My Journey to Sixty Feet

From Tennessee to Uganda - Caroline Flippin from Justin Burgan on Vimeo.

This video is a story...a story that isn't about me or what I'm doing but about something much much bigger. It's a story of redemption and a calling that is higher. It's a story of faith and surrender to a God that is able to do more than I could ever imagine. This story is about Him.

When you find a dream that you hope to achieve one day, it becomes this big idea in your head. You think of it often, and you imagine if it's possible. For me, I hoped that one day my dream would become a reality, but if I'm being honest deep down, I thought surely the Lord would never use me as a nurse in Uganda. I mean that would be crazy, right? That would take boldness and trust that I didn't know if I was capable of. But, thank goodness I am not dependent on myself.

About ten months ago. I was sitting on my couch reading the Word, and I came across a verse that I had never noticed before. And, instantly it was bolded in front of me. 

"Do all that you have in mind. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul." 

1 Samuel 14:7

I remember thinking what would my life look like if this was how I lived? If everyday I said, "Okay Jesus, I am with you heart and soul. Whatever you have for me, I'm with you." I felt an overwhelming feeling telling me to pray this daily. So, that's what I did. Every day. For 5 months. I had no idea why the Lord had asked this of me, and I had no idea what He was preparing for me. But, I prayed and I waited. On August 12th, 2014, I found out about the ministry Sixty Feet. Sixty Feet is a ministry in the capitol of Uganda. It pours into the lives of Ugandan children imprisoned there. They have a medical team on staff that treats these children. When I heard of this, I slowly but surely began the process of pursuing to work with them. After a couple of interviews, they asked me to come and be a nurse on their medical team. In the midst of weeping, I knew this was what I had been praying and preparing myself for. To say yes to moving to Uganda in August to live as a nurse...for a year! And so begins the fulfilling of a dream. A dream that is not my own. But, His. A dream He has entrusted me to help fulfill. A dream that will change my life and many others.

Something like this, I can't go at alone. Something like this takes lots of prayer and support. But, I know and fully believe that God does not call His people to places He does not provide the means to get them there. I know this to be true, because I have experienced it first hand. So, with that said, I need your help. 

I need people to commit to pray for me. To pray that my faith would be strengthened and that the Lord would provide for me every step of the way. To pray that I will be able to meet needs of the children I work with in Uganda....that God will give me knowledge in the areas of medicine I will see and be a part of...that He would use my hands to bring glory to Him...that I would be a part of miracles of healing and restoration...that I would never lose sight of Him and who He is...and that because of this ministry, lives would be changed and people would be brought home to a Father who desperately loves and pursues them. Will you pray? 

I will also need financial support. I have to raise $5000 before I leave for Uganda in August, and while I am there, I will need monthly support of $800. Would you be willing to be apart of my financial support team?

To be a part of this journey or to learn more about Sixty Feet, click the Sixty Feet logo at the top of my blog. I will be updating my blog while I am there if you would like to continue following my story. 

 I am forever grateful. Your gifts and prayers will make an eternal impact.