Why am I even going?

So while looking through my journal, I saw this entry and then realized I haven't told you WHY I have decided to go to Uganda this summer!

Here's my story of what made me decide to go in the end and why I chose Uganda.

December 17, 2011 - Saturday:

"For the past couple of months or so I had been praying if I should go do some service trip or study abroad. I  contacted my brother's friend, Melissa, who works with HELP.  She told me more about it but I still wasn't sure.  A couple weeks later my mom sent me a link about HELP having a wassail party that night..so I went to it and talked with Melissa ALL night about what HELP is, what they do, and also what she did while she was in Uganda two summers ago and India this past summer.

While talking to her, I just had the best feeling in the world!!  The feeling of "this is what I need to do."  I was sooo happy and soo excited while talking to her, I just felt that I needed to go.

Same thing happened with Uganda.  For the past couple months I've just felt that I need to go to Africa.  Like before all I wished for was to travel to Europe and stuff but now it is just...Africa!  And it's not just a "I want to go because that'd be awesome" type feeling.  It is a "I NEED to go because I will make a difference in the peoples lives if I go".  And I chose Uganda because it gave me more of an urgent feeling than did Tanzania.  And again, I felt like Uganda is where I should go."

So that night, I decided I was going to Uganda and I was going to go the full 18 weeks. :)

The more I think about it the better I feel about this is the right choice!

I applied the next day and then had an interview later that week.  I was officially accepted into the program about a week and a half later!  And now I'm just trying to get everything done before I leave in 16 days!  I'm working on fundraising, immunizations, packing, etc.! I can't wait :)

Quote of the day! :)

"If you're doing something for the right reasons, nothing can stop you." -We Bought a Zoo