The SWB girls' team from Ndejje, Uganda
I just graduated from the University of Illinois where I played on the Fighting Illini's varsity soccer team for four years. The past three springs, I have served as the assistant coach to Champaign Centennial's Girls Varsity Soccer Team. Additionally, I have volunteered in Rio Verde, Mexico the past three summers as a coach for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes sports camp. I have a passion for coaching and working in Mexico really opened my eyes to how blessed young players in the United States are to have the opportunities they do to participate in organized sports. For this reason, I chose to volunteer for Soccer Without Borders as a long-term intern. The values that Soccer Without Borders promotes are values that I believe are important and I look forward to working with the kids in Uganda. This is a chance for me to step outside of my comfort zone and really give back to the game that has provided me with so many incredible opportunities. To everyone who is supporting me in this endeavor, thank you so much. I will do my best to send out updates of my experiences before, during, and after the ten months I spend living in Uganda. I am very excited about this adventure, but also somewhat nervous and even a bit scared! However, I am confident that my experiences over the past four years have prepared me well for what is to come and hopefully I will make a difference in the lives of the kids I will be working with!















Monday, August 2, 2010

And it begins...

It's so hard to believe, but this adventure that first started to form April is now about to take off. Tomorrow morning I leave for San Francisco where I have training with all of the interns for five days before heading to Uganda. After all of the preparation that has taken place over the past few months, and especially the last three days, I am so ready to just be on my way! It's hard to describe how I've been feeling the past few days. I've felt everything from awesome excitement to being completely scared and unsure of what I'm doing. But, I have faith that Uganda is where I am supposed to be over the next ten months and that God has been preparing me for this journey for the past four years of my life, and probably even before.

So, here I go! A girl who has never been off North America is about to head to Africa to start the next phase of her life!! More to come over the next few days, as I still have a lot of packing and organizing to do tonight before leaving. Thank you to everyone who has been supporting me in many different ways, please keep the prayers coming over the next few days as I travel and especially over the next ten months while I am there!
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  1. JordanAugust 11, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    I'm so excited to hear it's finally time! Can't wait to hear all about it!

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