The rain beading down the widow seal. . The cool breeze blowing in just cool enough to make you bundle up in a hoodie & want a hot cup of coffee in hand. . A warm living room that has this down home country glow to it, couches & chairs that swallow you whole, furniture in general is a rare find here on the Race.
Here I found myself thoroughly enjoying our first few days here in Uganda. My team & I arrived at our ministry site, and were introduced & welcomed into a family so loving & so appreciative of us we already can tell we were going to love this place. Sure of one thing . . . this was gonna be a big month.
Our Pastor, and main contact Pastor Ntege Alozious greeted us & welcomed us into his home & family today. You can tell even in the way he prays we are family. This particular family has a wonderful sense of humor which has been quite enjoyable to my team & I. They have a puppy named shaggy! Oh, and a goat we named pooter! Pictures will come soon.
We spent our first day here settling in. We ventured into town (about a 2mi walk with shortcut included) with one of our contacts son's Steven. We went to get water for our team, and of course we picked up some snacks for ourselves & for our contact just to bless him. We spent the rest of our day enjoying reading books from the library he has in his living room. We were all given the opportunity for a little R&R time which on the Race this time can turn into some of your sweetest & most intimate moments between you & the Lord, or you & your team.
. . . You could look around the house at any moment and find one or two napping, resting their physical bodies, or recovering from the mental exhaustion traveling around the world gives you. . Look further and you may find one or two of us reading, searching for a story to plug ourselves into maybe a fiction book that throws us into another world and journey altogether or take a look outside & you may find a teammate in a hammock spending time with the Lord.
So here I am. . . Month 8 of the World Race. I find myself not knowing what to look for, or what to expect. I can only look at where I've been, and what I've experienced. Starting out I want to honestly say this month has been hard for me. I can't even really tell you why. I think it's partially because it IS MONTH 8. It's hard to believe where I'm at on this journey. How far I've come, where I've been. What I've seen & had the joy of experiencing.
Pray for me friends, family. . I'm tired. I'm burnt out & feeling apathetic, it's hard to shake these feelings some days, but I am trusting in the Lord. I'm trusting that He is always speaking to my heart, and is always doing something behind the scenes.
I am determined to enjoy this season. I am determined to enjoy every second.
I know that I've been given such a beautiful opportunity & privilege to do what I'm doing.
I love each & every precious moment, every team member I have the opportunity to “do life” with. Every person I get to share Jesus with, and see Jesus in as we minister His love, His grace, and His teachings. . .
Our ministry this month has consisted of a lot of door to door ministry, spending time in schools teaching & preaching, & Hospital healings. . . we do A LOT of preaching. We sometimes preach at two different churches which usually run into 2 to 4 hour services. I get tired from that because I have the attention span of like a 5 yr. Old haha but we really are seeing lives changed & hearts moved.
More to come guys – next blog I will try an include pics as well. I am online once a week on my Sabbath days – Saturday's. So if you are ever free & want to catch up or you have questions about the Race, you want to pray with me, talk to me . . talk about the past, present, or future I'm open to it.
Love you guys,
Dev
