Happy Christmas!

                                           Thank you for your prayers and support. I hope you’re all keeping well; here is an update on the last newsletter.

My first term back at college has gone well despite the difficulties of settling in at the beginning. After half term I felt more settled within the year group as well as finding college life easier in general. I have made new friends and have found the work less demanding than I was expecting.

The seminar I led on ‘A Christian’s Response To Islamism’ for my cross-cultural class went well. Thank you for praying about this, I was a bit nervous having not done one before and being the first person to do one in the group. However, we ended up having a really good discussion on the subject, which was great.

Last week I went on a conference in Swanwick for my cross-cultural course. The conference was held by Global Connections (previously the Evangelical Missionary Alliance) who bring together the mission agencies in the UK. The conference title was Running on Empty: Are we being shaped by the God of mission??  There were a lot of missionaries and mission organisation directors at the conference and it was really good to talk with, and learn from them.

On the 7^th of January until the 12^th of February I am going to Lira, Northern Uganda to work in Displaced People Camps with a Christian organisation called LightForce International. I am staying in a house which the organisation rents to accommodate volunteers. During my stay I could be involved in any of the following:

· Feeding program
· Registration of Displaced People
· Verification of needs in the camps
· Constructing wash shelters
· Practical jobs around the base
· Constructing tents
· Distributing non food items
· Involved in child friendly spaces
· Or any other activity that may be necessary

Due to the fact that I worked in special needs schools for three years before going to college I have been asked to pass on my knowledge and skills to a lady who helps children with special needs while I’m out there. I am really looking forward to being involved with this type of work again and I am also looking forward to new challenges and learning new skills when working in the displaced people camps.

Please pray for protection and safety during my block placement and pray that God will use me and really speak to me about my future during my time away.  Please also pray that my health will continue to improve and that I will stay strong and fit and healthy.

Thanks once again for your prayers. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.

All my love and God bless,