How do you begin to say goodbye to people you have lived life with for the past 3 ½ months?
How do you begin to sum up your life in Uganda for the past 3 ½ months?
I have no clue. I have sat down, typed this blog, erased everything, and retyped it 5 times.
My head starts to hurt, and my heart starts to ache when I think about going home and people asking me, “how was your trip?” I did not just go on a trip. This was my life for 3 ½ months. This was a life changing experience, not a trip.
I have seen God show up in the most raw and real way possible. I’ve seen things that people only hear about. I’ve become attached to people that most people wouldn’t dare to talk to. I’ve been broken in ways that most people have never experienced. And I’m so thankful for that.
I’m thankful that I am not the same person I was when I started this trip. I’m thankful that there is no way I could ever go back to being how I used to be. I’m thankful for the ups and downs we have had here, because they have shaped and molded me in ways that could have never happened in America. I’m thankful for language barriers, because they have shown me that love doesn’t need a language. I’m thankful for my team, because they have shown me that’s it okay to be friends with people that are completely opposite of you.
Thank you everyone for following me on this amazing journey that I’ve been on. Thank you for consistently praying for me, and supporting me 100% along the way. Thank you for financially supporting me, because without that I would not have been able to experience any of this. Thank you for the encouraging words you all have spoken over me. I could not have done this without ya’ll.
Thank you Lira, Uganda for allowing me to call you home, and for me to really feel like it was my home. You were always accepting and inviting, and it’s hard to say goodbye to this place.
I will never ever forget this journey, or the people that I encountered. I’m sad to say goodbye, but I know that new adventures wait for me in Texas. Once again, thank you all.
God wins.
-Madison Myrick
