Day 1

-June 10, 2012-

We got into Namirembe Guesthouse late Saturday night. After getting settled in, we all hit the sack.

After 20+ hours of traveling, it had been a long day.

Sunday morning we ate breakfast and headed over to Watoto church in downtown Kampala.

What an amazing experience.

To stand with brothers and sisters and worship our Creator as one family.

To see Jesus in these people's faces.

Did I ever imagine that there might be others halfway around the globe 

worshiping the same Father as well?

And we sang our hearts out.

The service was "Miracle Missions Sunday".

It was a special day to give to the Lord.

Malachi 3:10-1:

"Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. 

and thereby put Me to the test, says the LORD of hosts,

if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that i will not destroy the fruits of your soil, 

and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts.

Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the LORD of hosts."

God gives us tests in life to see if we are ready for the next "level".

God must be first in our lives if we want to enjoy a blessed life in Him.

There is a test to leave the ordinary level and enter the advanced.

John 12:1-8. Give it all. 

1 Chronicles 29:10-18

Blessed is the Lord!

And I was blessed to watch. They gave. 

The rich and wealthy gave. The poor and needy gave.

I saw old men and woman offer.

I saw little children offer all they had.

And they were happy.

Because who would be better to give everything to then to Jesus?

Jesus, we're living for Your name
We'll never be ashamed of you
Oh Oh Oh.... 

Take, Take, Take it all!
Take, Take Take it all!

After the service we headed back to the Guesthouse for lunch.

We then got to tour around the hospital and in the evening had a worship service at the chapel.

You need Helper. He is the Holy Spirit.
Luke 11:11- When you ask, you will receive.

He is a comforter.
God is willing to give you the Holy Spirit to help you.
He is the helper and comforter.
You cannot do without Him.

The Holy Spirit is the Teacher.
John 14:26
He will teach you all things.
He is there to help you- you just have to call upon Him.

You need the Holy Spirit.
You cannot operate on your own.

 
 And soon there after ended our very first day in beautiful Uganda, Africa.

And we all gave thanks for that day.
Because we saw that God had made it.
And indeed - it was very good.

And a heart was captured.

This morning as I sit here on the porch I find it hard to keep my thoughts from wandering.
Half my heart is far away and I miss the place it's at. 

I wonder what baby C is doing now at the babies home? how is Dear B at the hospital?
Does she miss us? What's Charity up to? 

And how did Reverend Prossy's rounds go today?
So many questions. There's a pulling on my heart.
I miss that place I have only been to once.

And could I have even imagined that day when we flew into Entebbe
that it would be so hard to leave? 

 Even the red dirt roads I miss. Driving down them, hair flying in the wind,
waving as hard as we can to the village children as we pass.
I do miss being called Mzungu.

I do miss having a black hand grasp mine and not want to ever let go.

All these things I miss, and I do find it hard to not keep looking back.

The only hope we can all find is in Christ. Because He holds the light. 

He IS the Light. And I trust Him. He holds the key to my future anyhow.

Jesus knows how hard it is. 

Maybe one day I won't have to say goodbye....

And how should I start?

The trip to altogether amazing, awesome, wonderful, God-filled, and memorable.

I just can't get over it.

(and pray I never do)

So thankful that I got to go, and already can hardly wait to go back.

We did so much. It might take some time to write all the memories.

I will try to write what we did every day and share plenty of pictures.

Thank you for all your prayers.

I have been so so blessed!

God is good-all the time

All the time-God is good

and that is His nature, WOW.