One of God's greatest gifts to me on this last Uganda trip was
Brenda!
I love this lady!
We have known each other for many years; we live in the same community and have a lot of the same friends, but we would just see one another once in awhile and usually at a sporting event, or in passing. I knew she was a sweetie and had wonderful kids and a nice hubby, but I hadn't had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with her.
Just weeks before our trip to Uganda, Brenda did a Beth Moore bible study with me and a whole bunch of other women at our church. In the last session she told me she wanted to go to Uganda with us. I kinda giggled because it was only about a month before we left, but I could tell she was serious.
She was very serious, she purchased her ticket the very next day, and of course it wasn't without the typical obstacles that come with going on a mission trip, but it did not detour her for a minute.
She knew this is where God was leading her and she was not only stepping out in faith but
LEAPING
out in faith.
Brenda was an especially sweet gift to me because when Charlie hits the red soil of Uganda, he is in his element and he likes to go and go fast.
This trip, I was slower and also had several kids to manage and even when they are moving fast, it's not necessarily in a forward direction.
Brenda was my teammate, she did everything with confidence and a smile and acted like whatever pace we happen to be going, or whatever we were doing was exactly the pace she wanted to be going, and the thing she wanted to be doing.
She adjusted to every situation with such grace and that beautiful smile. She was "thrown" into some unsure situations without warning and nobody would have ever known, as she took it all in stride.
Brenda!
We have known each other for many years; we live in the same community and have a lot of the same friends, but we would just see one another once in awhile and usually at a sporting event, or in passing. I knew she was a sweetie and had wonderful kids and a nice hubby, but I hadn't had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with her.
Just weeks before our trip to Uganda, Brenda did a Beth Moore bible study with me and a whole bunch of other women at our church. In the last session she told me she wanted to go to Uganda with us. I kinda giggled because it was only about a month before we left, but I could tell she was serious.
She was very serious, she purchased her ticket the very next day, and of course it wasn't without the typical obstacles that come with going on a mission trip, but it did not detour her for a minute.
She knew this is where God was leading her and she was not only stepping out in faith but
LEAPING
out in faith.
This trip, I was slower and also had several kids to manage and even when they are moving fast, it's not necessarily in a forward direction.
Brenda was my teammate, she did everything with confidence and a smile and acted like whatever pace we happen to be going, or whatever we were doing was exactly the pace she wanted to be going, and the thing she wanted to be doing.
She adjusted to every situation with such grace and that beautiful smile. She was "thrown" into some unsure situations without warning and nobody would have ever known, as she took it all in stride.
Brenda, is one of those ladies that just has a sweet and quiet spirit, but she also loves large and fiercely.
She loves the Lord, and her family and everyone God puts into her path.
I watched her come to tears many times and also burst into laughter.
She is an observer and just steps in where she sees the gaps without ever saying a word.
She was a blessing to our entire team.
She saved my kids from many horrible things, I am positive of it.....she used about a million wipes and a tube of Cortaid on Reece. He would have surely itched holes right through his skin if it wasn't for Brenda keeping "itchy cream" on hand.
Thank you Jesus for giving us Brenda to go with us to Uganda, and thank you Brenda for saying YES,
when God laid it on your heart to go.
I love you my friend and I hope we get to go and do more life and more mission together with you!
1 comment:
That last picture of her is beautiful! It sounds like a life time friend, one that sticks forever.
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