May this be a trip of faithfulness.
A time full of faith.
A space of lighthearted moments
And of tears of connecting with fellow torn lives.
A season of a humble heart hungering for help,
And a trip of an adventurous spirit emboldened with joy...A new season in life starts. Newness has always excited me :). That is another reason I love following Jesus. He is in the process of making all things new!! I am thankful to be able to be a part of God's newness in Uganda!!!
Monkey Hill Walk:
We walked up to Monkey Hill-- where, as you could guess, there are many monkeys :). It is also a prayer hill- some groups spend overnight prayer sessions on the hill, and someone will always be there. What a beautiful space! It looks out over Mukono- I will post a picture later.
Then we continued on walking through a village to go back to UCU. My first glimpse of a village. I was in awe. There are so many beautiful children... and much poverty. We will be experiencing this part of Uganda more later. For now, we just saw the creativity of the children :).
Two boys were playing with two leaves with a stick through the ends of both of them. It looked like a propeller to a plane. We asked the boys what they were playing with, and they said, "an airplane!" and with that, they started running away from us, with the leaf propellers twirling in the wind :). Beautiful freedom surrounded by a space of the oppression of poverty.
Also, have you ever thought about how each moment can be extraordinary? Whether you are with many or few, in each moment we have the capacity to create, to love, to feel, to move, to think, to relate. May each moment be extraordinary because we have life through Jesus... life to the FULLLLESSTT! Own it :)
Uganda Lessons from Children #1:
If you don't have toys, make your own :).
I also met a Ugandan who I believe will end up being a very good friend :)... but that story is for another time.
Nice <<extraordinary>> time, friends,
nicole :)
The monkey walk sounds great and i can't wait for more lessons from Ugandan children! love.
ReplyDeleteNicole, I just heard and saw pictures from Leah W. all about her time in Uganda! How Cool! Are you at the same university? Can't wait to hear more! I'll lift you and your team up to the Father tonight.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning my daughter! It was very pleasent to talk with you this evening :) Enjoy your retreat, and we will enjoy ours. I think our weather might be slightly different :) When do you get back? Glad to hear all is well!
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Don't forget to post your pics :) I have to see what monkey business you were up too!
leah- :)... and they have owls here!!
ReplyDeletechris- i am at the same university as leah! so excited about that :)
dad- it was just a day retreat and now off to our homestays for 2 weeks! pics up today.. love you!
"Whether you are with many or few, in each moment we have the capacity to create, to love, to feel, to move, to think, to relate. May each moment be extraordinary because we have life through Jesus". I love, love, love it! My soul was incredibly touched by this. Thank you dear friend!!! I am going to put this up on our bulletin board for all our students to read as well. You are a jewel!
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