(A fun tree I took in daylight & then edited.)
(Precious…love this picture of her with the CVI sign!!)
Today was my last day of
ministering with Child Voice. By ministering I mean loving on some wonderful
women and children. It’s weird to think that tonight I won’t go to sleep inside
of a mud hut. Once again my “home� location has changed. (To date I have slept
in 16 different places in the last 5 months.) Tomorrow morning I won’t wake up
& go to chapel with the girls. I won’t say any Acholi words nor will I hold
my favorite little kiddos. Today was a day of good-byes.
We’ve
say a lot of good-byes on the World Race. The first two weren’t hard to say.
I’ve just always been “good� at good-byes. But month 3 in Ireland & this
month have been tear filled good-byes. Maybe I loved harder those months, I
don’t know. But I do know that I will miss Child Voice and the girls there.
Out
of all the girls at the center I got the closest to Catherine & Janet and
their daughters. They were just the sweetest and lovely girls! But I will
definitely remember them. For me, they are the faces of Uganda. I don’t know if
I will ever see them again on this side of Heaven.
(Catherine and I…photo taken by Carrie Campbell)
(Janet & I..photo taken by Carrie as well.)
(Baby Sharon…Catherine’s daughter!! She is ticklish under her chin like me!)
(Baby Mercy, Janet daughter, & Baby Mercy)
So this is just a glimpse of my
time in Uganda with Child Voice. And its just a glimpse of what I will miss.
(Matt walking)
(A cute kiddo)
(Ashley working with the kids)
(Kevin down at the water pump)
But though we are leaving Uganda…we are also entering another country, another land of
destiny, another group of people to love. We are staying in Kampala as a squad
until the 2nd of November, when we will then head into Tanzania.
Please be praying for my team as 2 of our members have decided to follow The Lord
as He leads them back home to America. We will miss Kim & Matt bunches
& bunches!!
Kim:
I will thoroughly miss your hilarious stories, your tamed
tongue that says “you stupid women,� your disgust for dirty kids, and your
desire to obey Papa. I will miss your understanding, your passion for holidays,
& your fierce killing of fire ants. I bless you in the road before you. Texas
roadhouse & French classes here I come…
Matt:
I will miss our conversations about things that actually
matter, our understanding of Ville Tecci, our talks about relationships, and
our laughs. I will thoroughly miss your ability to still respect me when I have
a real convo and break down in tears, your humor, your gift of sharing the
gospel in all circumstances, and your heart for the least of these. I bless you in the journey ahead.
Florida, Alabama, new horizons, and lots and lots of football games here I
come…
