revelations!

Ok, first off, I cannot believe that we only have 11 days left in this beautiful country. Secondly, I cannot believe that God would allow us to see so many revelations in this past week. I feel like the first two weeks of the trip were slow, much like i said in the last post that the culture shock just snuck up on us. But this past week has FLOWN BY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Over the past week, we have been starting to paint the walls for the boys and girls dorm. Nat is a flipping baller at that sort of thing, and so she is heading that up, and i’m pretty much putting my kindergarten skills to work and coloring in the lines. Also, we have been watching the student prepare for their competition which will be next weekend. Here, they are split into 4 ‘houses’, and have to prepare a “music, dance, and drama” routine. It is SO AWESOME and INSPIRING for us to watch!!! We normally take some of the younger students and watch each individual house. It is through this that it hit me that people just want to be supported. The encouragement that comes from a mere smile can literally change a person’s day. Praise God for seeing that!

Also, today there is going to be a party for some of the secondary students… its kind of like a student government association, where they will be performing and singing for other students. It should be really cool for them to show off what they have been practicing!

On Thursday, we led a church service for the secondary students and the feeling of JOY that overcame us was just undeniable. Nat spoke about Gideon and BROUGHT IT with the truth that was coming out of her, and I sang some songs to lead them in worship. It was such a beautiful thing!!! Aftewards, we couldn’t hold in our excitement, and so we just danced in the chapel… by ourselves.

More than anything, I just am so encouraged by your constant prayers for this trip. God is showing us SO MANY THINGS that I don’t have time to write down here because the internet cafe time is almost up. I am so excited for what these next 11 days will bring, and cannot wait for more conversations and friendships to grow with these students as well as those that run the orphanage. Thank you for being prayer warriors, we truly love you guys!!!!!!!!!!

Nkwagala (Love in Luganda),
Melissa

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