Good day to you and thank you for following our blog while we were in Uganda and still as we are continuing to add to it. This is extremely difficult to try and express into words. We are being asked to write a little something for the blog as a wrap up of sorts.
How are we supposed to put into words the emotional and impactful times we shared in Uganda? For me, Uganda was one of the most amazing experiences that I have ever had a privilege of being involved in. I am thankful that God helped provide the means for me to experience His Love in Uganda.
The new friendships that were made while in Uganda as well as the friendships that grew as our team relied on each other in all things have impacted my life greatly. I was blessed to have been able to experience this with my son Isaac and the fact that I was able to see his faith grow and how God worked thru him was amazing.
Africa Renewal Ministries Staff warmly greeted us upon our arrival and were instrumental in our wonderful experience. We were overwhelmed by their generosity as the trip unfolded. From extreme poverty to the experience of amenities that we were blessed to partake in, we experienced God’s provisions and the fact that He kept us safe throughout our days in Uganda and the trip home. God is amazing and his Love endures forever.
One of the most impactful things of the trip would have to be the generosity of the extreme poverty stricken people. Although they had very little, they often gave all they had in gratitude that we took the time to visit. I was amazed by the generosity of the people and the Love they have for us.
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| Isaac and Evas in a banana field |
As I was preparing to go to Uganda, I was looking for the reason that God had called me to go. It has been over a month since our trip and I now believe that I have found the reason that God wanted me to be a part of the team. That reason is the sponsorship program and the importance of it.
That realization came to me as I received a letter from our sponsor child. I received a letter from our sponsored child Evas on March 28th. I opened it expecting to hear how she has been since our visit. Upon opening it I realized that she had written the letter 2 weeks before we had made the trip and met. The letter was dated February 1st and we did not leave for our trip until the 15th of February. I had no idea what was about to impact me as I read her letter. I would like to add at this point the importance of sponsorship for the children of Kachungwa and would ask that you consider the privilege of getting involved if not already a sponsor or sponsor another child if possible.
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| Young girl who died of malaria |
I opened the letter with anticipation. As I read the letter I was overcome by emotion and tears filled my eyes. Many of you have read and already know that while we were visiting in Kachungwa that a little girl, who was not a sponsored child, died of malaria. One of the things we did while we were there is the distribution of treated mosquito nets to many families in the area around Kachungwa throughout the villages. The mosquitoes that fly at night are the ones that carry the malaria virus and while the people are sleeping without a mosquito net it is easy to see how they could be bitten and get sick.
Evas wrote that she had been sick with malaria over the winter break while away from school and had been taken to receive medical care as a result of being sponsored by my family. She was sick for about 2 weeks but received the medical treatment needed to heal her sickness. She did not mention this as we met 2 weeks later. Her sickness was the same duration in weeks than that of the little girl that did not make it which died while we were there.
It was because of the sponsorship that Evas was able to receive the medical attention needed to make her well. While distributing the nets, I know that I was able to deliver on to her family as well as the 6 other families that lived in their little community among the banana trees and the pineapple bushes.
I now know that God used all of the experiences that our team shared while in Uganda to work in each of our lives and that my calling is to try and help the children that are not sponsored be sponsored. As you are continuing to sponsor children in Kachungwa, I would ask that you never stop and try and get more people to sponsor the unsponsored children. I am hopeful that we can get other churches involved to come along side of us and help the community in sponsoring more. Please do not hesitate! Feel free to contact me or Canby Christian Church office if you have any questions and we will get the information that you need to be used by God in blessing other children of Kachungwa.
Thank you for your support, “Mukama Akwue Omukisa” (God Bless You)
“Jja Ja Semakula” (Ralph Williams)
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