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
