three weeks in..

Well I didn't really expect to be making my first real blog post three weeks in to my trip to Africa but that seems to be how things worked out. I'll do my best to summarize what has happened realizing that you probably don't have time to read thirty pages. Most of the time I spent here so far has been evangelizing. The first week we were in a slum in downtown Kampala. The second week we were in Lawero which is about two hours outside of Kampala and the third week has been spent in Entebbe which is just outside of Kampala. I've gone from no evangelism experience at all to it basically being a part time job. I still think I'm pretty terrible at it but it really forces me to depend on God. I have certainly gotten a lot clearer on what I believe as I've had to explain it to countless people. The people we encounter are all very curious about what I, as a 6'4'' white American and less so as a missionary, have to say. This concept is a little hard to explain. It's not that they are so grateful to hear me talk about God. It's more like they want to hear what the white person has to say. Our translators and fellow evangelizers have explain that when we are with them people are much nicer to them and Dr. K calls us their passports. This isn't because we are such great people. It has everything to do with the color of our skin. I've come a long ways in three weeks but I still feel completely insufficient. The fact that God continues to use me is really astounding. It looks like this post is going to be much shorter than I planned because my friends are back and we need to catch a taxi back to Dr. K's but while I am in Italy beginning next Saturday I will post a lot so check back soon.