I've been listening to Brooke Fraser on repeat all morning. Albertine, Shadowfeet, and C.S. Lewis song, over and over and over. I'm sure if anyone else were here they would hit me over the head but I just can't stop thinking about Africa.
This morning I cooked one last breakfast for three girls from Uganda who've been staying at my place since Saturday. They're 9, 9, and 13 years old and are here with the Mwangaza Children's Choir traveling parts of the states to help raise awareness and money for kids in Uganda who need the help. Imagine that. Imagine traveling halfway across the world at that age, without your parents, and ending up in a country where everyone is white and scary (they did tell me they were afraid of all the white people when they first got here.) Imagine all the food being weird and nobody looking like you and being stuck here for six months without being able to talk to your mom and dad. They're so brave and so beautiful. And boy do they love to sing, dance and make videos of themselves doing those things. As soon as I get my computer fixed I'll post one of them here...they're hilarious!
These girls and their love for Jesus (every video on my camera is a song about or prayer to Jesus) along with my obsessive reading of the Kisses from Katie blog has me longing to go to Africa, which is weird because I never really have the desire to do that. I want so badly to be used by God to help orphans. Maybe that's where we're headed. You never know really with this great God of ours. When you take your hands off your life it all becomes one big unknown adventure...and I like it that way.
Comments (5)
that sounds so interesting! that's what my dream is.
Posted by Amy | May 5, 2010 8:33 PM
YES! i am only 11 but we had two girls and one leader from Uganda. They were from Watoto which means 'Children" in swahili.
They were on tour all across canada, singing and dancing! we had them stay at our house for three days! They were such amazing people and i loved them, i did not want them to leave! And ever since i have ahd that experience it had changed my life! And when i get older I want to be a nurse and work with Watoto!
Posted by Tegan | May 7, 2010 8:51 PM
This post is just how I have been feeling for a few weeks.I feel like God is calling me to Gambia to work as a missionary.
Posted by Elsie | May 10, 2010 11:43 AM
Go for it! I dont know why but i just felt i needed 2 say that.
Posted by Grace | May 24, 2010 10:03 PM
helping people?? loving them?? sharing God with them??? whos saying no!!!! go for it!!!! don't let anyone stop your dream.
Posted by sarah | June 19, 2010 6:45 PM