Th 6/19
Randy and I have anticipated this day for a long time (over 8 or 9 months) and it didn’t disappoint us. The long ride from Kampala to Ganda Village was interesting to say the least. The Ugandan people have their own creative way of getting around. Whether by foot, bike, boda boda (scooter), car or in our case a tour van they have a transportation language that includes honking, staking your ground and other givens hard for the foreign mind to understand. After driving on terrain we would not consider roads in the US we finally pulled into our destination “Hope Children’s Home.”
Because of the love God has shared with these once orphaned children through Show Mercy the greeting we received was nothing short of a Welcome Home celebration! They greeted our team of 26 as though we were family; big smiles, warm hugs and as many children as each one of us had fingers for. While at the home today we hugged kids, played games, ate lunch and hung out together. Even though an onlooker might have thought it was complete chaos going on, if I had to describe what I felt most it would be peace.
James 1:27 says “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: To look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world”.
One thing our Pastor likes to tell his flock quite often is “Holiness is happiness”. In other words if you follow God’s ways and His plan for your life you will be happy.
Today was a very happy day here in Uganda.
Randy and I have anticipated this day for a long time (over 8 or 9 months) and it didn’t disappoint us. The long ride from Kampala to Ganda Village was interesting to say the least. The Ugandan people have their own creative way of getting around. Whether by foot, bike, boda boda (scooter), car or in our case a tour van they have a transportation language that includes honking, staking your ground and other givens hard for the foreign mind to understand. After driving on terrain we would not consider roads in the US we finally pulled into our destination “Hope Children’s Home.”
Because of the love God has shared with these once orphaned children through Show Mercy the greeting we received was nothing short of a Welcome Home celebration! They greeted our team of 26 as though we were family; big smiles, warm hugs and as many children as each one of us had fingers for. While at the home today we hugged kids, played games, ate lunch and hung out together. Even though an onlooker might have thought it was complete chaos going on, if I had to describe what I felt most it would be peace.
James 1:27 says “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: To look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world”.
One thing our Pastor likes to tell his flock quite often is “Holiness is happiness”. In other words if you follow God’s ways and His plan for your life you will be happy.
Today was a very happy day here in Uganda.
2 comments:
The Lord is truly touches others through all of you. This picture of the little boy touches my heart to the very core. I pray many time daily for all of you and that through you the children and villagers will truly come to know Christ and to accept him as their savior. I wish I could be there with you but my prayers do reach accross the miles.
"God is wit thee in all that thou doest." - Genesis 21:22
"If any man serve me, him will my Father honor." - John 12:26
Kampala. We have friends who live there, are part of Far Reaching Ministries, and teach at Calvary Bible College Uganda. :)
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