The best way to sum up this trip to Uganda is to describe the fruit.
The fruit was sweet and plentiful and so
REFRESHING.
Psalm 34:1-8
34 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
The fruit that we ate was fantastic, but even sweeter than the fruit that we ate, was the fruit in the relationships that we have with so many beautiful people there.
People that have given their lives to sharing the Gospel and living for Jesus are sweet and beautiful to be around and we were surrounded.
My body might be tired and jet-lagged, but my heart is full and refreshed!
There is no better way to be refreshed than to pour out to others; Jesus always fills us with fresh and living water.
The more we pour out the more we are filled.
People that have given their lives to sharing the Gospel and living for Jesus are sweet and beautiful to be around and we were surrounded.
My body might be tired and jet-lagged, but my heart is full and refreshed!
There is no better way to be refreshed than to pour out to others; Jesus always fills us with fresh and living water.
The more we pour out the more we are filled.
We have had the amazing privilege of pouring into some beautiful lives in Uganda over the last 6 1/2 years.
We have seen the ups and downs of ministry, of people supporting and cheering for one another as well as criticizing and discouraging.
The thing that was on repeat throughout our time there, was the faithfulness of God.
He works with all us broken and messy people, and even when we make a mess of things...He is faithful to heal us and clean us and use us.
He is God and He is good and He doesn't depend on us, we depend on Him.
PRAISE GOD FOR BEING GOD
all over the world for all of time!!!
He doesn't depend on us to do anything, He invites us into what He is doing and we can either taste and see the fruit of HIS faithfulness, or we can miss out.
On this particular trip He just allowed me taste and see the fruit
and it was amazing.
The thing about fruit, is it isn't produced over night.
We have seen beauty developing over the years, and we have been encouraged, but for me, this was the trip of harvest season.
Sweet and plentiful!
2 Timothy 2:10-14
10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 11 The saying is trustworthy, for:If we have died with him, we will also live with him;12 if we endure, we will also reign with him;if we deny him, he also will deny us;13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.
He showed me that when we stay the course and follow Jesus, through the ups and downs of life and trust in His faithfulness even in the midst of trials, He is working and producing something sweet.
It's not about what we get done or how we do anything, it's just not about us, it's about how faithful He is, even when we are not faithful
HE STILL IS.
It's not about what we get done or how we do anything, it's just not about us, it's about how faithful He is, even when we are not faithful
HE STILL IS.
Colossians 1:3-8
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, 7 just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf 8 and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
I realize that God is at work all over the world and we don't have to go to Uganda to experience His faithfulness, but I want to thank God for allowing me to experience the extra sweetness of the fruit being produced on the other side of the world and letting me enjoy it.
The relationships we have over there are too sweet to describe in words.
There is a heart connection that is only a gift from God.
We have such limited time together but God makes it so powerful that it lasts.
My heart is refreshed and full and ready to GO again, here at home, and God-willing back to Uganda.
We got to crash these beautiful ladies trip for a few days. They are gorgeous women and they work their beautiful heads clean off. They are mamas, and they know how to get a home in order. Redeemer House is now in order.
Boom!
Done beautifully.
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