A reflection from Ellie.

My turn to talk!

I am falling in love with this country, it is beautiful, the people, the scenery, the love. Just the drive from the airport to the guest house blew me away, driving past enormous Lake Victoria gave me a new perspective of how incredible our God truly is, that he created this beautiful place.

As we travelled in to the heart of Kampala I was amazed by the shocking poverty coupled with a real sense of community, in this predominantly Christian country, despite years of man's corruption and sin, God's love is truly present. This I felt and saw equally in the villages, interacting with the kids and the mama's, this overwhelming sense of love was so obvious and looked past any poverty and past trauma, these children were truly loved by women who had taken them in from the sheer kindness of their hearts.

God has broken my heart for this country, for these people, and I know we are here for a reason, I look forward to every minute I get to spend with these children, being able to cuddle them, to show them that there are people outside of their villages who love them and who want to invest time in them, these children are awesome examples of doing life with God and I am learning so much more than I ever dreamed, here I feel a real sense of peace, I am so excited to see what God has in store for us for the rest of our time here and how He is going to use us!