was super
blessed to get to spend his birthday in Uganda, which meant a mini vacation out
of Kampala! <span> </span>So we headed out on Sunday
after church and drove to The Hairy Lemon (I know it sounds sketchy but isn’t),
a small island in the Nile River. It was an all-inclusive three day trip for
us, when I say all-inclusive I mean meals (which were actually really good) and
a small bunkhouse (but no flushing toilets), cold showers, and no phone or
internet service. That all may sound a bit “rustic”, but trust me, <span> </span>getting to wake up in the morning and sit on
the small log (bench) outside of our bunkhouse overlooking the Nile River was
absolutely priceless. I feel like it was the first time since being here that
my mind just shut-off from all of the worries and I felt absolutely blessed to
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in the Nile (praying the boys don’t get bilharzia), fishing, relaxing in the
many hammocks on the island, eating, playing Twister (Hairy Lemon style) and
spending time as a family. </span></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Daniel was super stoked when one of the guys on the
island, who had come to kayak (the Nile has some of the best white water
kayaking in the world) let Daniel ride in his kayak around the island. The boys
also had a blast watching the many monkeys that were jumping from tree to tree,
all around the island. The whole time we were there, Daniel kept expressing
what an awesome way this was to get to spend his birthday, and we couldn’t
agree more! Also this was much cheaper than taking our family to Disneyland for
a day! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When we left the island we headed to Jinja for some lunch,
but really we wanted to go to a restaurant there that has the best milkshakes
in Uganda. </span></span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So Daniel got a chocolate and peanut butter birthday milkshake and
LOVED it! After that we headed out to visit a couple that met here through
mutual friends to check out the project that they head up here in Uganda,
called Musana Community Development Project. This was such a great time for
Jamesdon and I to see an amazing way that God is working here in Uganda. I
could write a whole other blog talking just about their project, but for now I
will just say that Jamesdon and I were incredibly impressed with the vision of
this project and the way they are empowering Ugandans to take pride in their
community and the children in the community. Daniel and Nehemiah loved getting
to play with the kids at Musana primary school and enjoyed getting to visit the
chicken hatchery and the dairy farm. We got really lucky because one of the cows
gave birth the night before so we got to go and see the day old calf. Daniel
was a little confused about the size of the calf and was trying to figure out
how something that big was only a day old. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next day we ate lunch with our new friends and headed
back to Kampala. Only to drive straight to our friends house (John and Elma) to
have dinner and celebrate Daniel’s birthday AGAIN! Elma made him fried ice
cream for dessert and after everybody got their share, Daniel licked the pan
clean! Overall Daniel felt super loved and blessed by his big birthday trip and
Jamesdon and I felt refreshed after getting away from the city! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We spent the next day unpacking, washing, and getting back
into the groove of things, which really just means more waiting. Our lawyer has
continued to tell us that we will have a court date soon, but what that means
is not defined. He did say at one point we would be in court by November 16<sup>th</sup>,
but if you look at the date, that day has come and gone. So we continue to wait
and while many people at home continue to ask us if there is any news, we feel
discouraged every time the question is asked simply for the fact that we have
no idea when we will actually get a court date. And just to add insult to
injury, the judges all get a one month holiday starting December 15<sup>th</sup>,
which means we need a court date in the next few weeks to have even the
slightest chance of being home by January. All the uncertainty regarding a court
date brings a lot of uneasiness with our financial situation. The longer we
stay here, the thinner our savings is stretch! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We totally trust that God has an
awesome plan and continue to trust that He has us covered. What we hope that
means is that we get a court date VERY soon, but in the meantime we recognize
what a huge blessing being here is for our family, especially for Daniel. He
is not just going to have stories that we have told him about Uganda, he will
now have many of his own to tell! So get ready!</span></span></span></div>
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I sat down to write a new one, I felt like there was way too much to write. So
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two weeks ago we began our trip to Gulu. For those of you
not familiar with Ugandan geography, Gulu is about 400 kilometers north of
Kampala. Because we have friends that live outside of Kampala, we stopped off
there and visited them on the way. We were able to once again visit Donela
Orange School in Bombo. After having another awesome day in Bombo/Wobulenzi we
went to a guest house close by to stay the night and then headed to Gulu
Tuesday morning. Luckily Jamesdon got a good night sleep because the only road
that goes up to Gulu is a pretty daunting road to drive.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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stressful road to drive. You share the
road, which is barely wide enough for one car in each direction, with huge
buses that go very fast and as they head towards you, you feel as if you are
going to be run off the road. The road is filled with potholes and rain
continually</span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></span> erodes the edges of the road, so there are times when there is
barely enough road for one car let alone for the bus with bad alignment, that
is literally driving sideways and heading towards you. This does not include
the people riding bicycles, school children running alongside the road, or the
women carrying babies on their back and jerry cans of water on their head. Jamesdon says it feels like 6 hours of playing
some twisted game of chicken and Russian roulette. Most of the time Jamesdon
was trying to find the best path to travel and sometimes there wasn’t really a
best path, but he did a great job. </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/qM_B3hd1e4Q/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qM_B3hd1e4Q?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qM_B3hd1e4Q?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It probably goes without saying, but Jamesdon was exhausted
by the time we traveled the 320 kilometers to get there! Even though he was
exhausted, Jamesdon really wanted to see
the Congolese women at Remnant International (the organization Jamesdon worked
with when we lived here before) so we headed straight there to surprise them.
