tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334771573878663470.post5260324436093850355..comments2011-07-13T00:03:26.983-05:00Comments on Lulwanda 2011 Mission Trip: Green is realy greenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334771573878663470.post-14805469547913133852011-07-03T15:31:12.690-05:002011-07-03T15:31:12.690-05:00Glad to hear that even the most mundane of blessin...Glad to hear that even the most mundane of blessings has not gone unnoticed. That a diverse group from far and wide has simultaneously and safely converged on the other side of the globe continues to amaze. I've had worse travel experiences just getting to DFW.<br /><br />I wish I was there with all of you, to see the vibrant colors, smell the acrid diesel, and feel the African rain. I hope everyone has adjusted to the time change, and as I write it is now almost midnight for you. You will be the first Americans I know that can celebrate our country's independence! <br /><br />With that, God has brought the thought of Leadership to my mind, and if you have time while reading the July 4th blogs, I thought I could entertain with a bit of history about where you sit. Both Uganda and the US were once British controlled and both strove for independence, but that's where the similarities ended. While the US prospered due to vast, accessible resources, Uganda was seen as merely an innter tract with no railroad yet to transport goods between Lake Victoria and the coast. Being an orphaned colony, pawned as gambits between multiple foreign forces, including Britain, East Africa Trading, France,and Germany, the people of Uganda are subjected to one homegrown terrorist regime after another. These terrorists seek power and rulership for their own selfish devices. This creates the economic instability, destitution, disease, and ignorance that permeated the region for so many years. <br /><br />The realization for me is twofold: One - God bless the USA. Two (per mom's harvest analogy) - without clear, Christ-guided leadership, the weeds will choke out even the richest soil, rendering it incapable of sustaining the beautiful garden for which it was ordained.<br /><br />In as much as I wish I were with you to represent the Great State of Texas, the United States, and the Western World, it is well with my soul that you simply and solely represent the truest meaning of the word 'Christian'. <br /><br />Godspeed your example in a country which thirsts for Leadership,<br />-Micah<br /><br />PS - Glenna (mom) has weak ankles and tends to exhibit spontaneous acrobatics when transitioning floor types and levels. Please keep a close eye on her. Thanks,Micah Applewhitenoreply@blogger.com