One foot in the States, One in Ireland, My heart in Uganda

I haven't even finished my London blog and I leave tomorrow for Barcelona, there's no way I'll have time to blog about my day in Cork.  I'm in the middle of thinking about this when my friend Christies's FB post pops up and it's all I can do not to cry.

Why because here I am, sitting in dorm in Ireland, writing post cards.  Doing NOTHING!  I'm not there; I feel helpless.  So I make a quick donation.  It still doesn't seem like enough.  I'm in Ireland, having what people say will be "the time of my life."  But I don't want it, I don't want any of it.  I want to be back in Uganda.  I want to be serving Him in radical ways.  I want to be back caring for the least of these. Yet God keeps telling me to wait.  Keeps me in school.  I keep waiting for the smallest sign to jump back on a plane.  Because I simple don't understand...I can't see the big picture yet.

I know, God has made it so clear that this, Ireland, is where He wants me for now.  That He is preparing me.  I want to wait on his timing but I just don't understand.  He has given me this heart for orphans, this deep love to care for them and yes I can care for them here.  I can create awareness by sharing with you these wonderful kids who are looking for a sponsor with Ekubo ministries.  Click here to look at all the sponsor children waiting and how to sponsor these kids.

Diana Gwokyalya 

Angellah Bibyre 

Natasha Linda 

Adam Segaluma

I can share about the wonderful necklaces and baskets the women of Ekubo are making.  I can share how buying these not only helps to support Ekubo ministries but also employs these wonderful women!  It's like helping twice but buying something! BONUS!  Click here to look at the wonderful necklaces these women have made and here to see the crafts.

 I can try to care for them here.  But it's simply not the same.  Because here I can't hold them, I can't care for them when there sick, I can't tell them they have a heavenly father who loves them or that one day all their pain and suffering will be gone and replaced with eternal joy. Sure I can help, I can help others love them, I can love from afar.  But it's just not the same.

I was going to end this post with the picture above.  But just as I was about to publish it I saw my first rainbow here at school.  Yup, that's right, it rains all the time but I still hadn't seem a rainbow in Limerick.  A rainbow a sign of God's promises.  Thanks Jesus for reminding me.