We are lost for words.
This morning we attended the Arise Africa Secondary School Church
service. As we approached the school, we
saw two dormitories, two classroom block, a dining hall and 135 students. We were surprised to find out that the
Secondary School had only been open since January of this year and items such
as desks and beds have only been added two months ago. As you can see, there is a HUGE need for what
North Americans think of as simple necessities.
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| Sunday service |
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| The praise team |
As we neared the classroom that housed the service, music
filled our ears with the sounds of beautiful voices, clapping hands, bongo
drums and praising of the Lord. The students and staff had set up a table for
“the guests,” at the front of the room. The service was filled with singing,
dancing, skits and a message from two visiting missionaries. The talent and joy
that the kids possess filled our hearts with joy. It was a service that we will
always remember.
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| Overlooking Bukeleba |
We ended our afternoon with a beautiful hike, with the North Carolina team (from Journey Church) and 10 of the boys from the Primary School. The view was incredible as one side overlooked Lake Victoria and the other overlooked the village of Bukeleba.
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| We had to bring Husker nation to Uganda!! |
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| All four of us with Lake Victoria in the background |
You guys are doing an incredible job! Love you and you all are in my prayers every night!
ReplyDeleteKaitlynn
Wow! Thomas, your Uncle Tim linked me to your BLOG.
ReplyDeleteYour Uncle and I were good friends the 8 years I lived in Omaha.
PROUD OF YOU! Hitting the other teams hard was your job while a Husker...
But you are hitting LIFE full hard now, and making the REAL tackles that count!
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR TEAM!
Mark Hugo, Minneapolis, MN
Wow, this is awesome! Keep up the good work! I was reading in Acts this week and thought about you guys. It talked about how the early church operated and I just wanted to encourage you to continue to be the hands and feet of Christ by selflessly serving the people of Uganda.
ReplyDeleteAll the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need. Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.
-Acts 4:32-37
Brett Burton