Destination Uganda – Day 9/5 A Day of Destiny

Tuesday 24th October (Part 5)

I was not used to sharing at meetings, in Australia I rairly am thought of for this, and when I have shared it has always been difficult for me, but I found it really easy here.  And it was a good experience using an interpreter.  What I shared was received very well and I look forward to sharing again.  I discovered that while we had come to look into helping with orphans and schools God was opening many other doors of opportunity for us here.  It is amazing the need that those here have, not just in food or money, but experience and knowledge.  Not to say anything bad about them at all, but in all areas of life they have not been as blessed as we have, not having the resources and opportunities we have had in a country like Australia.  I do not believe there would be one person from a developed country who was able to organise for themselves to get to Kabale (and most likely any developing area/nation) that could not contribute greatly to the needs.

After this we went to what is most likely the best restaraunt in Kabale, the Big Bite.  We ate Indian and really enjoyed the food and the chance to reflect on a big day. 

 I thought about the needs that we saw today and how to best meet them.  I thought that we could give food, but food only lasts a day.  We could give clothes, but they too wear out.  We could give money, but money also eventually runs dry.  These are good and needed things, but they are also a band aid approach.  The only lasting thing that the people in Kabale would really benefit from long term is love, but not just emotions or words .  To show them real love we must give them tools, enabling them to be able to provide for themselves.  Here in Kabale we have seen with our own eyes exactly how poverty is a continual cycle.  The people do not know how to get themselves out, some do not even know that there is a way out. It sounds harsh but in my opinion those who are in power in the Kabale district, and would be able to change things are doing nothing or very little to help.  I feel compelled that it is the Christians role to help those who are in need and we should not look at the state of Kabale and many many other areas around the world as being a bad situations, but as an awesome opportunity! An awesome opportunity to show God’s love in a real way! Education is the way out for those in need in Kabale.  Not just schooling and vocational type training, but education in all areas of life, showing them that there is a better possibility for them if they want.