</span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Although, not all the women were there, the two that were there were very
excited to see him. </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></span>We then headed to </span></span></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">CTCM (Christ the Center Ministries)
school and visited with Pastor Ron and Mama Joy. We wrapped up our day be
getting together with our dear friends, Kent and Becky, who are missionaries
sent out by Antioch church. After 2 years of not seeing them, it was great to
have dinner and catch up with them. Plus Daniel and Nehemiah were stoked to
have kids to play with, since they have four girls.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p>On Wednesday, we got the chance to meet Jake and Khara, some
fellow Rock Harbor goers, that moved to Uganda shortly after we left. Although,
I had only met Khara once in Uganda, right before we left, it was so great to
sit down and talk with them about their time in Uganda so far and to get the
chance to pray for them and what they are doing in Gulu. Later that afternoon,
Jamesdon met up with Kent and got to visit their discipleship school as well as
a new income generating project that will be used to support the discipleship
school and provide business and management training for their community. (Kent
spent the better half of the week trying to convince Jamesdon to move back to Uganda
to come work alongside him, and Jamesdon spent the better part of the week
telling him no!) <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jamesdon moonlights as a </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We spent the remainder of our week meeting with friends and visiting
different projects/ ministries in Gulu. Jamesdon celebrated his 30<sup>th</sup>
birthday, which was very low key. (I always pictured getting to do something
big and exciting for him, but that didn’t happen). </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kent and Becky’s daughter
did make him a pretty tasty cake though!! The boys had a great time road
tripping and getting to see more of Uganda and its beauty, including the Nile
River and some of its wild life! All in all it was a great week and a good
reminder of why we love being here in Uganda! <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Getting to spend a week in Gulu and having the chance to
reconnect with friends made the past week in Kampala a tough one. Reality set
back in! Jamesdon has now been here for 8 weeks and I have been here for 4 weeks
and there has been absolutely no movement in the courts. While the family time
we are having is priceless, not knowing how long this whole process is going to
take is a really difficult reality. We know that God has a plan for our family
in all of this, but sitting and waiting is not easy to do. Our previous time
spent in Uganda was spent in a posture of serving and ministering to the people
here, but this time around we are just waiting. Even though we get to visit
different ministries here, it is tough not being a part of one and really
getting to take part in what God is doing here. As we wait, we continue to pray
for God to show us discernment about where He wants us to be, but so far we
just feel like we should be home! We feel like God has blessed us with such an
amazing community at home and that He is not ready to take us away from that.
Although we love Uganda, we do not feel like God is calling us back here. With
that being said, He hasn’t allowed us to leave yet either, so we continue to
pray and wait on God.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- discernment about God’s plan for our family<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- that this would be a period of spiritual growth for our family<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“I wish there were laundry mats here!"</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">That is a phrase I definitely never thought I’d hear but, in
the last few weeks, I know that Coryn and I have both said or thought that phrase
many times!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">In my bachelor days, I loathed the thought of dragging all my
dirty clothes to either my apartment’s overpriced laundry room, or hauling
everything over to the, always crowded and rarely clean,<span> </span>neighborhood “Sud N’ Wash”, but recently,
those days seem like fond memories. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">During our previous stay in Uganda, Coryn and I both worked
in fulltime ministries/jobs that left little time for a lot of the everyday
household chores made easy in the US by the aid of modern appliances! We
instead opted to hire a dear friend as a caretaker for the kids and a
housekeeper. This was a great solution but since we’re just here, basically
waiting, we figured we’d take on the household chores on our own.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Being the “Googler” that I am, I set off to learn all the
inter-web had to offer about hand washing clothes which was basically; It’s
hard work, don’t use too much soap, vinegar gets the soap out, wash often, and
it’s really HARD WORK. Keep in mind our process has only been adapted over the
last few weeks of washing but it goes something like this.</span></span></span></span></div>
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divided up, just like back home, by their various colors and wash temps. Each
pile goes into its own bucket or basin with a bit of soap, and left over night
to soak. Sweet, the easy parts done!</span></span></span></span></div>
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entertained by some toy, game, or show so the real fun can begin! We start by
removing the clothes from the soak water and setting up three buckets. </span></span></span></span></div>
