Sunday was terrific. We spent some quality time with St. Luke’s church and the project before saying goodbye for the final time on this trip. It was certainly sad, but joyful to reflect on what has and will be accomplished. We have built some strong relationships that I hope to grow by returning next year.

It was my first time preaching and God certainly was with me. Africans enjoy longer messages than Americans, so I was aiming for the 45 minute mark in length. Fortunately, I had an amazing interpreter to eat up half the time.

They had me dress in the white robe. As if I needed anymore help being white.. It went very well and I received several compliments. Apparently, most Africans believe only certain people can pray. As if it is some special gift that you need. I tried breaking it down and expressing the importance and power of prayer for everyone. And that all are invited to prayer to our Creator.

Afterwards, we had lunch with the elders of the church. We then dedicated and prayed over the new house. It’s almost complete! The roof frame was going up as we were praying.

And prior to leaving, we each planted a tree in front of the CDC. I had a mango tree.. Shout out to my Grandma and Grandpa Wilson. They introduced me to mango’s and I love them! Seemed very fitting for me. Here are some of the elders helping with the planting. Notice the Colorado Moose t-shirt?!

We left for the hotel around 4p and I crashed soon after arriving. I had a total of 7 hours of sleep in the past two days as I prepared for the sermon and updated blog posts. We will be traveling to Kampala in about 30 minutes and will be able to do some shopping in the local markets. Tomorrow (Tuesday 2/12) we will meet our three sponsored children! We really needed something else to look forward to after saying goodbye to our many friends at St. Luke’s and Sironko.

I had a chance to bond with the Reverend Moses.. I helped paint his house for the two days and spoil his children. Thank you, Reverend, for all you are doing!