It was another busy & successful day on the job-site. I would say about 1/3 of the tin has been put up on the roof. The men have done such a great job. Also, the exterior of the administration building only needs one more coat of paint. More sweet potatoes were pulled out. And Cindy spent about 3 hours doing VBS / fun activities with the neighborhood children who now flock to our sight. They are so bright, and it is heartbreaking to see some of the children who, even just the week, can no longer go to school because their families cannot afford it. We see such potential that may never be fully developed. Pastor Greg, we've all discussed how much you would enjoy visiting with all of the neighbors near our sight!
We have continued to visit Mama Maria, who received some disturbing news today. Her one kind son (her other 2 children treat her very poorly) passed away. He was returned to her home where he will be buried tomorrow. William has given us a bit of insight regarding the funeral customs in Africa. Mama will be visited by as many as 50 mourners tonight & tomorrow and she will be expected to feed all of them. She does not have the resources for this, so we do not know how she will begin to feed everyone. Her predicament has been a heavy topic of discussion today, as we would love to help her. However, we do not know what is best. Our purpose in being here is to help William and the children of Agape, who have no shortage of needs. Yet our hearts break for Mama Maria as well. Truly, there is an overwhelming amount of need all around us here, and we cannot help everyone. Also, is our definition of help truly helping? Some profound thoughts and questions come with this whole line of thinking. Ultimately, we will follow the advice and wisdom that William offers us. But please continue to pray that the Lord would guide each one of us. Please pray that we will look to Him for guidance in every word and choice that we make.
Things are truly so different here, and we do not always (ok, we rarely) understand the Ugandan ways. But maybe that's not our job. The Lord asks us to love our neighbor as ourselves. Pray that He will show each one of us how we can best do that in our interactions with neighbors, workers on the job-site, employees at our hotel, and each other. Tomorrow is our last day of work - please continue to pray for safety and that we will accomplish the things that are important to Christ.
All of the things we have witnessed only serve to make us more passionate about helping the children of Agape, for they are the future for this community in Mukono and for the country of Uganda. Pray, pray, pray that this will be a generation that rises up to bring hope and faith through Jesus Christ to this nation and this world.
Sarah Corson arrives at our hotel late tonight and will spend the remainder of our time here with us. We are so looking forward to being around such an amazing woman. I can't believe the week is almost over. Thank you so much for being a part of this mission!! Blessing from Team Agape
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