Yep, this is where I'm going in 93 days. The country that's been plastered all over YouTube, social media, twitter...you name it. Am I going to a dangerous area? No. Busia is in the southern portion of Uganda. Much of what was mentioned in the viral video produced by Invisible Children centered on the horrible crimes of Kony in Northern Uganda. What's not as well known is that most of the struggle with the LRA has moved out of Uganda's borders. Is Kony a real threat? Heck, yes! A monster! Our pastor used the words "evil personified."
In Busia, the likelihood of those children being abducted by Kony or his LRA minions for the unthinkable was not the same reality. However, this does not mean that the children in Southern Uganda do not also live in fear. This does not mean that they do not fear for their own safety (from those they know), for hunger, for lack of knowledge. These children need prayers. These children need love. These children need a Savior.
93 days....please pray for me & my team as we continue to prepare.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
100 Days.....
This little Light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
It was determined this afternoon at our prep meeting that this would be our theme song. We are the light of the world, but our goal is not simply to swoop in, sing a few songs, do a few crafts, tell a couple of bible stories and pray for the best. We've a challenge set before us: carry our light, show how Jesus was the Light, how we who believe now have that light within us and try to let it shine in a world of darkness....even in a place where the lines of light and dark are blurred.
More news on the brutalization of children from Pastor Lucas (local Ugandan pastor). An everyday example of how children are abuse lies at the heart of poverty - hunger. When there's not enough food for everyone in the family, they do not feed the children. Because of this, some children will take or steal food. Those who do may be tied up, beaten, etc. These are very typical occurrences according to Lucas...but so foreign to me.
Hide it under a bushel - no,
I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let is shine!
I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
It was determined this afternoon at our prep meeting that this would be our theme song. We are the light of the world, but our goal is not simply to swoop in, sing a few songs, do a few crafts, tell a couple of bible stories and pray for the best. We've a challenge set before us: carry our light, show how Jesus was the Light, how we who believe now have that light within us and try to let it shine in a world of darkness....even in a place where the lines of light and dark are blurred.
More news on the brutalization of children from Pastor Lucas (local Ugandan pastor). An everyday example of how children are abuse lies at the heart of poverty - hunger. When there's not enough food for everyone in the family, they do not feed the children. Because of this, some children will take or steal food. Those who do may be tied up, beaten, etc. These are very typical occurrences according to Lucas...but so foreign to me.
Hide it under a bushel - no,
I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let is shine!
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