Final post for 2008 Trip

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 9:33am by Harrisons.

As most know we arrived back home on the 17th. We are so sorry we were not able to update again but as we say here, TIA (This is Africa).  Next year when we go we will get one of their mobile internet cards for a month so we can update.

The last week there was again full of joy. We traveled to the far west to Fort Portal to interview more kids. Of course, TIA happened and due to miscommunication the children were on holiday (summer vacation). The really cool part about that trip though was that 5 lions that had escaped from the game reserve and were terrorizing the village, so we were in by dark each night. From there we traveled back to the music academy for a night then off to Busia (boo-see-ah). This village was deep in the bush and was amazing. There are people in there that have never left the village. That means they have never seen many things that you and I take for granted. Just pick one and I guarantee they haven’t seen it. The church service was amazing, full of the Holy Spirit and full of love. They are such an amazing people. The interviewing was again definitely hard as we wanted to take every child.  We were in worship for about 3 hrs and spent another 2 with the kids then the most amazing thing took place. They fed us!! And I don’t mean just rice and beans, I am talking, chicken, goat, pork, rice, beans, and sodas. While this does not seem amazing to most, you must come and see, because most people do not have the resources to acquire this kind of food yet these people pulled it together for us, their visitors. It was truly an honor to eat with them. It reminded us of the scripture that talks about the old woman who gave her last possesion, how blessed they are in the site of God.

This will be the last post for this trip. We again wanted to thank everyone for their prayers and help as this trip was so physically and emotionally exhausting. The people of Uganda thank you too. They love to know that there are others in the world that care what is going on there and that we are interested in their lives. We can’t wait to take others back, so that you may experience the love, the trials and the great times we experienced.

We love you all,

Eric and Becca

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