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about 8in of water with a tablespoon or so of detergent (not too much) and look
for any persistent stains and scrub those out with a firm bristled brush. </span></span></span></span></div>
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we agitate the snot out of it with </span><span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/MobileWasher-Operating-Washing-Machine-Emergencies/dp/B003SQ7I5S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380977795&sr=8-1&keywords=breathing+washer" target="_blank">this handy gadget</a> that people on the web
were raving about. It works really well too! Wring the clothes out and transfer
to the next bucket.</span></span></span></div>
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machine”, we again agitate the clothes until our arms give out, forcing as much
of the detergent as possible out of the clothes. We then wring and toss them in
the last bucket. (Apparently, most manufacturers recommend 3xs the amount
needed to get clothes clean which just makes clothes harder to dry, attracts
dirt, and leaves clothes feeling stiff. Who knew?!)</span></span></span></span></div>
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of vinegar, which neutralizes any remaining detergent left in the clothes. Then
we just give them one last hardy wringing and hang them on the clothesline
(which I fabricated out of angle iron so that it clips onto our balcony and can
be removed without damaging the property). </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">All done (almost)! Yup 5 whole pieces of clothing all clean! Now we
just repeat those steps over until our family of four’s half week of laundry is
clean which typically takes half a day. </span></span></span></span></div>
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here lay their larva on wet clothes which can then burrow in ANY part of your
body (yup, laundry mat sounds pretty good right now) which would be a bad day
in my book!</span></span></span></span></div>
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that it takes up a lot of our free time here, I figured it was worth the five
minutes of reading! Hope you enjoyed it!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can’t believe it has already been a week since I arrived
here in Uganda. It has been an eventful week in terms of getting to have good
quality time as a family, but uneventful in terms of the whole adoption
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Friday the water was “over” as they say here in Uganda.
Our small water tank was empty and we had a sink full of dishes, clothes to
wash, a toilet to flush…you know all the things that require water!! Not to
mention the fact that I didn’t take a shower Friday morning because I was just
planning on taking one Friday night. (Lesson learned, if there is water, take a
shower!) So hoping we would get water back soon we held out until Saturday, but
it was still not there! So Jamesdon had a plan, the fixer that he is, to get
water from the underground water catchment downstairs from our apartment
(luckily we are in a country where rainwater is easy to come by!) So we tied a
rope to a bucket that I threw down into the water catchment and let it fill up
with water. I pulled the bucket back up, full of water, and since buckets full
of water are not the easiest to carry up a flight of stairs, Jamesdon decided
to tie another rope around a second bucket that he threw over the edge of the
balcony. So I poured my water into the second bucket and Jamesdon pulled the
bucket up to the second story and emptied the water into a large Rubbermaid
container. We repeated this about 20 times.
But at least we had semi clean rain water to use. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After doing all the hard work of getting the water, we were
not about to use it frivolously. First things first, the toilet, In times of
water shortage, we live be the credo, “if it’s yellow, let it mellow, if it’s
brown, flush it down” (I actually believe that is the worst part about losing water). I then
boiled a little for washing the dishes, one basin for washing and
another basin with the boiled water for rinsing! The boys also got a nice
bucket bath that night. Daniel said he actually prefers a bucket bath to our
shower, which to be honest so do I! (Side note: Our shower has an instant hot
water heater attached, but the problem is, it gets way too hot because the
water pressure is too low, so taking a shower consists of turning on the hot
water heater until the water is too hot to bear and then switching it off until
it is too cold to bear and then repeat. It is usually about 30 to 60 seconds
between the switching on and the switching off. Lucky for me, if I stand on my toes, I am just
tall enough to reach the switch! Needless to say our showers are not very
lengthy!) Anyhow, we ended up getting the water back on Monday. And
life was back to normal! And by normal, I mean Daniel does not get yelled at
for flushing the toilet after he only goes pee!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We went to church on Sunday and Jamesdon was asked to lead
worship this coming week. I was really praying that he would find opportunities
here to lead worship to help keep him distracted from the lack of progress with
the courts. We also got to go fishing and have dinner with friends! Jamesdon
and I are really learning how to work together to accomplish all the things we
need to get done (washing clothes by hand and ironing everything becomes quite
a task)! The boys are having an amazing time getting to experience new things,
including catching cockroaches, holding rabbits, fishing, chasing goats, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">driving in really bad traffic (they don’t really mind it, Jamesdon and I do!)
