The title of this blog, “The Roads are Bad but God is Good,” is a quote that one of the pastors said yesterday while our vehicle was bumping up and down through all the holes in the road. It’s kind of silly, but it’s essentially the attitude I’ve had to adopt here in Uganda. I’d be lying if I said every day was easy and super fun, but I’ve learned that the words easy and good are not synonymous with one another.
Yesterday we moved ministry locations and said goodbye to our first home in Uganda. It was kind of a sad day, as I felt really connected with some of the people we were living with. Nevertheless, the new community we’re living in now is really in need for the Gospel. Please pray for our ministry in Malaba for the next twelve days.
It’s so hard to summarize all that has happened so far. There have been so many incredible experiences, and even more normal, everyday life experiences.
Earlier this week, our team did hut-to-hut outreach at a village in the mountains. I was the only American in my group, and we walked to the very top of the mountain. We walked up to a hut and began talking to an older man there. Through the translator I discovered that he believed in a made up religion, and he rejected the idea that God was in heaven. We had a long talk with him, but his heart was never opened to the gospel. Nevertheless, leaving his hut left me thinking really hard about urgency. My translators were hesitant to share with this man because he believed in a completely different religion, and they would have been happy to just leave. But it was so hard because I felt really burdened about the number of lost people in this world. People are literally wandering aimlessly without the Gospel, both in Uganda and all over the world. As believers, we must be disciplined enough to be witnesses with our lives.
My mind is pretty scattered right now because I’m trying to summarize my thoughts of the past two weeks. Overall, the theme has been finding contentment in the Lord. It’d be really easy to pick apart all the hard things that have happened, but the Word of our Lord doesn’t work like that. Through Christ, we have the ability to be content in all situations. Philippians 4:11-13 has been the cry of my heart this week. When all of the modern comforts, conveniences, and familiar things are removed, I learn that my Savior really is sufficient, and that only by seeking the Lord can I find true, complete joy.
