Two days ledt in Africa :(

So, I have procrastinated in writing this blog..ha, mainly because I don't even know where to begin. These past few days have been a-m-a-z-i-n-g!! Tuesday was our last day with the kids at the orphanage. We had an amazing day with them! We took them to the agricultural show in town which had some zoo animals. They had a python, some monkeys, a crocodile, a cheetah, and some donkeys that you could ride. There was a snake show so all the kids got to pet the snake. They loved it... some were a little freaked out. Then we bought them all drinks and cookies. Also, we paid for all of them to ride the donkeys. They were too cute! The agricultural show also had some circus rides there, so we let them ride them. On the way back to the orphanage, we bought them all ice cream. I will never forget the joy on their faces all throughout the day! These kids pretty much go to school and to the orphanage. With close to 50 kids, it's a little hard to get them anywhere. But we wanted to show them how much we loved them. We just hung out with them the rest of the day. Every night, they sing and pray before they go to bed. This night after they sang and prayed, we shared the Gospel with them and talked about head knowledge versus knowing something in your heart. Then we just told them how much they meant to us. And how they will not be forgotten. We also shared with them the huge blessing to us they have been this summer. Within the second sentence, I started bawling. Then Tiffany followed. Then we could hear sniffles from the kids. All of us... Ms. Agnes, Grace, Stella, Tiffany, me, and the kids just sat in the silence crying. We gave them all hugs- some held on tight, others weren't so sure what to do. When it was time for the kids to get to bed, Tiffany and I walked to the toilet only to find about 3 girls crying their eyes out. It was so hard. I did not know a group that big could become a family so quickly! It's amazing! I am going to miss them SO much! We are going tomorrow to tell them our final goodbyes!
Wednesday morning we headed back to the hotel to work with Kelly Green Evangelistic Association. We went with the evangelism teams into some schools and marketplaces. It was awesome! Then that night we had a team meeting, which was amazing! The doctor, Jim, gave a devotion. It was amazing. Then we all prayed for the lost at home. We ended with worship and testimonies from the day.
Thursday was a very interesting day! Tiffany and I went with the evangelism teams again. At one of the schools we went to, a girl started almost like hyperventilating and rolling around on the ground. We took her outside and we all started praying for her. At first, everyone thought she was having a seizure, but she got up and started running around like a crazy person. It took about 4 or 5 people to contain her. The Ugandans were shouting out to God for this 13 year old girl. When you walked towards her, you could seriously feel a heaviness around her. She was demon possessed. We continues praying and she calmed down. Then she said a prayer to accept Christ into her life. The second she did that, you could literally feel the heaviness around her leave. The Lord's presence was there like I have never felt before. The enemy knew he would be defeated so he was using anything he could to distract. This precious girl started saying “Yesu, Yesu, Yesu...” which means “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus”. It was amazing at the change in her life in a matter of minutes. There is NO LIMIT to what the Lord can use! I have realized that the presence of God is so strong here, therefore the presence of the enemy is very strong. The Christians here get up at like 4 am to pray EVERY MORNING! Prayer against the enemy is a matter of survival here. We have so much to learn. I think the enemy is very present in America, but we do not take it seriously. We rely on ourselves way too much, but the power of God is stronger than anything we could ever imagine doing on our own! After a few more schools, we went to a bible study at a church here. This church was an orange tarp held up with sticks in the middle of a field. But talk about some on fire for the Lord people. At the end of the study, we asked if anyone needed prayer. Many people came up asking for prayer for sicknesses and things of that nature. But one 7 year old girl, very soft spoken, came up and asked for prayer for wisdom... yes, wisdom. Wow! Within a matter of minutes, a 9 year old boy came up and asked for prayer for knowledge. Unbelievable. When I was 7 or 9, my prayers would have probably been for something so materialistic... never would I have asked for knowledge or wisdom at that age! Not long after these kids came up, a woman name Francis came up and prayed that she would be able to care for orphans. I was talking to her after the service was over and she told me that her and one other lady are caring for 16 orphans in her home!!! Her dream is to be able to care for more. I am just amazed more and more by the people here, children and adults alike.
Friday we went with the evangelism teams again. It was once again an amazing day. At the first school we went to I shared my testimony. As I was sharing, I noticed a Muslim lady standing in the back listening. During the skits, she was crying when Jesus was crucified. I could not stop looking at her. God really laid her on my heart for some reason, even though there were probably 200 kids before me. After the Gospel was presented and people were just hanging out before we left, I went over to talk to her and another Muslim lady that had come up. Over and over, she began to say thank you for the work that was done there and the message we brought. She then kept asking me when I was coming back. Even more amazing, she gave me her phone number and asked if we could stay in touch. God was really moving in her heart. I did not ask her if she had accepted the Lord because of another Muslim woman was with her. If they accept Christ, they basically are ostracized. But I have her phone number and plan on calling her soon to find out what God was doing in her heart. The last school we visited, I was sitting next to a 13 year old girl named Morrine. She kept asking me questions while people were sharing... deep questions though. Things like “Do people in America have the same struggles as people here?”. Then she told me that she was a born again Christian... Amen! When we were about to leave, she took me aside and said she wanted to talk to me. She began to cry and tell me her life story. Her father died when she was in about 3rd grade. Her mother could no longer support them, so she lives with her grandmother now. Her brothers are not in school because they can not afford school fees. She is in school only by the grace of God. She asked for me to continue praying for her that God would continue to provide fees for her to finish school. Then she handed me a bracelet that she was wearing and said “I want you to keep this, because I don't want you to ever forget me. Can we still be friends when you go back to America?”. Wow. I am speechless.
Saturday, I helped with a dental clinic, then went into town to be a tour guide for souvenir shopping with the team...ha!
Sunday was our last day at Pastor Henry's church. It was an awesome service. Afterwards, we were just saying our goodbyes and getting contact information. Man, I will miss them!
Just those few days have been overwhelming and so amazing all together. I have one day left here in Jinja. We fly out Wednesday night. I am not ready to leave these people! They have captured my heart!!!