Still Processing

Those of us who went to Uganda have been back in the US for at least a week at this point. Last night we gathered once again, this time back in the living room of Jared's home with Adam and Sarah on the phone from Minneapolis. With snow on the ground and below freezing temperatures in both places Uganda seemed a long way away.

We talked about our return and how each of us, although in many ways ready to return to family, community, safety, and sanity - still are processing through being back in the context we left not too long ago. We commented about missing the pace of life, the unscheduled nature, the darkness and the sounds of animals rather than automobiles. All of it lingers in the mind as each of us attempts to integrate what we have seen and how we have lived back into life here.

There were no great moments of clarity, but in the caring conversation of community we found pieces that help us continue. Prayers for our friends, some we had just met, others we have known for years and miss dearly. Hopes for a country that continues to capture our heads and our hearts. Faith that it is God who will bring healing through small efforts such as ours.