Daughter of the King
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
So, it's been a while. But I shall finally write about Africa! Thanks to you have been continually checking.
Wow, Uganda was so amazing. June 29, 2015 our plane left from Winnipeg, MB and off we went. I have never flown without my parents before so that in itself was an adventure. The total travel time was around 24 hours, with 2 flights just around 8 1/2 hours and one 1 1/2 hour flight to Minneapolis. Airplane food isn't my favorite. Then late in the evening around 11:00 or 10:00, I don't remember, we arrived in Entebbe, Uganda. Wooo. It was dark, so I couldn't see much of Uganda the first day. Then we drove 2 1/2 hours ish, and made it home to the lovely house of my cousin's Chasity and Nixon Katabira. And spent my first night having to sleep under a mosquito net. It was also pretty hot. but not as hot as I expected. I always slept right by the window, with the window wide open. Which was nice for the fresh air, but also then it made the mosque all the more louder. There was a mosque almost right across the street from where we lived, and they would have the muslim radio playing at any hour of the night, or they would be praying for everyone to hear. It can be amazing the devotion they have for their religion, but some people do need to sleep. I lived quite a bit differently there than I do in canada. I honestly had never hand washed my clothes before, nor showered from a bucket. And I never needed to toast my toast in a pan before, nor boil water before being able to drink it. I also was looked at like I was crazy when I asked where the muffin liners were, cause apparently they don't use those. But it's crazy how though all these things took more time, but somehow I had more time. Where in Canada everything can be done so fast, but yet I feel so much more busy. So what was I doing there? Well, for one I have wanted to go to Uganda for years already, My cousin got married in November 2012, and I even got a job just to be able to go to her wedding. But I still wasn't able to go. So now finally I was given the opportunity to go through global outreach missions. My cousin's run a youth empowerment ministry, it's a place where young people can come and be, every sunday they have a bible study, worship evening, games night or movie night. They also offer skill classes, where they can learn different skills, and they have home visits where they go and work in the community. Nixon also has a recording studio where he records his own music, and some of the young people have recorded songs too. During the first few weeks of my time there we went and did school ministry. Where we would go to some of the schools in the nearby villages. We would first play some games and have some fun with the kids. These kids where around highschool age. Then we would minister and teach. We would talk about the reality of HIV aids and also bring the gospel along with that. It was always so good. Often some of the young people would also present some of their songs as well. One Saturday we put on something what they call UG Kids Voice, it's like a dvbs, but we just did it for one day. Our theme was God's love and that God wants to be their friend. We played games, sang some kids songs in Luganda which I found super fun. Decorated heart cookies. And Nixon spoke to the kids about Jesus. This whole experience in Uganda was so amazing and I will treasure it forever. seriously. And I have a lot of stories but it is hard to summarize everything in a blog post but I will post some pictures. I also got the chance to go on a Safari with Kate and Brooke and it was so amazing. I watched a goat get slaughtered. I also learned the importance of fighting for your faith. Our house was always full of people, plus I shared a room with 4 girls. it was almost impossible to find a place where I could be alone alone with Jesus. so finally I went into the bathroom and the bathroom became my sanctuary. I am starting to see what it means to be in the secret place with Jesus. And it's so important. May my prayer always be that I will love Jesus more. Thanks so much for reading! I will add some pictures soon.
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