MA for MK!!

Yup, it's Mom here again...we heard from Mary Kate last night. She calls just before she has "lights out" and since she is in "go, go, go Central time" and we are in "I'm pooped and want to go to sleep Eastern time" it's late by the time she phones us. We LOVE to get to hear from her, especially since that won't be the case when she leaves for Uganda tomorrow.

If you read her posting, you know that she got the MA position that she wanted and applied for. (MA stands for Missionary Assistant. They are 18 years old or older, show good leadership qualities, etc). Mary Kate went to Texas earlier (last Friday, instead of Sunday) with many others who applied for MA positions, to train in leadership. The order of "command" is 2 Project Directors (who oversee the entire field project), Team Leaders, Missionary Assistants, then Missionaries. Mary Kate will have the privilege of having four girls in her group and will be responsible for mentoring, a specific ministry, as well as making sure everyone is accounted for from now on, traveling plus in Uganda. There are 3 teams of about 80-90 people going to Uganda...Mary Kate's team has about 25 on it.

Today (Tuesday) they will continue their evangelism training and polish up the "True Love Waits" program that will be presented in schools. With Texas being sooo hot, it's great that they have air-conditioned rooms for their sessions. Mary Kate will be glad to get to Uganda where, believe it or not, it's cooler.

Tonight is the Commissioning Service. Since everyone takes off to different parts of the world tomorrow, they have a service tonight presenting flags representing all the countries. It's a great time of worship and prayer for the teams. Then tomorrow, it's off to Uganda!!!

Please pray for Mary Kate's group: Anna, Amie, Lexi and Claudia. Pray that she will be a very good leader to them and have wisdom, be a Godly example, and that their entire team will work great together and be healthy and safe. And, of course for safety for all the teams traveling tomorrow. Mary Kate will arrive in Uganda on Friday (you know, the time change and Uganda being on the far side...it takes a while to get there). Thanks again for your prayers.