and visiting friends! Daniel has had to be creative with his worship music,
without his guitar, but cardboard boxes make pretty good drums in his mind!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">we have been talking with our lawyer
often, but still have nothing new to report. While I was really hoping that I
would get here and we would have a court date right away, I know that God has a
plan that is way bigger than the one I have made up in my head!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So we continue
to wait, but in the meantime, Jamesdon and I are making an effort to visit
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is using people here and what He is doing to better this country. This week we went out to visit some very dear
friends of ours in Bombo and Wobulenzi, and got to visit Donela Orange School
which is sponsored by Align Ministries. I had a chance to meet with some of the
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prayer and support. We are so thankful for all of you!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com2Kiwatule, Kampala, Uganda0.3652976 32.6249195000000330.3494191 32.604749500000032 0.3811761 32.645089500000033tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-65637740166257951002013-09-26T20:38:00.000+03:002013-09-26T20:41:56.906+03:00I am finally here in Uganda with my family!!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So the week leading up to me leaving the U.S., was
CRAZY! I had a list of things that I needed to accomplish before leaving,
including shopping, getting my car smog checked for registration renewal,
trying to prepare for my long term sub, and putting a last load of stuff into
storage, all while trying to teach full time, coach, visit a few friends, and
pack. Not to mention the cross-country meet I went to on Friday night and the
family reunion I attended on Saturday right before getting dropped off at the
airport Saturday evening to board the plane to Uganda. One of the best surprises was my mom and sister surprising me at the airport before I left (I didn't think I was going to get to see them before I left!) Although the last week
felt like a whirlwind, I experienced so many blessings and so much support
from friends and family, and I am finally here in Uganda with my family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Leading up to this trip, Jamesdon and I have been so blessed to
be part of such an amazing community, made up of family and friends that fully support
us. It is crazy to think that with this trip comes so much uncertainty, yet we
are so confident in God’s plan for Daniel’s life and we recognize that although there is uncertainty for us, God has it all figured out. Although we
were not planning on this trip, God has spent the last 2 years allowing us to strengthen our marriage,
our family, and become part of such an amazing community of people, in order to
prepare us for this trip. He has also prepared many of you as our friends and
family by letting you fall in love with Daniel the same way we did 4 years ago.
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">For those of you that do not know, I am a full-time
Chemistry teacher at Beckman High School and the biggest blessing I personally
received this week was from the staff and students at my school. On Friday, my
last day at work before leaving, we had our Homecoming Assembly and in the
middle of the assembly they put a picture up of me and my family and one of the
ASB students gave a quick update on what was happening with my family. They
asked me to come down so they could give me 3 big bags of stuff including
snacks for the trip, toys for my little guys, and a target gift card. As I was
walking down to the gym floor the cheers and support from the students was
overwhelming, and yes I did cry a little! Throughout the day my students
continued to show their support by bringing me cards, cupcakes, balloons,
filling up my white-board with notes, all letting me know that I will be
missed! On top of all of that, at the end of the day, I was given two cards
from the staff and, knowing that my leave is entirely unpaid, they took up a
collection for our family, to help support us while we are here and yes, I
cried again! For those of you that are teachers, you know that teaching is a
profession that does not allow for a significant amount of time spent with your
co-workers and although this is true, I feel like I am absolutely supported by
each and every person that I work with. It was absolutely overwhelming to know
that I have so much support from my school as I embark on this adventure to
finalize our adoption of Daniel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">With all of that said, I arrived here on Monday morning at
7:30 (Uganda time) which was 9:30pm Sunday night (California time) and hit the
ground running! Well, not really running, I was completely exhausted, and
feeling a little under the weather! Instead of going straight to our apartment,
we decided to try to connect with some friends who are leaving for the U.S. on
Tuesday, just to try to keep me going! We stopped off to get a bite to eat and
then when we returned to the car it wouldn’t start…What a great welcome.
Luckily we had friends who did not live far so I jumped on a matatu (taxi) with
the boys (which they of course loved) and met up with our friends who happen to
own a Japanese restaurant here and cooked us an amazing lunch and then let me
crash on their couch for about 2 hours! So thankful that this is a place we
know well and that we were able to get a hold of a mechanic who was very close
by and was able to get the car running after a quick trip into the city and
less than $25 worth of work. All that said, we never made it to our friends
house we were intending to go to, but it was a great first day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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now, there are no updates about the court date. In the meantime, we are just
enjoying being together as a family!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That’s right, we’ve been here just over a week and it seems
like we’ve just arrived. But before I catch you up on our new status quo, let me catch you up on what life has looked like since leaving the good ol’
U-S-of-A! </span></span></span></h3>
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of August. At the airport, we had our last family meal which consisted of a delicacy
of MacDonald’s and Panda Express! In spite of the food, we were able to enjoy
our time together as a family!</span></span></span><br />
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Coryn and I learned from our previous time in Uganda that long goodbyes just
make things harder, so when the time came, we kept things short and sweet.
