Past the Point of no Return

Well, they'll be here tomorrow. At 7:45am the team from Colorado arrives to rebuild the roofs and ceilings of the clinic at Ogongora, Amuria District. This is the first team doing construction away from Jinja and trying to get everything ready has been a real challenge as I just don't have that type of mind.

After 13 years in Jinja I still have the Mzungu mindset of running to the 7/11 or hardware store. That won't be possible in the village So I hope it's all ready.

Now the team is past the point of no return. They are in the air heading to London. No turning back now.

What does it take to go on a short term mission? To use your hard earned vacation time from work to build something you will never use, for people you can't even speak with.

Some say it takes a sense of adventure but that's not it. You can have adventure and danger at home easily enough. Just try putting together a swing set for your kids and doing it right in your wife's flower garden.

Some say it takes a sense of duty to mankind to want to see medical care in a remote area. But that duty could be satified just by sending a check to an organisation. Or putting money into Santa's pot outside the supermarket. So it can't just be duty.

It must be love. Love for Jesus and for his people. A desire to know just how high and wide and deep is God's love for us. To experience the joy of fellowship in heaven in a small way here on earth by singing songs in a language you don't know with people who love Jesus as much as you. To demonstrate to a community what the love of Christ compels us to do.

I look forward to tomorrow. This team and our team here in Jinja are past the point of no return. No turning back from the decision to follow Jesus wherever He leads.

Ps. Before I could post this on Sunday I developed malaria on the way to the airport and have been out of commission since. But thanks to God's mercy I'm getting well again