With my third week in Uganda coming to a close I can say I have missed the states for the first time since I have been here. It may have something to do with it being less busy in the past week and especially less busy the past few days. You can definitely say I’m over doing laundry by hand but I guess this is where I just have to suck it up and ask the Lord for some strength. ha Wed-Fri I was on safari which was a great experience. You can see some of the pictures and videos I took during the safari on my previous post. Sunday I spoke at Children’s Church on Jesus calming the storm. I hope the Lord used me in that. Other than that though since we have been back I have really just been waiting to go back to work in the village which will start tomorrow. Last week we dug the foundation for the church and this week we will begin lying the bricks, sand, concrete, and cement that will make up the foundation. It will be a lot of work and we will be spending a few days camping in the village in hopes of getting the foundation finished.
I have been praying a lot lately as for what I will do when I get back from Uganda. For the first time I have been considering going back to school. I do not know where it came from but suddenly I have had the desire to absorb as much knowledge as I can about the Bible, Christianity, and my savior, and what a better place to absorb knowledge than in school. This being said I am really considering studying in the U.K. somewhere, possibly England or Ireland. I also know that I want to serve as an intern at a church somewhere for sometime. As for the U.K., masters programs only seem to be one or two year programs which seem a bit short. Who knows? I have a lot of time and perhaps the Lord will put something totally different on my heart by the time I am ready to make a decision, wouldn’t be the first time that has happened.
On another spiritual note I have for the first time realized why my walk with Christ seems to be so hot and cold, or better yet, why I seem to get burned out so to speak. I was listening to a sermon from Tyler Jones, the pastor at Vintage 21 Church in Raleigh North Carolina and the whole thing was on the desire of our hearts. He was talking about what the problem with the church in the west is today and how the number of non believers in the West seems to be growing so fast. He stated that it is not because we don’t have the right leadership or the right planning or even enough people with servant hearts, the problem is that the central desire of our hearts is not Jesus Christ. We get so caught up in the desires of this world and what we think we need or what we want (in material possession) that Christ no longer becomes our central desire. Christ says himself that if we seek His Kingdom these things will be given unto us and if He chooses not to give us the latest fashion in clothes or newest gadgets then so be it for His Kingdom is that much greater and that He does promise. As well I heard a quote the other day by Corrie Ten Boom listening to another sermon that I was able to relate to as I try to figure out what to do when I return. It stated, “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” It was simple enough and made enough since. I may face hardship and trial in the future or I may not, but I shouldn’t worry about it for God knows all and He will prepare and be with me through it all.
Aside from all this please continue to pray for me as I continue to serve the Lord here. I ask that you would pray for comfort when I begin to miss home and that I would continue to be a servant in anyway that I can. Also pray that I would have the strength and energy to serve in an effective way. Continue to pray for my friend Unus as I have not seen him much this week I know he still needs it. Again let me know if you would like prayer for anything as I would love to be praying for you in anyway that I can.
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