It's a Small World..........

Good Morning my friends-or perhaps we should say sleep well my friends-

We are starting our day and you are ending yours.  We had a great day yesterday. We spent the day at Bweya Community Church. In trying to come up with ways to help support this village we thought it would be fun to share a project with them. Sarah and I both have pheasant bracelets that we bought at a conference and we can’t wear them without someone saying how much they like them. So-we made pheasant bracelets out of Ugandan fabrics. We will return with them to the US to sell with the proceeds returning back to Bweya. Not only are they made out of Ugandan fabric but they were made in fellowship with a circle of Ugandan woman and men. Although we couldn’t understand anything that they were saying-We listened to laughter and watched them all interact with one another. Their ages ranged from 16 to 75. Jake and his friend Success played a guitar and sang a few songs. It was an amazing day. They were all eager to volunteer their time to spend making these bracelets knowing that they would see the fruits of their labor in watching their community being helped.

  At the end of our afternoon we were visiting with the Pastor of Bweya Community Church, Pastor Gerald. He was talking and in the background we were hearing this high pitched music. This is a very unusual sound to hear out in the remote village of Bweya. We realized that we recognized the tune. We asked what was playing that music and they told us that it was an ice cream truck. Let us sing the song for you....

 It’s a world of laughter and a world of tears, its a world of hope .and a world of fears theres so much that we share that its time were aware its a small world after all. It;s a small world after all, its a small world after all, its a small world after all, its a small small world. By now, I am sure you are humming along. 

We are sitting under a mango tree in a remote village in Uganda-next to a stick built church  and we are hearing It’s a small world. We couldn’t even believe our ears. We just smiled as we all  knew God was speaking to us through music. He’s known that all along-it is a small world and we are all God’s creatures whether sitting under a mango tree in Africa or watching the leaves turn on our maple trees in the US. Doesn’t matter if we are white, black or in between. we are all designed for the same eternal purpose to give God glory in the midst of our shared communities. 

.... There is just one moon and one golden sun and a smile means friendship to everyone. Though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide it’s a small world after all.....

  You can finish the chorus.......

Blessings-

Debbie, Sarah and Jake