Through choked back tears, Coryn and I said goodbye to each other, and she squeezed
Daniel and Nemo extra tight before we left. I waited till she was out of sight till
I let the waterworks loose, which got me quite a few funny looks form the TSA
agents, and she told me she opened the floodgates in the parking lot!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We got through security in what felt like the longest hour of my life. It was
around quarter to nine and the boys were both falling apart! We were greeted at
our gate with news of an hour delay. Yippee!!! Fortunately, when it came time
to board, the aircrew took pity on my and let me board with the elite 1<sup>st</sup>
classers!</span></span></span></div>
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If the security check was the longest hour of my life, then the flight itself
was the longest 2 days! First off, Daniel was a champ! He slept, ate drank, and
watched TV! He helped me with Nemo and probably had more patience then I did!
Nehemiah on the other hand, was an altogether different story…</span></span></span></div>
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The little guy didn’t want to eat anything, hated being buckled in his seat,
couldn’t care less about the cartoons in front of him, and slept a cumulative
total of 4 hours! That meant that I also got about 4 hours of sleep, which didn’t
really help my ability to be patient!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We landed in Entebbe, Uganda Friday morning and were picked
up by Tad. Tad and Christy Eckerle are good friends of ours both here, and in California,
who are in the process of moving back to the US permanently. My plan was to go
home with them for the day to help them pack and clean, but in reality I think
I was little if any assistance. Jetlag hit me and the boys like a ton of bricks
and to be honest, I barely remembered how we got to <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/place?q=Ntinda+Snyper,+Kiwatule,+Kampala,+Uganda&ftid=0x177dba02d66a7131:0x12351a7928ec6b22" target="_blank">our new apt</a>, or where in
the city we even were! Thank God for Google maps!!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next few days were pretty much a blur of sleep-deprived
nights, attempts at helping the Eckerles who really were just helping me, trying
to provision our apt, and reorienting myself to this crazy city! </span></span></span></div>
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progress has been made with our case. The meeting was short, had moments of
hope alongside uncertainty, and could be summarized by saying, “we could have a
court date in a matter of days or months”.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The boys miss mom like crazy, but at least we’ve been able
to have brief Skype conversations with her at least once a day via overpriced
internet! I’ve tried to occupy myself with domestic tasks and finding ways to
make our little flat a little more home-like before Coryn arrives, but as those
distractions wane, I find I’m really starting to miss my beautiful girl! Not
just her beauty, but her joyful, loving presence, that completes our home and
fills where I lack. </span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pineapple is Daniel's favorite! </span></span></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I’m listening to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rh15-live/id583054260" target="_blank">RH15</a> right now, which is one of the boys' faves,
and the song “More” is reminding me that I have the triune God to lean on in
all times! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>“We cry more, we ask in faith, fill us
now, have your way”</i></span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-19661274983256716582013-08-25T08:14:00.000+03:002013-08-25T08:21:45.480+03:00"God, let my faith be real!"<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At a church service earlier
this year, I was in the middle of worship, and all of a sudden looked up and
thought “This is all fake.” Instantly, I not only didn’t feel God’s presence,
but completely doubted His existence. With that one thought my whole world
seemed to be flipped upside down and my joy was stripped from me immediately.
It was the scariest feeling I have ever had. Could it be that the last 9 years
of my life I had wholeheartedly believed in something that wasn’t real? I
started to rationalize every “God” experience and came up with a logical
explanation for what “really” happened in those periods of my life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jamesdon
was wrecked because if I truly believed that God didn’t exist, it would change
everything. How would our marriage last without Jesus being in the
center? How would we raise our kids? What would our lives look like
without God being in everything we do? I watched Jamesdon struggle through all
of this and because of my commitment to him, I continued to go to church on
Sunday’s. Plus there was no way Daniel would have let that one go without
questions that I would be unable to answer. I continued to pray with my boys
every night (when I tried to sneak out of the room after kissing them
goodnight, Daniel would ask “Mama, could you please pray!” I would try to
tell him that I wanted him to pray instead, but he would say “No mama, I like
it when you pray”) That was probably the most difficult part; praying to a
wall, with absolutely no faith that anyone is listening. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For two months, God
wasn’t distant, He was nonexistent. Because of the complete devastation to my
family, I started playing the Devil’s advocate “Okay, so if I don’t believe in
God, what do I believe?” As I ran through my options of what I would have to
believe if I didn’t believe in God, they all sounded crazy. So one morning I
woke up and said “Okay God, I am going to choose you.” Now this was not at all
a spiritual moment that had some huge significance in my life, it was just a
moment that I decided to follow a God that I was still pretty sure didn’t
exist. That weekend at church there was a call for prayer and I forced myself
to get up out of my chair and kneel down at the front of the Senior Center.
