July 15th

Sunday, July 15

 

The day started with a drive to Idudi for church, Pastor Wambi greeted Glenn with, "I am excited to hear a message from you this morning!"  In other words, … he was going to preach.  We had numerous African worship songs and dances, songs and dances by various groups (women, little children, and youth).  Then Glenn came up and had us all participate with an introduction and what we love about Uganda.  He delivered a spirit-filled sermon about who we should be following that drew many amens (or "aminas") and kept the crowd very engaged.  

 

The whole experience was very moving – the unity between us and this tiny community in the middle of Africa, who are in such a different world from us worshipping the same God and Savior.  The mixture of African and American voices booming out over the community in unison was a sweet offering to the Lord.

 

After a little respite at the guest house, we went to town to "pick up a few things."  It's certainly not like going to Target and throwing your things in a cart.  The market is spread out over blocks and blocks of unpaved streets and alleys. Kyemba knows the vendors to go to, so around and around we went finding our items.  The last item was a sim card for phones that were donated to us and we were going to give to a couple of our sponsored children.  It took over an hour and we left with the job incomplete, but the student has her phone and can do the rest later.  

 

The World Cup Final was top of mind for a few of us, so we invited ourselves to Andrea and Haril's house (Musana founders) for a watch party.  They made popcorn, we brought Oreos and we all had a great time cheering on whatever team we wanted to win.  France fans went away happy.  Jason went to visit a young friend he has gotten to know from the high school at his home.  The young man is a believer, but his family members are not and he wanted Jason to meet and talk to them.  

 

The day was capped off with a campfire and s'mores.  Some of the staff, interns, Andrea, Desi (Andrea's daughter) stopped by and had some. It was a great way to celebrate our relationships we have made here.  

 

Love to all!

 

Judy