The Lord is alive and working in
Kampala!
I visited a Ugandan church today
here in Kampala. The Food Technology teacher at KISU attends Watoto Church in the heart of the city, and one day last week, he invited us to go with
him. He said they have six (WHAT) services at their main campus, Central
Campus, and he normally goes on Saturday nights. The three of us were busy for
most of the day yesterday, so we were unable to go with him. However, he said
he would go to the 3:00 service today if we were still interested in going.
This morning, the three of us
were all awake by 9am. After breakfast and some school work, we took off for
the mall so the girls could get some fresh bread from a café there...and so we
could enjoy one of the few places in the city with free wifi.
Around 2:30, we get a call from
Martin, the Food Tech teacher, saying he is on the way. After some
miscommunication with directions, he picks us up about 3:00, and we head to
Watoto. Coming in late, we had to sit in the balcony. When we walked in, it
felt so much like being back at my home church, North Metro Church. The
auditorium was so alive with people filled with the Spirit! The worship was
very contemporary, and you could tell that the Lord was very present in the
service. It reminded me so much of back home that I felt like part of the
congregation at once.
Watoto was such a great reminder
of why I am here in Uganda, and it felt very refreshing to worship with other
believers. Having not been with my NMC family for almost two months, I was
greatly missing Christian community. Whether it is with Martin or not, I think
Watoto is definitely somewhere I will be visiting again.
We left the church around 5:00,
and Martin asked if it was okay that we stopped by his mom and dad’s house for a
bit. We did not have anything planned for the evening, so we did not mind. He
said that he had dropped his 5-year old daughter there earlier that morning
with the rest of his family, so he wanted to go by and pick her up. When we
walked into the house, there were so many people. We met his mom, Rose, who was
very nice to us and at once handed us cups and pointed us in the direction of
the ice and juice [this was the first time I have had ice while in Uganda]. The
juice was a homemade blend of several different fruits, and it was so
delicious. A younger lady, one of Martin’s sisters, I believe, brought us
plates and forks and asked if we had had lunch. All of the food they were
putting away from lunch was immediately reheated and brought back out to us. We
had meatballs, potatoes, chapatti (link), chicken, and pinto beans. It was all
SO good, and there seemed to be an endless supply of food. While we were
eating, kids of all ages kept running through the dining/living room, so we
asked Rose who they all were. She said they were grandkids, and there were
always a lot of people over on Sundays. Each person we met was so nice to us,
and was interested in who we were and why we were in Uganda. While talking to
one of the little girls, Sophie, Martin brought out pizza that he had just made
from scratch. I felt so full from the other food, but I knew Martin was a good
cook, so I just HAD to try some of the pizza. The pizza was covered with
chicken, mushrooms, tomatoes, and cheese, and both slices I had were so good! I
told Martin I would be coming by Food Tech a lot more often during my planning
periods! We left Rose's house so full of food and feeling very good about how we spent our afternoon/evening!
Days full of Jesus, family, and
food are what I miss so much from back home, so it was so nice of Martin to
invite us not only to church, but also to his house. Rose and the family told
us to come by whenever, that we were always welcome. I am sure this Sunday
routine will be one we try our best to keep up!
Cameron
Did you go to church this morning? How was it? Let's chat in the comments!
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