Soon I felt a hand resting on my shoulder, but it took a few minutes before she
started praying. When she did start praying, she told me that she felt like God
wanted her to tell me that He knows exactly where I am and that He knows that
this is not a place of comfort, but that He has me in this place because He
wants my faith to be real! So that became my new prayer “God, let my faith be
real!” Again, my mind was not changed overnight, but between these two occurrences,
I slowly began to feel my joy coming back, and soon enough I was able to be at
church and actually worship God again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some people may have called what I
experienced “a spiritual attack” but looking back I think it was exactly what
God said it was, a period of time in which He shook me so hard that when He was
done I had a faith that was more real than I had ever experienced. What better
timing than right before all of these issues with Daniel’s adoption. He totally
knew what was coming and wanted to make sure that I was ready to follow Him
wherever He called us. So that is where I am! Ready to go, with a faith that is
undeniably real! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">An update…<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jamesdon and the boys
leave on August 28<sup>th</sup> and I will leave on September 21<sup>st</sup>
(3 ½ weeks after). We have had an
overwhelming amount of support that has continued since our last post and are incredibly
excited for what God has in store for us in Uganda. The fundraiser this past
Friday at <a href="http://www.simplylayered.com/Home_Page.html" target="_blank">The Baguetier (Simply Layered Cake Designs)</a> in Huntington Beach, was
another overwhelming and amazing expression of generosity by our community and
also just another way for God to be glorified in the middle of a city that
desperately needs to experience God. For anyone who was there when Daniel was
worshipping alongside Will and Sally know exactly what I mean when I say that
God was on display! We are so incredibly thankful for all of the people who
continue to support our family in prayer. When we first started to realize what
was happening with all of Daniel’s paperwork we had no idea how we would be
able to afford this trip, and here we are a week away from leaving with the
majority of our trip fully covered, plane tickets, visas, vaccinations and
lawyer fees included! Although there is still an uncertainty about the length
of our stay, we are certain that God has us covered for however long He wants
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tying up loose ends)</span></li>
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boys (this does not include layovers and traveling time to and from the
airports.)</span></li>
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and that our ears would hear and our eyes would see how God wants to use our
family to further His kingdom.</span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-51846244637637156272013-07-29T18:19:00.001+03:002013-07-29T18:35:28.945+03:00Back at it...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Thank you all for coming out to Daniel's celebration lunch!</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our whole family is genuinely overwhelmed by the love, prayer, and support that has been poured over us!</span></span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • In the last few months we have learned that a miss-worded line in our Legal Guardianship Order makes Daniel ineligible for a US adoption at this time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • We are going back to Uganda to finalize our adoption there</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • This will take an unknown amount of time and financial resources to complete</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • Dad and the boys will be leaving at the end of August. Mom will follow shortly after in September.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-34863049939846820102011-05-25T12:04:00.002+03:002011-05-25T12:07:38.457+03:00..::Urgent Prayer Request::..<div class="MsoNormal">I want to start by saying that we serve a God of impossibilities! I am going to get right to the point…as a family we need some serious prayer. As many of you know, Jamesdon and I have been trying to work out our immigration paper work so that we can remain in Uganda. Because of new laws that have passed, this has not proven to be an easy task, more like one of the most difficult ones we have dealt with since being here. One of the main issues is that because of the new laws we will have to go home to reapply for our new visas instead of having them issued in Uganda. This may mean that we will need to remain in the US for an extended amount of time for the paperwork to be processed. Today we went to the Embassy to get Daniel’s visa to go home for the summer and they will not allow us to travel home with him unless we can prove that we are coming back which means that we need to have current work permits before we leave Uganda. Also without current work permits, we will not be permitted to stay in Uganda. We are confident that God’s plan is not to separate our family and that one way or another God will make it possible for our family to stay together. I am not sure how or what that is going to look like, but we are trusting that God will pave the way and give us strength through the process. We are just asking that all of our friends and family to join us in prayer! We pray that God will make a way for our family to stay together and that He will give us strength and wisdom and an overwhelming trust in Him. We love you and miss you all and pray that we will see you this summer! Thank you for your continued prayer and support.</div><br />
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If you’d like to unite with us in this undertaking you may send your financial blessings to: Align Ministries, 27562 Sweetbrier Lane, Mission Viejo, CA payable to Align Ministries and include "the Kisslings" in the memo line. You can also give online by going to wwwalignministries.org/donate. Just select Missionary Support and write Kisslings in the memo section.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-81289106249576734382011-03-09T17:05:00.002+03:002011-03-10T10:08:58.227+03:00...:::Rants From a Crazy Prego Woman:::...<div style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">I said I was going to do this…so here goes another one!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">In my last post I said that “God has been working, not always in the way I want or in a way that I understand, but everything has drawn us closer to Him”…and within a week after that I started to question everything. So like me to have so little faith!