what we do is nothing but a drop in the ocean...

hello my friends. i love you all...thought you should know that. :)

let's see...what have i been up to?

On Thursday, I spent the day at Heritage International School, mostly helping organize for the end of the year. There is a bookroom in the administrative office that needed to be organized and catalogued, so I did my best to help out in that aspect. In the afternoon, there was a youth event that one of the missionaries was in charge of. It was an end of the year event for the youth group, and they were playing a variety of games throughout the time there. I helped out setting things up, and making sure there were enough supplies. It kind of brought me back to my youth group days...there were a bunch of food games, and several students came running over to the faucet with flour all over their faces. Oh that was a fun trip down memory lane...
One of the students had recently accepted Christ, and shared a devotional with the group. It came from Romans 12:1-2. It was awesome to see him up there sharing, even though I hardly know the kid.

Yesterday (my 21st bday!!!) I was back at the school again, helping the teachers as they wrapped things up for the end of the year. But something so awesome took place today. There were several students who came to Christ this year, and they had a baptism service for those who wanted to take that step. There were fifteen students who decided they wanted to be baptized, five from elementary, and ten from secondary. All three of the graduating seniors were included in that group. The Holy Spirit was truly present at the service. Each student shared a few words about their decision, and they were baptized in an inflatable pool in one of the yards behind the school. Many of them were very emotional, and the student body as well as anyone who was there was invited to pray with each of the students. I moved around to several of the students and prayed with them. It was such an awesome thing to see, and I praise God for what he has been doing at that school. One of my favorite verses says, “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ” (Ephesians 3:17-18). That is my prayer for all the students.

today. today. today. This morning I met up with the group from North Carolina again. They had spent the week at Mama Mary’s, and were taking all the children to an amusement park here in Kampala. It was not an amusement park like I know it, but it had water slides and “kiddie rides.” We went and picked up the children, and Mama Mary came with as well. They were so excited. Just watching them as they were there, was enough for me. Happiness was all over their faces. Later this afternoon, I was driving through Kampala with some of the missionaries from WGM, and several children were on the street begging. We also saw a baby, probably about 18 months old, just left sitting on the sidewalk. Every time we drive, we usually encounter this, but today it really bothered me. It is very overwhelming, almost to the point of being paralyzing. My heart just broke for these people, and the children. A verse that I read when I got back said, “The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them” (Isaiah 41:17). I must trust that what is written here is true, and that these children will be taken care of. There is a quote said by Mother Theresa, which says, “What we do is nothing but a drop in the ocean. But if we didn’t do it, the ocean would be one drop less.” It is frustrating, because we want to fix what we see in front of us. But I feel like a lot of it must be done with little steps, never fully seeing how God has his hand in everything.

i love uganda...peace out.

kirsten.