How do I begin to sum it up...?

I have been asked to share about my time in Uganda this coming Sunday at church. There is so much to say...so much I want people to hear, to see, to feel. I don't want to talk about myself or how I contributed to the lives of those I met...
~I want to tell them about the pastor that walks over 4 hours every week to preach at a church held under a tree...who usually doesn't get paid...who usually doesn't have enough food to eat. But who is always there...
~I want to tell them about the beauty of the children...so eager to learn about who you are why you are here in their homeland...who are open to know God...who laugh and sing and play with all of their hearts.
~I want to show them the beauty and simplicity of their worship...their joy...hunger...passion...respect...for Jesus....for spreading His love...for telling others about Him....for living life and not wasting a moment...for singing His praises...for giving Him thanks despite their circumstances.
~I want to tell them about the selfless hospitality, genuine joy, thankfulness, devotion and dedication...the devotion and dedication of a pastor who cannot read or write, but who memorizes scripture while his wife reads it aloud and who is a spirit filled, solid preacher!
~I want to paint for them a picture of the beauty of God's creation... breathtaking star filled nights....brilliant sunsets...rich red soil...vividly blue skies...exotic safari animals...Palm, mango, avocado trees in your backyard...
~I want to introduce them to a disabled lady who is carried to church every Saturday and stays up all night in prayer....whose past boyfriend showed up many years after their child was born and raped them both...a woman who is now infected with HIV....but who is still LIVING FOR GOD..who doesn't miss a Sunday service...
~I want to tell them how we are nothing without Christ....how He should be the center of your lives....how we should only live for Him....how we should live to love, delight in, and glorify HIM

Some say that we are blessed to be Christians living in America...yes in many ways we are... But in many ways we aren't. With regards to health and wealth we are blessed, but when it comes to faith, joy, passion and devotion we are too busy....too consumed....to distracted. The simplicity of Uganda allows one to truly seek after God without the distractions of all the things we must do, all the places we must go and all the people we must talk to. They don't have an Internet to waste time on or a TV to endlessly watch or sports events that must be attended or new music to download on their Ipods.
They have the Bible, their families, their church. They have a day by day faith that is evident to all...they have Jesus without distractions.

That is how I begin to sum it up...