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A quick (well not so quick) background…</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">When we initially came to Uganda, we came under the umbrella of Africa Renewal Ministries (ARM) and worked with them for one year, which was our commitment. When that year was up, Jamesdon began working with a very small and new organization called Remnant Uganda. This was a bit scary! We not only had to take care of ourselves, but now Daniel and we had to make a decision of whether or not to move to Gulu for Jamesdon to work voluntarily for Remnant full time or stay in Kampala. Because we were only staying for one year initially we had only raised support for that year and knew that we would have to go home and raise some serious support in order to stay here and work in Gulu. In the meantime I had been praying about what I could do here and since we had Daniel, I felt like he was our first ministry, so I started to look for jobs that could help provide for us financially. After many promising leads and a couple of great interviews, all doors seemed to be closing! This led me to believe that I was looking for something that God did not want for us! So we began to plan for Jamesdon to go to the states to visit family and friends and raise support for us for the upcoming year. Right before Jamesdon left I got a job offer at an international school in Kampala and felt like this was the way that God was going to help provide for us financially, so I accepted. Because Jamesdon really felt led to work with Remnant, he committed to work with them in Gulu and that meant we would be spending A LOT of time apart…this has proven much harder than I would have imagined! We knew that the job I accepted would not provide for us completely but would contribute substantially to our financial situation, so that still meant a little bit of support raising. Oh and did I mention that we decided to let my 13 year old niece come to live with us for a year and go to school where I would be working!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the meantime... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">In October of last year, Uganda immigration laws changed so that expatriates are no longer allowed to apply for new work permits while in Uganda, but only from the country in which they come from. Since Jamesdon and I are up for renewal of our work permits and are both working for new organizations, this seemed like it could be a problem. Initially, we were trying to work it out so that I could bypass this new law because I was already in country, which looked promising! One of our biggest concerns was having our niece come back to Uganda after Christmas break and then us having to leave to go back to the US to reapply (which can take anywhere from 3-6 months, depending). Because things seemed to be going in the right direction, we decided to have our niece return. God blessed us with an amazing Christmas, despite being away from home, and soon after blessed us with a much needed car. The day my niece left the US to return to Uganda, I was informed that I would be unable to get a visa through my current employer and because of that would lose my job when my work permit expired. This did not seem so bad at the time, other than financial concerns, because we had found a way to get a work permit for Jamesdon and I could apply for a dependency pass under him. This is when we began making plans to move to Gulu and it all seemed very clear. God was providing for us in so many ways and seemed to be showing us a clear path of where to go next. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Where we are now…</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">This past week we found out that Jamesdon is not going to be able to get a visa, at least not the way we had planned. As of right now we do not have a clear solution as to what to do about this. If it were just me and Jamesdon, the solution would be easy…go home right away, apply for new work permits, have the baby at home, and then return when everything is settled. Unfortunately, that is not the case. We have a niece who is in the middle of a school year with an entirely different curriculum from home, and Daniel, who we do not have full adoption of yet and getting his paperwork to leave the country for an extended period of time will take a while to process. Also, I currently have insurance through my current employer that will cover all of our medical costs for the pregnancy and delivery here in Uganda</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Although I feel like I am on an emotional roller coaster (pregnancy does not help), I know in my heart that God is in control and that His ways are so much bigger than ours. So I have been praying and asking everyone we know to join us in prayer. I pray that God will show us the path to take next and that we continue to look to Him for wisdom, guidance, and strength. God has surrounded us and blessed us with some amazing people here in Uganda, who have been encouraging us and praying along side us! He knows what we need and when we need it! Also I have been praying that God will continue to provide for us financially, so that we can remain here at least until the summer, but longer if that is what He has planned for us. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">With me losing my job and Jamesdon’s position being purely voluntary, our primary source of financial provisions will be gone at the end of April. While we are starting to make adjustments now to account for this loss, we realize that we have to look to God to fill this large deficit, especially with a baby on the way. God has slowly been revealing to me that my pride has prevented me from talking about financial concerns to just about everyone and that I need to be honest with myself and others. God has a way of humbling us even when we don’t realize we need to be humbled.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">With all of that said, we are really looking forward to coming home this summer to see all of our friends and family. We are excited for everyone to finally meet the newest 2 additions to our family and are confident that God wants us back here in Uganda to show those around us a little glimpse of Him!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We're truly thankful for your continued prayer and support.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please check out the Remnant Uganda website to learn more about what Jamesdon is doing here at <a href="http://remnantuganda.com/">remnantuganda.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Align Ministries has also been an amazing blessing to us since coming to Uganda. You can learn more about their ministries here in Uganda at <a href="http://alignministries.org/">alignministries.org</a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /></div><br />
If you’d like to unite with us in this undertaking you may send your financial blessings to: Align Ministries, 27562 Sweetbrier Lane, Mission Viejo, CA payable to Align Ministries and include "the Kisslings" in the memo line. You can also give online by going to <a href="http://www.alignministries.org/donate">www.alignministries.org/donate</a>. Just select Missionary Support and write Kisslings in the memo section.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566769286201069293.post-55394961057993058142011-02-23T19:13:00.001+03:002011-03-10T10:07:11.665+03:00The better half...<div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fjamesdonkissling%2Falbumid%2F5576867539611381521%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="400" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600"></embed> <br />
