Uganda Christian University Purple Nursing Program Bus!

I do believe in signs.  How crazy it may sound this time I believe purple is the sign!  When Moses took some of us on a tour at Uganda Christian University we happen to pass by parked school buses.  I got excited when I spotted the Nursing Program bus and to my delight it was in this beautiful delicious "ube" purple color!  My favorite color!

and not only the bus that caught my eye.  As we were exiting the campus going back to where our van was parked, there were houses and dormitories spread out the campus.  I noticed houses in purple!

This is the entrance of UCU in Kampala

It may sound crazy, to me it is a sign!  I kept thinking about the purple bus and houses.  On Sunday night after we arrived from Africa, I decided to write an inquiry letter to the Uganda Christian University Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Musisi Senyonyi.  To my surprise, on Monday night I received an email from Dr. Karen Drake at Bethel University.  Apparently UCU and Bethel University has a partnership in the development of the nursing program.  This coming September 2013, 18 students from Bethel University will be studying at UCU and some students from UCU will be studying at Bethel University in Saint Paul MN.  There are three nursing programs going on at UCU: degree completion program which Jemimah Mutabaazi and Dr. Drake started in 2006.  Then in 2008 Dr. Drake started a master's program for nurse educators.  UCU is the only master's program in the country of Uganda.  There's a new one that is educating nurse midwives at the master's level.  Probably the Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery that we passed by on our way back to Kingfisher's.  I had asked our Uganda van driver Ronald to slow down so I can take the picture of this Jinja nursing school.  Little did I know that there's the opportunity to tour Uganda Christian University.

It is such an honor to be offered a Fulbright Scholarship without having to sit for an interview.  God is awesome and powerful.  I should know by now that NOTHING is impossible with God!  Such a huge decision to make for it will affect my whole family and a drastic change from our current lifestyle.  Another option offered to me is to teach a module which is 4-weeks at a time for a total of 3 modules.  I've glanced at the UCU website and read through the university's Values and motto:  Alpha & Omega, God the beginning and The End.  Vision:  A centre of excellence in the Heart of Africa.  UCU mission is to be a dedicated christian university through teaching, scholarship, service, spiritual formation, student development and social involvement, to preparing students for thoughtful, productive lives of Christian faith and service!  Everything I value and stand for!

Hah! Little did I know that there will be some Godstorming during my first Africa Mission Trip!  God is amazing!  What do you do with all of the options that God is showing in front of you?  Fervent prayers is what I need right now!