I started the quest process with what I thought was a good idea of what I would learn, but instead what God taught me was of much more value. My mindset going toward Uganda, at first, was that I would be ministering and showing sympathy towards an impoverished people; sharing what I had, but actually, I had it completely backwards. Through the people and culture of Uganda, God taught me that even though the majority of people there lacked the 1st world comforts that I am used to and their living situations didn’t meet the “American standard,” it gave them an advantage over the many who have all of those things. Without the distractions of the material, the Christians there were able to commune with God in ways I could only begin to understand. Relying on him completely for their immediate needs and finding joy by abiding in him made their faith so evident in their lives. In listening to the story of a pastor named Emma I was struck by these words “and I was a Christian, so I shared Christ with her” (referring to a woman he came across while walking through a local slum.) Throughout the whole of his story you could see very obviously where God spoke and he responded. After coming back I realize how challenging it is here to commune with God and hear his voice over the shriek of the daily distractions, but after experiencing the sweet silence of Uganda, I know it is not impossible, it will just take more perseverance. -Savannah
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