I am so excited.
I can hardly believe that...
I AM GOING TO UGANDA!
Mighty-God!
Here is my 'bio' that I sent for my team to get to know me better.
My name is Robin Maiocca. I am a 34 year old stay-at-home momma to 3 beautiful little children: Hannah 7, Christopher 5 and Phoebe 2. I have many passions in life but the most important to me are the following: My relationship with Jesus. I simply love Jesus. I see Jesus in everything. I love the WORD of God. I love to worship Him in song (even though I can’t sing). Jesus saved me from a life of despair, emptiness and chasing all the things of this world and He alone is my Rock and my Salvation. I do not fear man. I only have the fear of the Lord and with that; I know I can move mountains. My second passion in life is orphans. I simply love the children. Jesus has blessed me with a love I can not explain for these beautiful faces. I started a small fundraising-ministry called “Bread FOR Life” where I bake and sell pumpkin and lemon bread. It’s so simple. 100% of all money raised goes directly to the needs of orphans and right now we have raised $5,800 since December 11, 2011 and I have donated it all to the Sanyu Babies Home in Uganda Petaluma , CA
I am so excited about this upcoming trip to Uganda
Questions:
1) What will the average day look like as far as what we will be doing? What areas /villages will be traveling?
2) Is there anything we can pack and bring for the children? If so, like what? Toys, clothes, Bibles, blankets, etc?
3) Can we visit Amazima and meet Katie Davis and see her ministry?
Woo-Hooooo!
"Summon your power, God;
show us your strength, our God, as you have done before."
Psalm 68:28
Today our family is on a mission. However, our story began back in 2003. We were married, blessed with 3 beautiful children and the world’s best loving little Shiz-Tu of a man-dog! (We really love him. Probably too much. But that is not what this blog is about!)
My husbands name is Chris but my kids and I call him ‘Papa’! We have been married for over 8 years. We have seen some amazing mountain tops in our marriage and we have also swam in the depths of the oceans floor. We know that God is alive, working and ALL POWERFUL. We are living proof!
Our children are amazing. They REALLY do make us laugh. So many times we just look at each other and shake our heads because they are so cute and unpredictable. They force us to learn humility, mercy and grace constantly and we fail daily. It’s actually very sobering.
We are completely broken people. Sinners in need of grace, forgiveness and mercy like you need air and water. We give our brokenness to Jesus. We turn in all our failures and sinful ways in hopes that Jesus will use these vessels (our lives, our bodies) for His ultimate and complete Glory and unto His Kingdom.
What is this blog about? It’s about Jesus and Orphans!
As you will read, we are now on a mission. To love the orphan! To serve HIS children and help provide for any urgent needs we encounter.
We originally were praying about adoption. However, we are now praying that the Lord would just SEND US, if that is His plan.
We have started a ministry called, "Bread For Life" and we bake and sell bread to help raise money for children in need. It began in December of 2011, we have raised almost $20,000! This little ministry is being turned into a non-profit and we are seeking the Lord for what He has in store for us next.
If you can get past all the misspelled words, run on sentences and confusing grammar than sit back and be encouraged! God is on the move in our hearts and we are thrilled! We invite you to laugh, cry, pray, rejoice and hope that Christ be glorified through our lives.
There is a war to fight and we are headed to battle!
This is our mission, Our Story.
(To start at the beginning of our blog, 
Adoption Timeline: May 23, 2011 Passports * June 6, 2011 Fingerprinting * Getting paperwork completed for homestudy * Woe, hold up... Lord are you calling us... are we to "GO!" and adopt/serve/teach/love/feed? ... Hold on. This calling just got a lot more exciting! Stay tuned!
Hi-ho, Hi-ho...it's off to Uganda we go...
ReplyDeleteWonderful news Robin...so happy for you!! What an adventure awaits you!
ReplyDeleteSo, so excited for you, Robin! And let us know when you get answers to those questions...so we can help you shower those little ones.
ReplyDeleteHello! So, ok, you don't know me at ALL, BUT my husband and i just arrived back from Sanyu - we were there 3/12/12-3/16/12 (this was our second trip!) I am so happy to have found your blog!!
ReplyDelete~christy puckett
How exciting!!!
ReplyDeleteHello, Just came upon your blog...when are you leaving? We are going the first two weeks of June..YIPEE..Praise GOD!! now wouldn't this be crazy if we were going the same time...;-)
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