Today is Monday and I’ve been here living at God Cares School for almost 4 days now. It was really difficult at first being here alone. My room is huge. Well, it’s more like the size of the classroom I teach in at Hillcrest. There’s just a bed and some plastic patio chairs for me to sit on. It’s a little bit lonely, but on the first night here alone, Ismail came to my room to chat with me. It reminded me of the reason why God has called me to come to Uganda. We talked and he really encouraged me. I showed him and Rogers the video that I made for Buyamba since they both speak in the video. They were really excited. So I am all settled here now.
On Saturday morning, I had to do laundry so after eating a small breakfast, I filled two buckets with water got my clothes and soap and went to wash. As I was washing some of the girls came and offered to help. Eventually, they were doing all the work and I was just watching. What a blessing from the Lord to have such a loving group of students around. It really encouraged me as I was missing my friends.
Later that day I took a trip with the girls who are staying at the school to Jinja where we were able to see the source of the Nile. We took a boat to the specific place where the Nile River begins from Lake Victoria. I have some amazing pictures from that trip. On the way back from Jinja, Dongo took us to some waterfall sites along the Nile River. It was awesome just to listen to the water pounding down. I have never been to Niagara Falls, but I can only imagine after seeing these small waterfalls. It was a long day, but so worth the trip.
Sunday we went to church and the students from Awana were leading worship. It was amazing to watch them lead the congregation in singing. They have a gift and a love for the Lord that is rarely seen in the United States. I also had the opportunity to teach the 5, 6 and 7 Sunday School class. I taught about the importance of first living a lifestyle that pleases and honors God before preaching the Word. I hope they received the Word spoken to them from the Lord.
That brings us to today where I didn’t do much. I woke early with the students as they do every day, but found myself a little lost. I spent some quality time with Robert, the tech guy, setting up the power outlets in my room. I also watched Jacob teach and discussed that with him later. I realized that my calling here in Uganda may not be to teach, but instead to help students that are struggling since there is so little personal attention due to large class sizes and to mentor the students who want to draw close to the Lord. I am continuing to pray about what God has for me here, but I definitely feel the call and the connection with this ministry.
Farewell for now.
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