Winterstein Family Blog

There have been a few instances recently where I feel that the Lord has been teaching me about identity in the Father that I would like to share with you. I'm now spending half of my time with New Hope working for find sponsors for our precious children.  A couple weeks ago I had a bit of a stressful situation.  I worked on profile drafts and learned about the past experiences of some of our kids.  My heart broke. While working on these drafts, I included a bit too much information initially and had to redo them.  It was hard learning from my mistake because I had to put in some additional work time.  Thankfully none of this information was shared on a public medium and everything is ok. Even though my experience was difficult in the short-term, it gave me a greater respect for New Hope. You see, it is so important that our children understand that they are not defined by past experiences.  We serve the most needy children in the surrounding communities of Kasana and Kobwin.

When I explain to people that I work 30 hours a week from home with my kids I hear a lot of different responses.  I hear everything from, "You are so lucky" to "How could you do that?".  In response to these comments I wanted to give you a glimpse into my day. My best days begin with an early rise, reading the word, going on a jog, and a cup of coffee all before my kids wake up at 6:30am!  Some mornings are more successful than others, but this is at least my aim! An ideal start to my day, reading the word outside on a beautiful day with coffee! The next hour is very chaotic, but I make it through with the help of my husband!  We try to dress the kids and all eat breakfast before 7:30.  This often includes Soren waking up screaming (not a morning person like his momma used to be!).  Then I try and rush him to the bathroom before any accidents (recently potty trained)!  After wrestling a "monkey baby" to the ground (so wiggly when I change her

I have a long overdue update.  Last time I wrote a blog post we had just returned from Uganda, just had our 2nd baby, and my role with New Hope Uganda Ministries looked very different.  I would like to apologize to all of you for being one of the world's worst communicators. There's so much I'd like to say and it has been so difficult to get into one blog post.  I have started writing a handful of times and given up again and again.  I'll probably leave some things out here, but the purpose of this blog post is to update you all on our life and ministry.  It's not possible for me to fill you in on all the details.  If you have any questions, please reach out to us and we'd love to talk! This time last year, both the president and my coworker were called away from NHU.  I'm thankful for the time they did serve with us and hope the best for them in their new endeavors.  Although, the timing was not good for me because my maternity leave was about ready to