africa. uganda. me?
it's wonderfully terrifying what happens when you submit to the Lord. He stirs you up a little bit and you end up saying yes to going to africa for three weeks.
i have been drawn to the hearts in uganda ever since i saw invisible children for the first time a few years ago. every time i see it, my heart just aches. i want to know these people, and show them that they are known. i have always thought that i would do that from here, but it turns out i get the chance to experience it first hand in less than a month.
am i ready? no.
can i even wrap my mind around it? no.
but are those some of the times the Lord works the most? absolutely. i can just see the possibilities of what the Lord can do with this situation, and i think all He needs is a yes from me. am i ready to give it?
well. a lot of questions and not a lot of info from my side of the table. clearly this is new and raw and scary and amazing.
i will need lots of shots, money, and prayers.
but i know that i want my heart to break for the same things that break God's heart. and i know God just weeps for what goes on in africa.
but He also rejoices for how He is known there. how people need Him, because that's all they have. i am ready to know more of that God, and less of the "america god" that we only half-need (and that i admit to only half knowing as well).
this isn't 100%, but there have been some very real signs that this is good. get ready to see what happens...
AMEN.
