Uganda

Over Spring Break the girls and I went on an impact trip to Uganda while Dadda stayed home with the boys.  

We flew from Vancouver-Seattle-Amsterdam-Rwanda-Uganda. The back to back 10 hour flights were rougher than anticipated. Poor Juliette’s motion sickness kicked into full gear and she threw up 8 times, and sweet Ella got a bladder infection. We landed in Uganda in rough shape but quickly bounced back and had a life changing trip.

We spent the majority of our time in Kibaale. We taught devotional to the primary class, ran a sports day and a vbs, did crafts with the kids, distributed mosquito nets and sweaters, built a mud hut and did several home visits.  The most eye opening part of the trip for me was doing home visits. There is so much need in the area and yet so much hope is provided through what Kibaale community centre is doing in the area. Several students got sponsored while our team was visiting. If you are interested in sponsoring a student please contact me. 100% of all funds go straight to the student and family.

We were able to meet our sweet sponsor student, Leticia. She lives with her mom and 4 sisters in a very small room with a mud floor. Her mom’s name is Grace and she is one of the most hospitable and stunning women I have ever met. To sit and pray with a fellow mother of 5 on the other side of the world was one of the biggest privileges of my life. Through sponsorship, Leticia’s education is paid for and her whole family now receives medical help from the Kibaale clinic. I truly can’t recommend sponsorship enough.

After our time in Kibaale, we spent a couple of days on a safari before traveling back home. The highlight of our safari was seeing 2 lionesses and a cub sleeping in a tree.

On our way home we had a full day layover in Amsterdam. We went on a canal tour, explored a museum, and ate some delicious food. And then we hit the hotel bed very hard before flying to Vancouver the next day.

I had wondered how it would feel to come back to our first world country after spending time in Uganda. I wondered if I would feel bothered by the way we live compared to the way they live. Surprisingly, I have not experienced these emotions. Instead, I feel that we have so much to learn from their simple way of life and their deep faith. I also am so encouraged and thankful by the work being done by Kuwasha (www.kuwasha.net). I am thankful for our church who supports this ministry, and for the Dyck family who have given their lives for this cause. I am thankful for those who are gifted in making money and invest their money in kingdom purposes. And above all these things I am thankful for the hope we have in Jesus. The same man that is the hope of the Ugandan people is our hope as well - and for Jesus I am forever thankful.