My name is Liliana, but I go by Lily. I am 100% Romanian, but was born in Detroit, MI. I'm 37 years old, and still feel and think I'm 23,...

Life as a missionary has a tendency to keep me humble and in constant daily checkins with God. Lately, I’ve been feeling really broken...

It’s been quite some time since my last blog, and there’s so much I’d like to share with you all, it’s overwhelming where to even start....

We’re back at it! For those of you who have followed brave.Beautiful.BOLD’s Ministry, one of the primary goals is to empower women...

For the last four months we’ve been working on a church building for the village of Bugira. One of the hardest things for me living in...

The workshop and our women’s program is a special project for me. It’s not only the place of dreams and new beginnings for bartered,...

There she is... little Sandra, missing a limb...running around trying to jump rope using just one arm, her malnourished belly evident...

Children’s laughter as we walk down the street Calls of “Agandi!” and “Kale!” follow us along the way Mothers sit in groups gathering...

Over this past week and a half since arriving in Uganda, I have had the privilege of working with the women from the Women’s Project here...

VILLAGE MINISTRY For the past week and a half, I have spent time in the village of Bugira where Lily has planted her Mission House. This...

The past few weeks have been really great, intense, but none the less great. My sister Becky was here and it just felt so good to have...

I go on mission trips to be away. Away from students, crowds, expectations… Away from social media, popular culture, and the hustle and...

Since I last had a chance to write a blog, and access to my website here in Uganda, a LOT has happened! First off let me just say it has...

I'm so happy to finally have access to my blog and website!! I had to go to a different country (Rwanda), physically lol, but that's what...

I've been so overwhelmed with life these last three plus months. Do you all just ever want to hide away under a rock and hope that by...

“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”  ― Corrie ten Boom In the last six weeks since I've been back home in...

Being back on Ugandan soil is always a feeling of anticipation, but I’m always surprised by life here. I’ve been back for about a month...

It’s been over two months since I could truly sit down for more than a minute and blog. I don’t know if you all know how much energy and...

Well folks, I cannot believe that we're already in OCTOBER!! Where has the time gone?! These past weeks have been jam packed with so...

Mom and Dad at my BA Graduation Party... a moment in time where my heart felt like bursting because of how proud my parents were of me...