Not to worry about the day's silence,
we safely arrived in Kampala. Exhaustion set in before words could come out
last night and we all just had to sleep.
Today we were so honored to be guests
at the wedding or Godfrey and Irene. Godfrey works to coordinate all of the
sponsor children in Buloba and always has a smile on his face. He was so happy
to have us attend the wedding and the smile on his face was bigger then I have
ever seen. The wedding I saw today was like no other wedding I have seen
before. This wedding was not about the dress or flowers, food or guest list.
This wedding was about God!
The union of Godfrey and Irene was
beautiful in the focus given on joining two people who loved God in the
presence of God. One part of the ceremony that was particularly meaningful was
the sermon. They discussed how love means caring for someone when you may not
like them, agree with them, or think they are beautiful. I think that is a
message important to hear not only at the beginning of your marriage but over
and over when the honeymoon ends and life gets real. The music was
wonderful and it was impossible to leave and not feel uplifted. The only bad
part was how homesick I got after a sermon that really hit home.
The reception was very different for
us and it felt formal and informal at the same time. The couple served honored
guests cake on their knees before us. That showed love and respect in a way
that was stunning. We also each had some traditional Ugandan snacks served to
us in paper sacks. I loved the simplicity in that. After all of that,dancers
performing a traditional dance of celebration entertained us. That was a fun
way to end the evening and it was so impressive to see the wedding guests
getting up to dance with the performers!
Tomorrow we are looking forward to
attending Sunday services in Buloba and I cannot wait to tell you all about it.
Thank you so much for your prayers and support.
On behalf of the team,
Jamie
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