Yes. Somehow I have found myself the new host of a radio show here in Lira, Uganda. Preaching to about 1.5 million people all over Uganda, the Congo and Sudan from 6:30am to 6:45am. Ironic isn’t it? I, who feel like I have barely learned anything about my own faith am actually talking about my faith daily on the radio to millions of people. With a translator of course to help sort out my crazy American accent.
So, every morning thus far, I get up and try to think of something profound to say. And after trying to think my most profoundest, I come to the conclusion that I fail majorly in the profound area but do okay in the “Wow–I’m learning this too, isn’t it fascinating to discover this in the Bible? Can you believe I hadn’t actually read much of this before I came to Uganda?” area. And then I proceed to sputter on for my 15 minutes.
Actually, radio preaching has helped me to begin solidifying my own faith. As a deep believer in girl power, I have been going through all the stories of powerful women in the Bible, particularly the women listed in Jesus’ geneology at the beginning of Matthew. It’s so encouraging to read their stories because they, like myself, are hugely imperfect people–I mean, the Virgin Mary was an unmarried pregnant teenage mother! And the best part is, God uses them anyway to do incredible things. You’ve got to love a God who consistently assembles the moltliest group of people he can find and uses them to change the world. It gives me hope that maybe He can use me in Uganda as well. Even if I have a funny American accent and am definitely a Musungu. (Musungu is the new name of my whole team–it means “white person”).
God Bless and rock on,
Katy
