Ruco and I just finished up our time in Kampala with the "Children's Heart Project." Doctors flew in from the Washington DC, UNC, and Jacksonville to screen kids for heart defects and perform free surgery. Eleven kids received heart surgery over the last two weeks in Kampala. Other children are able to fly back to the US for more complicated surgeries because of SP and these amazing doctors. It was an honor to be a part, no matter how small a role we actually played! :)I really fell in love with these kids. Each day for 10 days around 20 kids on average were screened for heart defects! Thats a lot of kids to spend time with over two weeks and it was amazing.Each of them had such gigantic personalities and each of them captured mine and Ruco's hearts. Ruco was able to show the kids "Kung Fu Panda" on our laptop as they were recovering from surgery in the ward. It was very cute! He is always thinking of great ideas to help people and meeting needs wherever he sees them.
We are now working in Lira-in the Northern part of the country. We are staying with another amazing married couple, Susan and Brian, and are so looking forward to the next 5 weeks in Lira! We will be working with many programs and hopefully I will have time to write about each of them, they all sound so interesting!
God has really been working in me lately--this morning in devotions at work we read in Ecclesiastes 3. I have been thinking a a lot lately about how God creates a season for everything and "a time for every purpose under the sun." I want to be fully available for His purposes NOW-in this time he has given Ruco and I in Uganda. Its so easy to constantly think about the future or even the past. I just want to be so aware of Gods perfect timing that I dont miss any purpose He has for us. I do miss everyone terribly some days-family and friends in the states, but I have committed to being obedient to God's calling over our lives, and I want to really BE HERE if I am going to be here...if that makes any sense. Anyway, just pray for us that we are constantly aware of God's perfect timing for our lives and His perfect purposes. Pray that we don't become anxious, but wait on His season for everything in our lives.
We love you all and cant wait to see most of you around Christmas time hopefully!
Two of the doctors and a heart surgery patient from last year...
2 comments:
my darling girl,this is your season and letting God lead will always take you down the right path. you are so missed, but my heart is at peace because i know you are in the center of his will.my prayer is that God will bless you and ruco for your labors of love in uganda..love to you both
Kristi,
Thanks for sharing that- about living in the present. I've been having a hard time lately. Matt and I are trying to decide what to do next year- whether to stay in Kenya another year or go home. It's been so easy to look to the past and also to the future of wanting to go back home. But I know this is where God wants us right now. So thanks for the encouragement!
Kelly Elmore
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