This last week I was looking at pictures of our trip to Uganda from back in 2015 and came across this picture with the village of Jinja, Uganda and lake Victoria in the background and had the thought:
A land behind us; but a people ever before us.
The impact of the trip and the people we met continues today. Just last night I got a text saying one of the pastors we met, and that The Salesman had a heart for his orphanage, is coming to the US next month, and our friends wanted to know if we wanted to have them stay at our home…Yes!
Back when we were on the trip, I hash tagged everything as #UgandaChronicles. Little did I know the series of events that would be birthed from this one trip.
It was two years ago that a man that we met in Uganda, named Moses Odihambo, visited the United States and stayed with us in our home. He was the first houseguest to stay in what had been my dad’s room at our home. My dad passed on August 6, 2015 and Moses visited in September 2015. One morning Moses shared how he sensed that the LORD wanted him to name the children’s library at his orphanage after my dad! Oh my!!! A beautiful legacy in Africa!!! We had not even visited the orphanage that Moses runs; but my dad now has a library there named after him! Talk about a hope and a future! I am amazed.
I think of our daily view from where we were lodging in Jinja and how the home directly outside us had no windows or roof. There was a family living there. I only meant to share the first picture; but so many people we met there have made a lasting impact on our lives.
So I share pictures of some of the people that we met in Uganda that are ever before us:
Chriss:
David:
Moses:
The children:
Joe:
Benter:
Baby Victoria:
Thank you for sharing in the impact this trip has made, and continues to make. How about you? Have you ever had an experience like this where one trip, or event, has made a life changing impact on you? If so, please share, I’d love to hear about it!