So, this is my first blog post, ever! So bear with me. As many of you know, I’m going to be heading to Uganda here in a few days. I’ll be flying out on Saturday, and I’m super pumped about going abroad to serve others. Since I decided to go to Uganda I’ve often gotten the question, “why in the world do you want to go to Africa?” Well, here’s my feeble attempt at explaining just why I want go.
It really comes down to one word: LOVE. In Luke 10:27, Christ gives us two commandments, to love God, and to love people. My purpose on this trip is to simply show God’s love to others, and there is no better way to show love to others than to serve them. God has poured so much of His amazing love into my life, and I have to share that love with others. Like it says in Psalm 23 “my cup overflows.” So you see, this is not something that I am doing out of my love for others, but this is something that God is doing through the overflow of His love. God’s amazing love is the only thing that empowers us to love others. It is the thing that empowers us to serve others and to glorify Him through that service. It is my hope and my prayer that through my service in Uganda the body of Christ would be built up, as it says in Ephesians 4:12, and that God would be glorified. After all, that is what we’re here for, right?
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Matt -- we're so proud of you. Our prayers go with you as you travel across the world showing God's love to others. ~ Stephen & Melissa Ausley
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