Walking

Walking in the most beautiful area I have seen in Uganda, called Busawari, we met several lovely women and children. We walked along the dirt road asking the Lord where He would like us to go, and we first found a jaja kneeling on the ground, sorting her peanuts, and smiling. Upon seeing us, she began talking excitedly and inviting us inside her home. She put down the mats and we removed our shoes, and soon a few children and younger women had joined us on the floor. It is such an interesting space to wait on the Lord while engaging the people we sit with because I never know what He wants to do or say before we go… as I waited, I felt led to share from John 15. Opening my bible, I quickly scanned the passage asking for Him to direct my words, and then I knew. What I shared ended up to be so much of an encouragement not only to the listeners but to me. God is such a better teacher than me. After many thanks for the message, she said she had need of prayer and that she had been praying about how she was going to get to the doctor but that God had sent us as an answer to her prayer. We obliged, prayed and His presence was so strong for which I am always grateful… and then we prayed for the others. But then, something so beautiful happened. The jaja scooted close to us, reached out her hands and asked us to please pray again, she loved it so much. She grabbed out hands and snuggled close as she could and smiled the whole time. What amazing awesomeness is this? When you taste and see that the Lord is good, there is nothing that can stop you from being hungry for more of Him. He is so good, and nothing surpasses his touch. It was hard to leave her, but we carried on as she waved goodbye and went back outside to sort her peanuts.

Our next stop was also wonderful. Jaja Constance was overjoyed and delighted because she has a troubling cough and wants the Lord to heal her and felt we had been sent. Again, waiting on the Lord, as we were fellowshipping I felt led to a particular passage in Romans, and began to share what the Lord said about her through this scripture. She was overcome with such gratitude and said that her heart was really touched. More than this, she said she was strengthened to pray for and bless her enemies and felt that she could carry on. I thought this was so kind of the Lord. This jaja was super excited for my hug and kiss at the start of our meeting because she explained that she really loves hugs and such, and Ugandans do not typically show affection. Ha. God knows her, sees her and meets her needs through random strangers. Wow. At the end, she held me so tightly I thought my heart would explode. She was too precious. I often notice that when jajas are talking with us, the young people stand casually by as if waiting to see what will happen. We never miss the chance to love on them as well. God loves each and every one.

As we walked on, two Muslim women approached us and said that they knew that we were born agains because they saw us praying and holding our bibles, but that they wanted us to pray for them. What?!? So, as we stood there and told them what God says about them, and pointed them to the truth of who He is and who they are to him as beautiful and wonderful daughters, there was no doubt how touched they were...So much so that they asked for our book of John and Romans, and asked where they could see us again. What an amazing God we serve, and how ripe is the harvest! There is so much more I could talk about… again, just glimpses of life. Thank you for sharing it with me.