9:30 a.m. Our team visited a police academy for children. They were awaiting our arrival, hence, jumped with joy and praise. The school even prepared a small dance dedicated for our compassion and love for the children in Africa. Once again, I was moved with compassion.
10:30 a.m. I Visited another school, but significantly larger than any school we visited so far. Once again they were eager to listen and were excited to see our coming. Moved with compassion, we begun to dance and teach the children many things about Christ.
11:30 a.m. Lunch. I was spreading the gospel of Christ for the past three and a half hours. Though I was overwhelmed with immense thirst, none of us had water to quench it. Little did I expect that this day was to become the most difficult, yet wonderful and life changing of all.
12:30 p.m. We went inside the taxi and drove off to the next school. I became drowsy and exhausted, but the compassion of Jesus Christ pushed me to never stop showing compassion to those that were eager to follow Him. We arrived around 12:50 p.m. The children were excited, but very well behaved. Good afternoon sir.They greeted us as we were preparing to teach the children. Moved by the Spirit of God and Christ's compassion, I begun to teach the children about Jesus. They were delighted with our presence.
1:30 p.m. We arrived at our next school. All the children ran delighted and eager to see us. I tell you truthfully, when you see 200 children running at you, you either get intimidated or show a deep sense of love and urge to teach the children even help them in any way. I was once again moved with compassion, thus, proceeded to teach them regardless of my dying raspy dehydrated voice.
2:30 p.m. The final school of the day, but the largest of the six schools we visited. Once the children heard of our presence, almost all 800 children ran out of their congested classrooms into the gym hall. By this time of the day, I had literally a few ounces of water for the past few hours. I was severely dehydrated, thirsty, and especially overwhelmed with fatigue. However, 800 children! How could I not say no to that? I was still moved by compassion to teach the kids.
Just when I thought the day was over, at around 3:20 pm, the school organized a soccer game to have us play against their school. No water...¡¦how could I say no to that? I was moved by compassion again because all the children were eagerly awaiting us to play. I was primarily a defensive leader, leading five or six defensive plays and received one mistake¡¦which ended up in a goal. Oops.
Despite my nearly disappeared voice, I gathered enough strength to shout out to the Kasese team leaders in our group, The next time I come back to Africa, I'm going to make sure I learn how to play soccer!
Amen! Exclaimed the Kasese team leaders.
4:45 p.m. We arrived at our temporary lodging facility Bishop Christopher's house (a comical person in charge of providing us with necessary transportation and facility's). The moment I returned, I grabbed my empty water bottle in my pocket and ran to the drinking water jug. I drank around four to six bottles in less than ten minutes. I tell you the truth, nothing tastes better than warm coke when you drink nothing for six hours while doing VBS and a soccer game.
I visited around a total of 1600 children that day.
Day 14. It was around 8:00 am when we went off to do VBS. We visited around five schools that day, including a physically and mentally disabled dormitory. However, we arrived at a college King Jesus University. Rather than doing VBS, I was asked to provide a testimony that day.
Prior to the testimony, I was overcome with fear Fear that I could not explain. However, I was driven by the compassion of Jesus Christ to tell them a testimony that I did not plan. I said a testimony about myself that I never knew with great significance.