Although I was not able to blog during my time in Uganda, I was journaling almost daily. Here is part of an entry that I decided to share:
April 29, 2011- In Canada or Jordan people expect to get things almost instantly. Everything is readily available for our consumption. I can buy whatever I want, whenever I want. So, when it comes to our hardships in life I start to feel that way too. I want whatever I am dealing with to vanish right away. I forget that I was taught a lot of valuable lessons through waiting and patience. I also forget that God has his own timing and plan. He does not play by the rules and He can do anything, anytime.
But in Africa life moves at a slower pace. Getting stuff requires work, and often a lot of time. When I think about it they wait for the harvest to be ready so they can eat, coffee to dry after they pick it off the trees before they consume it or sell it, and they walk to a water pump, pump water into a jerry can and carry it back to where they want it before they can use it (and repeat). And when it comes to life, they wait too. They do not expect everything to happen right away, but they are positive that things will happen when the timing is right.
I guess as much as I think my life here is easier on many level, I am a bit envious of the people of Uganda. They just seem to understand a very essential part of life -waiting- that neither one of my cultures does very well.
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