We are down to our last full day in Uganda and we decided to spend it encouraging our South Carolina missionary friends who serve here in Uganda. They donʼt get many visitors from the states so we hung out with the Bolitho family. We spent the majority of the daylight hours engaged in conversations that ranged from the state of the economy in Uganda, what the rest of Uganda is like outside of a 3 hour radius of Kampala, to the Bolithoʼs stories of training the pastors all over Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Malawi. They are an amazing couple who have given their life to spreading the gospel. Here we had come to “encourage” them but I believe they ended up encouraging us!
After leaving the Bolithoʼs home, we made a visit to Patrick and Sarah Serunjogiʼs home (Patrick is our on the ground facilitator). They had invited us for dinner; however, we already had an invitation for dinner with Pastor Peter. We visited with Patrick and his family and were then given a “tour” of his new home and "neighborhood." In 2003, Patrick purchased a piece of land with the intent of building a 2-story house. He and his family would reside on one level while the remaining space he would use for housing mission teams. At the time he purchased the land there was nothing but “bush.” However, thanks to a newly constructed resort, the property surrounding his house is now being developed. Patrickʼs home is nestled in the side of a mountain which overlooks Lake Victoria. The view was breathtaking!! Needless to say, the Lord has certainly blessed the value of Patrickʼs property.
This kind of got me thinking about our lives with/without Christ. Before Christ our lives are much like “the bush,” not very appealing, under-developed, thick, dark, filled with unsuspecting fear and danger. However, once Christ is a part of our lives the beauty of our lives can be seen. It takes Christ coming into our lives and “cleaning out” in order to see a breathtaking view of our lives. When Christ comes into our lives our “property value increases”!
Chew on that...
Blessings,
Sarah
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