Before breakfast this morning, Mike read Psalm 112 with the team. Pastor Kathy read Psalm 112:7 a second time and talked about what it looks like to have hope in God’s power. Many of the Christians in Entebbe have shown that they confidently trust in the Lord to take care of them. Dan Yoder referenced Matthew 9:28 which says, “When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, 'Do you believe that I am able to do this?' They said to him, 'Yes, Lord.'" Dan talked about how we don’t have power to do anything in these dire situations and the suffering this community endures is beyond what we can imagine. He continued by adding that “Jesus has to be the one to do something because we can’t.” This point that Dan made reiterated that we have to leave them in God’s hands and find our hope in Him. 

For breakfast, we all got to try a new dish! It is called “Rolex.” However, it is quite literally eggs and veggies rolled inside of a crepe (rolled-eggs). It was delicious! We also got to enjoy handmade samosas. 

Today we had the pleasure of spending more quality time with the secondary school. We split into pairs like we did yesterday in order to visit the classrooms. These kiddos had the opportunity to ask any questions they wanted. Vicki and I went together. At first, they were shy but as we got talking, they opened up and felt more comfortable asking questions. There were many questions regarding the differences between our school systems. Vicki talked about how much Ugandans value their education and have a deep desire to go to school. Many students here view school as a safe place which Vicki explained might not always be the case for the kiddos in America. 

Vicki and I walked around separately to answer questions in a larger classroom. One of the Muslim students asked me how to become a Christian. I asked her table mates if there were any Christians among them. It turns out that the entire table was Muslim and believed in Allah. I was able to use a Bible to point them to verses about salvation and the unending love of Christ. One of the students informed me that they have a large Muslim population at the secondary school. Another girl asked why there was so much crying in church. One of the students told me that there is a lot of crying for students inescapable reality of their families who practice witchcraft or claim to be Muslim.

We went back to the house to enjoy fried fish, rice, beans, and a delicious fruit cup. 

After lunch we traveled to the Hope for Joy farm. We had some car troubles along the way but God was gracious and we made it there and back! At the farm we helped Jumba and Pastor John dig holes and plant maize and beans. It was a really cool experience to learn about the agriculture and see the hard work goes into farming here in Uganda. This food is harvested and used at the school and sometimes sent home with families. And cool thing is: Our church was able to bless Hope for Joy with funds to purchase the property at the farm during this trip through our “Outside the Walls” funds that are part of our Next Gen Campaign! They now own this land and it cannot be taken away from them now! 

On the way back, we experienced some serious traffic. The Bota-Botas (motorbikes) were weaving in and out of the cars, there was a lot of honking, and people running through traffic. 

Around 7pm we arrived back at the house for the evening and were excited to take MUCH NEEDED showers. We took part in some worship and shared about our days. Now we are going to enjoy some rest (:

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