emilyjacob

emilyjacob

Worship Music Recommendation

yesterday, our church experienced a unique worship service. Keith and Kristyn Getty–Irish musicians who are currently touring the US with their worship hymns and songs–came to Covenant Life and led us in our singing time together. They are most well-known…

a rainy start to February

Happy February, everyone! It has been raining cats and dogs… and, err, elephants, horses, and multiple other animals for close to 20 hours now.  POURING rain, too.  like the kind of rain that makes you want to curl up in…

Uganda 2008: A Seed Planted

Home. I miss Africa terribly already. It is a beautiful land, with beautiful people, and sunrises that take your breath away. January is summer for them, so the days began and ended with a fleece jacket on, and 12-4 forming…

Home

Home. so many stories to tell: of God’s grace, of His mighty Gospel, of our team’s experiences, laughs, challenges, trials, and joys. I am grateful to be back, safe and sound. As many of you have seen, things in Kenya…

Take Off!

It is 10:05 pm, and I just realized that at exactly this time next Thursday night, our team will be in the air, en route to Uganda!  One week and counting….

Onyango: A Ugandan Boy Healed by the Lord

 Miracles do happen.  Onyango’s dance proves it.  This video brought me to tears: of joy, anticipation to perhaps meet this sweet little boy, of pure wonder and awe…God is the Mender and Healer of all our infirmities, and I am…

A Fundraiser for Africa

This past Friday night, the Covenant Life Church Singles Ministry teamed up with our Uganda team in hosting a Fundraiser Concert for our trip.  Two local bands–Zelos from Gaithersburg and the John Reilly Band from Philadelphia–drew the crowd together for some good music, while team-members and I…

Ring Out

 RING OUT Alfred Lord Tennyson Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night, Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in…

First Snow

first snows are always exciting, even when you are 22 years old.  how lovely it is to wake up and see snow out your back window. edith, my volvo station wagon, wasn’t as excited as I was, but she managed…