Love is Calling

It's hard to believe that we'll be leaving Uganda 2 weeks from today. It seems like we just got here yesterday, but we've actually been here a little over 5 weeks. How the time flew by so fast, I will never know.

Kelsey and I have talked a few times about how hard it'll be to re-adjust to our normal lives in America. But I've realized that the life I'm currently living here in Uganda, is normal to me. It seems normal to see chickens and goats everywhere I go. It seems normal to eat either Posho or Rice almost everyday for lunch. It seems normal to have a bunch of little children surround our car every morning, and it seems normal to have even more little children come up to us and hug us as we leave every afternoon. It seems normal to choose a skirt to wear every morning instead of searching for my favorite pair of jeans. All of these things seem perfectly normal to me!! Now, don't get me wrong, I still look forward to putting on my sweat pants every night, and I can't wait to come home and wear pants whenever I want. But I've gotten so used to the day-to-day life here, that NOTHING seems to surprise me anymore.

For those of you who didn't see me post about it on Facebook, I learned that the little girl who I have been calling Beckah, is actually Jemima. She was probably playing "Let's trick the Muzungu!!" I have no idea how I heard the name "Beckah", but I just wanted to clear that up. Also, Kelsey worked with Aisha yesterday, and she told me afterwards that she thinks Aisha has Dyslexia. Dyslexia isn't something you would hear about in Uganda, and finding someone who can help Aisha with that will be difficult, so please be in prayer about that, as well as the school situation.

Yesterday during P.E., a group of children surrounded us, and with a very sad look in their eyes, said "We will cry when you leave..." How can you look into those beautiful brown eyes, and it not melt your heart??? We hugged them, and said "We will cry too!!!!" And the whole time, I was holding back tears. You see, these children aren't just our students anymore. In fact, they've never been "just students" to me. They are SO much more than that. They're my friends, my playmates, my students, my teachers (some of them have been teaching us to speak Luganda), my "little monkeys" (the boys are anyway), but more than anything, they feel like family to me. And in the Christian aspect, they are. But they're family to me in another way too. I can't explain it in words, but these children have filled my heart with so much Joy!!!

One of my favorite songs that got me pumped up for this trip, is "Love is Calling" by Karen Spurlock. Part of the chorus says:

"Reach the fallen, reach the broken, help them keep going, come on, Love is Calling you"

Everytime I hear those words, I think of Uganda, and all these lost, broken people, who need someone to help them keep going. They need JESUS.

Over these last several weeks... months, actually... all I've wanted to do is make a change. Change just one life. I know now, that only God can change lives. And my hope, is that He will change lives here in Uganda through me, and Kelsey, and Paps, with the men he's teaching.

God is Love.
Love has called me to Uganda.
Love has called me, and Love is calling you <3

*EXTRA NOTE*
I want to thank all of you who have wanted to help with the school situation. It is GREATLY appreciated!! We will keep you updated during these last 2 weeks, and when we get home we will tell you all of the details. God bless you all!!