Love Reaches Out: Well Sure, you should always expect the unexpected

A slice of Heaven...a place of God's hand

A new lesson I learned this weekend..."expect the unexpected" every single day. We traveled deep to Fort Portal...8 people (plus a baby) in a van and 2 hours later a car of 4 left Kampala and headed towards Fort Portal. I was one of the passengers in the car...after being on the road for one hour we heard from our fellow travelers that their van had broken down on the side of the road...Long story short, a local mechanic was brought to our van, we thought it was the timing belt...we were told that it would be a 3 hr wait for the part to reach the van because it was coming all the way from Kampala...no such thing as AAA around here, no sir. So, those of us traveling by car headed on our way, thinking that in a few short hours the others would be following. Well, our other brothers did not arrive in Fort Portal until 5am Saturday morning...The battery was dead, the timing belt didn't fix the problem and so on...However, while eating breakfast the others came in slowly by slowly, each with a huge smile on their faces, praising God for a beautiful morning, and a good side of the road experience...their spirits were never down.

We then attended a 4 hour mass where Sr. Theresia vowed to serve God for the rest of her days...beautiful, but long, ceremony. That afternoon we shared a meal, many speeches were given, and songs were sung in celebration of her day...she was the "Bride" now married to Christ.
After celebrating we drove a little up the way to Lake Naka where we shared in good fellowship, sat on the dock of the bay, and watched the sunset. The Sisters of the Holy Cross prepared popcorn/sodas/beer as appetizers before our delicious meal of beans, meat, rice, potatoes, etc.
This morning we woke, those 12 of us that traveled together, Fr. Jenga said Mass for us in a tiny and comforting room. All weekend I have been blessed to be around such beautiful souls, young men so in love with their faith and full of the Spirit...truly inspiring to say the least. After Mass, we hit the road...and made good time!
Now I am in Kampala, here until Tuesday morning, as I look forward to the time of rest, peace of mind, running water, an actual toilet, and good company! This Wednesday is already Ash Wednesday, and I am beginning to prepare my heart for the Lenten Journey.
I hold you all in my heart!
Love always
Anne Therese
ps- I have posted a few pictures from this weekends trip :)