Destination Uganda – Day 7 Last Day of the Conference

Sunday 22nd October

Today is the last day of the conference and I think it will be a relaxing day, just a church service and an inspirational message.  I had a thought while getting ready today: When we are doing what God has called us to do, it is easy to not be distracted by things that would hold us back, your heart, time and attention is focused on God’s will.  But when we are not, or are resisting God’s will, it is easy to be distracted by anything – even the basic’s such as prayer and reading the Word get neglected in preference for anything that will keep our minds from God.

Today I was thinking about Watoto children having it so much better than other children in society, and thought that maybe if they were not catered for so well maybe more children could be catered for on the whole.  But then I felt that giving them something so good helps change their mindset, and they are enabled to think bigger and better.  Showing them that better things are possible, giving them more determination to strive for better things when they are older, assisting in Watoto’s vision of raising the next generation of leaders.  God says he will take the least and lift them up and that the last shall be first.

The Meeting today was good, but we were rained on and then the sun came out beaming on us, we officially became rednecks today.  After lunch the conference was over and we returned to the Hotel and found a cheap Internet cafe to send a few emails.  We met with Edward afterwards again and talked about differences between Australia and Uganda. While we were catching up Edward shared that I would be bringing a message on Tuesday night at a meeting he was organising.  Initially I was a bit worried as I do not do too much sharing back home, but then thought that it would be an awesome opportunity for building relationships with the team in Kabale.