uganda | day seven
This is not the last day of my trip (second to last) but it was one of the hardest days for me. It was a busy day for the team as there was lots of filming to do and lots of faces to see.
Myself along with a group of those who were either in college or just had finished, went and talked to the Uni students who had come back for the morning. We wanted to get to know each individual a little bit more. We were interested in their fears or concerns they had and tried to give them thoughtful advice. Some of us talked about our college journey and how we came to find the Lord. For fun we decided to give them the personality test to see what they fell and they were all so different! One very insightful concern was how to rest during Uni. Many of the students were taught not to rest as the Lord is always working so we must work as well. We explained that you need purposeful rest to continue God's work. You were created in His image so if you don't take of yourself and your body's needs, you are essentially harming God. (Sometimes I forget how important this is!!)
While we were hanging with the Uni students, the other part of the group was bringing in another thousand chicks to the chicken house that are currently providing eggs for all of the students!! God is good and provided the children with another source of protein.
After hanging with secondary school and seeing their dance crews perform (DANG, they can dance) we said our goodbyes, wished them the best and headed down the mountain to primary school. The kids had some filming to do so we waited in one of the classrooms. I started to get very emotional realizing that my time here was coming to an end and not sure when I'd see them next. The secondary students are older and takes time for them to start opening up but the primary students are so young and happy and just bring lots of joy to your life. After they sang and prayed for our safe journey, they all enjoyed their hard boiled eggs. This was the absolute worst moment for me.
There are just certain students that stick out-they are usually the first ones to find you right as you exit the bus or finish a task for the students. Once I saw them, tears just started pouring, or as they call it, "sweating from your eyes". You usually don't feel a love so great from strangers but I had there and it was something I would never forget.
The photos above were taken by Matt Hogan, our photographer. You can visit his website here.
The ones below are taken on my iPhone, my handy dandy camera.