Okay, so I know that this is WAY overdue, but here goes! </div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">We have been in Uganda about 20 months and this is the first time that I am actually posting something on our blog (usually it is Jamesdon)! All I know is that God has been working, not always the way I want or in a way that I understand, but everything that we have gone through has drawn us closer to Him! </div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">When we first arrived here in July 2009, we were ready to serve Him fully for a year, and I know that I still had every intention of returning home to the US after that year was finished. Had I known that God had an entirely different plan for us, I might have just stayed home. With that being said I am so glad that I didn’t know what He had planned because I would have missed out on God’s biggest blessings yet! </div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Many times since being here there have been times that I wanted to write and boast about things that God has been doing and the ways that He has used us. Other times I have wanted to write and complain about how difficult things are and how I feel like I am so far from God and what He wants for us! I finally feel like I can share what we are doing here without doing either of those. </div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">When I first came I started journaling (that didn’t last long!) and early this week I went back and read through what I wrote, which mostly pertained to how much I cried and felt completely lost and asked why I was here and what I had gotten myself into! It is amazing the things that were shocking to me, which have now just become normal and would never think twice about. I wrote about my first boda boda (motorcycle) ride and was so proud of us for going into town by ourselves, a town that I have now taken hundreds of boda rides in and can navigate with out many issues, after all I am talking about Kampala! I wrote about how sad I was to leave Bombo and Wobulenzi and our family there, and now I feel sad that I have not been better about keeping in touch with those who gave me so much comfort when we first came! I wrote about our introduction to ARM and how I thought it was going to be impossible for me to ever know everyone’s name and understand what they were saying, the same people that I now call friends and can understand perfectly fine…I even find myself changing the way I speak when I am around them. I wrote about how sacred I was to teach classes of 60 plus students that all spoke a common language that I did not speak. Tthese are the same kids that I have developed great relationships with and miss teaching so much (it helped that I learned some Luganda too!). I also wrote about working at LHBH and how I first met Daniel…if only I would have known then that I had just met my son and possibly the whole reason why we came to serve here. How different that entry would have been had I known. </div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">When I first found out that, not only would I not be coming home, but that I couldn’t come home, first during summer 2010 and then again for Christmas 2010, I felt trapped! I wanted so bad to go home and was so angry at God for not making it possible, but after I finished throwing my temper tantrum, and looked at God I realized that there was a perfectly good reason for it! Had I gone home at either of those times, it is very possible that I would have done everything in my power to stay there and would have resented having to come back here. I finally allowed myself to trust God and be at peace with the fact that this is our home for awhile and I am content with that, it only took me a year and a half! Don’t get me wrong, this past year and a half has been amazing, lots of ups and downs, but I wouldn’t change anything about it! </div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Here we are in February 2011 and it is amazing to think about how much has happened in the past year and a half. In two weeks we will have been Daniel’s mommy and daddy for 1 year (CRAZY) and we have our next little guy (Nehemiah) on the way (due May 10th). We left the US just me and Jamesdon and will come back two years later a family of four, just for a visit though!! (Just pray that everything works out this time!).</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">God has some huge changes in store for us this year. Not only is our family getting bigger, but God is moving us to Gulu, in northern Uganda, where Jamesdon has been working with Remnant for the past 9 months. I have had the blessing to finally watch my husband do something that he absolutely loves with a group of women that God has given him a huge heart and passion for, but it has come at the cost of our family being apart way too much, hence the move. Remnant is growing and the need for Jamesdon to be in Gulu full time is becoming greater, so God has opened up doors for us to move as a family so that we can all be together. Jamesdon has already established a good base in Gulu and this week we had the chance to go there and move into the new Remnant compound, which will soon be home for our family! </div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">God has also blessed us through our relationship with Align Ministries, and used them to bless us with a car (the more pregnant I become, the more necessary that is). Align has also now become the ministry that we can call our “sending organization” in which we can receive financial blessings from all of our supporters. </div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">As for me, I’ll go on “maternity leave” in April and plan on staying home with my boys and helping out where I can until I find a school in Gulu where I can get back to doing what I love…teaching! Because the school year here starts in February, I will have a little while to figure out exactly where God wants me to be and will have the opportunity to be at home full time as a mom, which I never pictured myself doing!</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #45818e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">There is so much more that I could and want to write, but I will start with baby steps…this is the first one!</div><br />
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If you’d like to unite with us in this undertaking you may send your financial blessings to: Align Ministries, 27562 Sweetbrier Lane, Mission Viejo, CA payable to Align Ministries and include "the Kisslings" in the memo line. You can also give online by going to <a href="http://www.alignministries.org/donate">www.alignministries.org/donate</a>. Just select Missionary Support and write Kisslings in the memo section.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344741967975675594noreply@blogger.com0