Another precious opportunity to post to the blog! Let me begin by saying that I miss all of you so much. It gets worse everyday.
But alas! Uganda is amazing. I was reading today (in a leftover travel guide, another artifact I have found from John and Katherine's stay) about the history of Uganda and it got me thinking. It helps to understand a little about what has happened on the land you walk if you want to know more about the people who are already there.
I am beginning to realize that some of my ideas about the west and about wealth and poverty were naive and simple. God is bigger than the empire I was born in. Not only that, he's better than I thought. When you see children who are very hungry and you consider that you just bought a meal for under two dollars, it begins to be a greater challenge to trust God. Trust God.
Trust that you are who you are for a reason. And that includes how wealthy you are. And how comfortable you have been....and ultimately how powerless you are to change any of that in the slightest. And I really mean any of that in the slightest.....recycling, vegetarianism, conservation, anything at all.
Poverty is huge. it's really huge. and it's bigger than you can imagine. and bigger than you can fix.
but it isn't bigger than God.
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Hello. Welcome friends and pilgrims!
I started this blog for the purpose of communicating with friends and family during a stay in Uganda in summer 09. It then became an ongoing place for thoughts and now exists on wordpress.
I live in Tallahassee, Fl. I have a BA in Studio Art from Florida State University. I attend St Peters Anglican Church and do my best to walk in the love and grace of Christ.
Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteWe were thrilled to see pictures of your surroundings and to hear the report from Fr. John of the trip. I know that you can feel isolated in a country not your own, but know that the body of Christ in our little corner at St. Peter's is supporting you, and that after Pentecost you are blessed with the Holy Spirit where ever you are.
John Grant
Hi Lindsey K.!
ReplyDeleteYour face was shining w/God's glory in the pics Fr. John shared on Sunday!! I loved your blog today. It was good to see another posting by you (too long since the last one!).
Praise God for what He is doing in your life and in the lives of those you are reaching out to.
Love you!
Kris
I started my Bible Hermeneutics class last night and wished I could call you to talk! I am so proud of you for all you are doing! I pray for your constantly and know God is with you.
ReplyDeleteLove you bunches!
Aunt Sunny
I thank my God at every remembrance of you. I can see, hear and read the ways that the Lord is working in you. May He never stop. I miss you!
ReplyDeleteThat about trusting that God has a reason for endowing you with wealth is important, I think. It's pretty easy in Uganda to be overwhelmed with white guilt and/or (especially before arriving) swollen with ideas of crusading on in with one's wealth. There are so many things that made sense to us only after awhile, like that our housekeeper broke spaghetti into tiny pieces (because it's easier to eat with fingers) and tons we'll never know because we aren't living there. It's very humbling.
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ReplyDeleteWe got you covered on the St. Peter's website with links to your blog and have posted Fr. John's video. See http://www.saint-peters.net/missionaries and http://www.saint-peters.net/uganda.
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