Well, this is it. We leave tomorrow for Uganda. Since our last update it has been a whirlwind of activity. Our church (I see you Newkirk) gifted us with the remaining amount we needed for our vehicle! That money has been sent over and will be waiting so we can buy when we get there. We had our commissioning service and it was a packed house. Everyone prayed for us, Pastor Sam (RTL BWAAAAH!) anointed us with oil on our ear, our right thumb, and our right big toe, like was done for priest and lepers in the Old Testament. It was a special moment for us. God blows me away. I am glad that He is worthy and able, because we are not. I feel so unqualified in my own abilities, but I know that he is qualifies us and it is only in Him that we are able. God is good.
Today I dropped some tears. They finally came when we dropped our dog Layla off with my sister. Nora cried, I cried, Rory cried.
“So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.”
I look at Rory and he is upset to go now. I see him cry and tell me he is sad and it crushes me.
“So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.”
God asks for obedience, not for our comfort or enjoyment, but for his glory. What Jesus said was you must renounce all, hate your mother and father, let the dead bury themselves, sell all you have. Being a disciple was never supposed to be easy. Its hard and messy. We go now because God laid this out and called us too it. We go for Him and for His glory and we give up for Him. Results are his. I am thankful to be called, tears and all.
Prayer Request
- For us as we travel from Charlotte to Detroit to Amsterdam to Entebbe
- For adjustment to the new culture
- For our work in Kotido
- For our team
- For our new hometown, Kotido.
- For our family we leave behind. They get the bad but not the good.
- That God would be glorified in all we do
- For my Youth at Newkirk
- For Newkirk
Pryces of Africa 
Praying for you now and as you walk through your journey. You’re really doing this! I know the Comforter, Deliverer and Provider will be with you every step of the way. So proud of and encouraged by your obedience. We love you guys!
Blessings!!!!
The Lopez Family
Donnie, Jamie, Kaili, and Levi
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You guys are really doing this! So proud of and encouraged by your obedience. We are praying for you now with through your journey. We know the Comforter, Deliverer and Provider will be with you every step of the way. We love you guys!
Blessings!!!!
The Lopez Family:
Donnie, Jamie, Kaili, and Levi
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I love you all so much! I’m crying as I write this cause I ant bare to see you go! I can’t wait to hear all the wonderful stories and wish I could see the lives that you all touch! You are in my prayers forever and always!
Love you!!!!
~Jordan Stovall
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❤️ Thanks Jordan! Ill miss you tons.
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We will be praying for your travels and your arrival! That God’s perfect love will be felt so strongly with each member of your family, those that are with you and the family had to stay and say goodbye. We are so proud of you all for saying Yes even when it’s hard and for showing your kids what obedience and faith look like. As a missionary kid myself I can tell you that these lived out examples will stay with them forever. Love you guys.
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