Traveling ten hours to Kabale and ten hours back gave me plenty of time to listen to God. Kabale was a difficult place for me to be. The culture is very different compared to where i am from and satan has targeted the people of Kabale in a different way than i have ever experienced.
Parents dont try to encourage their children to continue through school. Since its such a rural place, the children will probably end up going back home to farm anyway. Small kids anywhere from three to ten spend their days watching the cows and goats. Women strap their babies to their backs at sunrise and go work in the land for twelve hours a day while the men just sit in town doing nothing. Girls have no respect and if they get raped, well that is their own fault. If they end up having a child from it, then she is referred to as spoiled goods and most likely will spend her life alone as an outcast.
In a place where God’s marvelous hand is seen through the endless mountains and valleys, all i could see was pain, hurt, and emptiness.
In a place where strength is what the tribes are known for, i see human weakness.
In a place where the ancestors are worshiped and respected, i see God tugging at their hearts.
This group of people who really needed God’s love more than anything see their lifestyle as normal. My heart just breaks for them. Im not saying that everything their culture does is wrong. What i am saying is that the people in Kabale dont realize how precious they are in God’s sight. They deserve more than they let themselves believe. He desires to give them the best life possible and He is right there waiting and tugging at their hearts!
How often does God do the same for us? We put Him to the side day after day because we are selfish and dont want to give up “our way” of living. He longs for his children, His heart skips beats for me and for you. He wants to be my ultimate strength, he wants to hold me in His right hand, and He accepts me just as i am!
God sent me across the world to show me how he loves ALL HIS CHILDREN and wants the best if we would just give Him our all. I think that it is time that i start fully relying on him.
“God is with her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.” -Psalm 46:5
Love,
Candis
