Winterstein Family Blog

I was recently sitting with a friend over coffee talking about missions, and God's calling in our lives.  We reflected on how much peace and confirmation we both received in the midst of our callings to missions.  At Kobwin during my last trip to Uganda. It's been 5 years since we answered the call to serve with NHUM and so I thought it would be appropriate to share with all of you how the Lord called us to serve with New Hope Uganda Ministries.  We have shared in person with several of you, but I have never sat down and typed out the whole (long) story so here it goes! The Lord's calling to missions in my life began during my freshman year in college.  I was so excited to be a student at Concordia College because of their incredible music department.  I remember the first time I played in the orchestra.  The experience of playing with a college level ensemble was simply amazing.  In my first couple weeks I was loving every minute of being a music majo

I have been personally struggling with my health for about a year and feel it is now time to share with you all so you can be praying for me. The main concern lately is that I have some swelling in my small intestine and to smaller extent in my large intestine causing gastrointestinal issues.  Although this is the main concern, I have had some other unexplained symptoms including, rashes, dry eyes, insomnia, light-headedness, among other things. Two weeks ago I woke up early on a Sunday morning with severe abdominal pain and became dehydrated so quickly (within 4 hours) from the constant sickness I went to the ER.  My blood pressure was dangerously low and I began to break out in hives all over my body so they admitted me to the hospital for the next two days. At first they were suggesting a serious infection diagnoses and treating me for sepsis, which thankfully I don't have!  After my 2-day stay at the hospital, lots of tests, and two more episodes after I was discharged, w