~Buvuma Island~

I joined the IWU team for an overnight trip to the island, where WGM assists in ministry. Buvuma Island is in Lake Victoria, just south of Kampala. It is the image many think of as being "Africa", with no running water or electricity, and a village filled with grass huts. We drove through part of the rain forest to reach our port. A port with no dock, that is. Here at the port the boat is parked 75 feet or so from the shore, in order to get into the boat you are carried...yes carried like a baby, in the arms of a Ugandan man (whom I call boat boys) trough the water. Hahaha...it was humbling to say the least. But we made it safely onto the boat for our hour and a half ride to the island. Once we reached the island we were welcomed by a group of small boys who were eager to help carry our bags (on their heads) up the hill to the school. We would be spending the next day and a half playing with the island children and teaching a bible school. It was a joy to be apart of the island life for that short time. Being able to show the children the love of Christ was a blessing to all of us. I will always carry the memories of each new friend I have come to know and pray that God will continue to bless each one of them. There are so many opportunities for ministry on the island, from the basic need for clean water to sharing the Gospel. I hope this experience will encourage us to take action!