Lessons from Uganda and Zanzibar - #3 Remember God's Will

Lesson #3 – Remember God’s will

3/26 9:45am

I came to Uganda without a plan. My itinerary literally said, “Sunday, Mar. 25^th – Wednesday, Apr. 4^th: BKU Uganda.” I figured Victoria would have a list of things for me to do when I arrived. Well, I was wrong. But God showed, like He always does, that if I step out of the way, He will write a plan for me. And His plan is better than any I could think of.

So, although at first I felt like a lost puppy with nothing laborious to do and no specific place to go, my prayers for an open mind, heart, and spirit lead me to simply talk with Victoria. Through a day of questions and conversations, God directed Victoria and I to write the following schedule for my time in Uganda:

Sun., Mar. 25^th – church, play with kids

Mon., Mar., 26^th – create databases for recording donations and expenses, and a visitor information form, play with kids

Tues., Mar. 27^th – organize office files, take pictures to update website, go to town to purchase beads to make jewelry

Wed., Mar 28^th – make jewelry, play with kids

Thur., Mar. 29^th – spend day at St. Maria Florence School, play with kids

Fri., Mar. 30^th – Heather arrives J

Sat., Mar. 31^st – spend day with friend in Kampala, treat two older BKU boys to dinner out in Entebbe

Sun., Apr. 1^st – church, party for kids

Mon., Apr. 2^nd – spend morning at Muslim School, walk through village to see more of Victoria’s family’s property and visit woman’s cow farm, play with kids

Tues., Apr. 3^rd – visit The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), play with kids

Wed., Apr. 4^th – walk to Lake Victoria, leave for Zanzibar

3/28 9:09p.m.

            Victoria prayed hard tonight about the children’s accommodations, saying, “When I look at their beds and rooms, I get sick.” She committed the new dormitory to God, and prayed for better infrastructure for the kids’ housing.

Kids with new solar lamps donated by Boy Scouts. The power goes out almost daily, so these definitely are much appreciated.

When the power goes out, we used the outdoor kitchen. Here, Victoria is making porridge for the kids.

And we thought the ant hills in LaGrange were dangerous!

The church. Lawn chairs and benches are brought in for services, plus a microphone, keyboard, speakers, and a mantel.

The "backyard."

For some reason, this road reminds me of Mt. Zion Church Road (the road to my grandma's house.)

I know this is probably very ignorant, but I was so amazed to see that women really do carry things on their heads.

Instead of using a microwave, Victoria wraps food in banana leaves and places it over boiling water, allowing the steam to heat up food. Ingenious!