Another day in Uganda

     One of House of Friends main goals while at Abba house was first and formost dedicate the Orphanage to the Lord. This house was built in honor of David Anthony. You can read more about this on the HOF website. Look up in the upper left side of my blog their is a tab HOF. If you click on it you will be taken to House of Friends website. I welcome you to look around there is a link to the Kansas, Missouri, Iowa team Newsletter there. You can also see prayer requests and pictures of the beautiful children that call Abba House home. It was a wonderful day full of great food, the childrens choir Tabernacle of Christ Church came and sang for us. The Mayor of Entebe came as well. God blessed us with beautiful weather and an all around great day of fellowship. While the dedication ceremony was going on there was a man a pastor (I dont' remember his name)  he shared testimony of how two little children David and Doris (twins) were left on his front porch. The pastor and his wife were investigated by police and  accused of child trafficing. They were eventually cleared. Now David and Doris who are around three are the  youngest children at Abba house. Can you even imagine so not being able to provide for your children that you would feel your only choice is to abandon them on anothers front porch. What would you do if you were the person who has walked out your front door only to find two small.,beautiful, helpless children on your stoop? Would you welcome them in? The amazing thing is in Africa this is done often. If a parent/s die. So often a realitive takes them in. We often complain in America about not having enough. Let me assure you we have a feast. Even those of us who believe we are without have so much more then they do in many place's in Africa. One of the boys at the Abba house was asked by an American what his favorite food was? He just looked at them and said I just eat posha and beans everyday. Posha is a kind of cornmeal that is boiled. Beans are well beans. Red beans. EVERYDAY. Beans and Posha everyday. We often say this at our house when someone complains about what is being served. With all the little ones we have Mom often does not get out to the store as often as she would like, we still always have so much more in the cupboards then beans and posha.  It was a humbeling experiance to see how joyful everyone is/was really everywhere we went in Africa. The faces were faces of Joy... those especially that had the love of Christ knew that beans and posha was food. Food provided from the Lord. So they were thankful everyday for beans and posha.

        My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;with singing lips I will praise you. Pslams 63:5

     Watching the kids perform for us singing praises to God you were just mezmorized by them. The beautiful smiles on their faces. So eager to please us and their Lord with their songs. They could have come to us complained about the things they do not have. We interacted with them, many many other chidlren as well. There were no complaints. Even when we handed out treats or shoes there were many that did not get shoes. We had over a hundred pairs , but of course that was not enough for all. Some left empty handed. They did not complain or scold us. I assure you we felt worse then they did about not having something for everyone.  All you could think when they walked away was..... NEXT YEAR. I pray the Lord will allow me to come back next year. Next year perhaps I can make a difference in the lives of those who walked away empty handed this year.

         Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked. Jeremiah 20:13

        This is what God is using House of Friends for. To rescue the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked. Satan is alive and well everywhere, but noticable in Africa in ways we can only imagine. That also is another post.

~N