T minus one sleep!!!!!!

I really can’t believe it’s here. One more sleep until I fly to Uganda to see those beautiful babies again. These past two weeks have been amazing, being able to spend time seeing friends and different parts of England, Scotland and Wales has truly been a blessing. It has been exciting, relaxing and also a little bit tiring with the constant countdown going on in my head to finally make it back to the place and the people that changed my life last year.

But before I get there I am excited about these next two days. As I celebrate Canada Day abroad I am reminded of how amazing my country is and more importantly how amazing the people are that make it up. We are a country known for our kindness, gentle hearts and freedom. I pray that as I travel from place to place I am able to leave a little bit of Canada in the hearts of those around me. As our national anthem declares “God keep our land glorious and free.” This is not something that we deserve, as I read in Romans 3:23 “for everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” Yet we still have been given this freedom because of the love of God:

“Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. 25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26 for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus” (Romans 3:24-26).

We are free because God has made us free from the power of sin and death over us. All we have to do is accept Him and we are then able to experience the fullness of this freedom. So as you celebrate Canada Day remember who allowed us to live in this freedom!

I pray that I’m able to spread the love and joy of God to everyone I come in contact with.

I am proud to Canadian and I’m blessed to be a Christian.  

Love you all!

Jaclyn