Between a Sunrise and a Sunset
Do you ever have those moments when
you just wish God would let you know it will all be okay in the end?
About two months ago, our team was
spending a night praying and worshipping the Lord. As a leader I asked God to show me more about
this journey we were on.
He showed me a picture of our whole
team dancing and worshipping under a huge African sun near the end of our time here
in Uganda. He showed me that we were about to go on an epic journey with him.
It was an image of hope amidst the
hard times that were coming
An image of the beautiful journey
An image of how good everything would
all be in the end
Fast forward two months to last
Wednesday.
Our time in Uganda has definitely had
its ups and downs the past three months.
And I had all but forgotten about the
vision God had given me two month ago.
Last week, our team went on Safari.
After leaving town at 4am, we started the three hour drive to Murchison Falls
National Park in western Uganda. About an hour and a half into our drive, I
noticed sparks flying out from under the bus. A few minutes later our driver
stopped and said that something was wrong.
I got out of the bus with him to see if I could help him see what was
wrong. After looking under the bus I
looked up to see the sky begin to lighten, and realized that within the hour we
were about to see one epic African sunrise.
Our driver didn’t see anything wrong so we got back in the bus and kept
driving.
As
the giant glowing red ball of sun peaked over the horizon my teammate Haddie remembered
the vision I had almost two month ago: the one of our team worshipping and
dancing under a giant African sun.
Our day started off with this…
God was letting my vision come to
life.
We asked our driver to stop the bus so
we could take pictures of the epic African sunrise that was unfolding right
before us.
That day we were reminded of God’s
goodness, even in the hardest of times
He was with us through the hard times.
And He works all things together for
our good.
We spent the rest of the day exploring
the African bush, visiting waterfalls in the Nile, spotting elephants,
giraffes, and lions, and living what most people dream of when they think of
Africa.
It was such a reminder of the goodness
of a God who fulfills his promises. The past two months have been quite the
journey. A journey that was sometimes challenging and exhausting. There were
times we wanted to give up.
But God was true to His promise. He
gave me a vision that it would all be okay, and that it would be worth it to
persevere, and it was.
