5-19-12
It was little Bashirs turn to lead the devotion at the boys home on the land. he walked into the middle of the room and said "we are going to read from 1 John chapter 3." I thought... there is no way?!? ... then he continued to say "verse 16-19!" I began to shake a little and tears began forming in my eyes. This was the scripture that God used to speak to me to come to Uganda. I remember that exact moment and I felt like I was re-living it!" Another sweet reminder that love is not a word, but a action.
I was surrounded by 20 boys that I feel sooo blessed to show love to...
The boys started saying what they learned from this passage and this is what they basically got....
If God blesses you with money... help those in need. If you have riches and see someone in need, and do not help them.... you are not really walking with God.
I heard these words from rescued street boys. Boys who literally had NOTHING! I could in thousands of words say what was going through my head, but basically... I am SOOO convicted!
Today I helped the boys write letter to their "special friends" (sponsors). We played football and American football, as well as having a great Birthday party for two of the boys.
After dinner we finished off the night eating snails... the boys think it is weird Americans eat them (but I think it is weird they eat termites).
Walking back to the place we are staying, they said, "do you know luganda (their language)?" When I said no" they informed me when learning a new language there is key words to learn.... I asked what... and they said,
"Can I have some food?"
I laughed for so long! Today has been a blessing!
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| Enoch, at the birthday party! |
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| playing pin the tail of the elephant! |
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| Emma, eating a snail! |
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| nightly devotions |
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