October 21 - Day 1 is over. We all taught today. Jan and I taught kind of short lessons. We were told that tomorrow we have to teach longer. "Okay Holy Spirit, you have to lead me. Help me to follow you. Help me to represent you well here in Uganda."
I just found out I am the crusade speaker tomorrow night. I have never spoken at a crusade before. I am a little - okay, a lot - out of my comfort zone. I will not be able to even think about a message until after I teach tomorrow at the conference. "Help Lord!"
It's hot in Uganda, really hot! The sweat from my mid-back is running down my legs and puddling in my shoes. ICK!
Uganda is a place of diverse spiritual awakening. People are really hungry for spiritual things....
Today we walked through the town to the conference. People would take double-takes upon seeing four white women walking through the streets. I decided that there were going to stare so I would put a smile on my face and greet people as we walked down the road. Apparently Jan and Dawn and Barb felt the same. So here we were, four white women, walking down the dirt roads of Bugiri Town waving and smiling and greeting the citizens. This would be a pattern we would follow every day that we were able to walk. People became used to this and would watch for us and sometimes even greet us first. The children especially would run down the road waving and shouting "Jambo!"
After the first night at the crusade we were escorted back to our compound on foot. It was very dark. As we walked from the crusade grounds we had quite the large entourage following us. Many were children but some adults as well. I decided that if they were there I would sing about how much Jesus loves them. So as we walked down the dirt road, I sang to whomever was near enough to hear. I was totally in my element, believing that what I sang could and would make a difference in their lives. What a good walk! I was so at ease.
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