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| Three of our givers |
When many of us think of African children we see images of
malnourished, sick little ones in rags languishing in their mothers’ arms or
sitting desolate in the dust. I have seen that too, many times in fact, but I
have also seen something so much brighter and so much better. I have seen
children exchanging their begging bowls for open handed and hearted generosity
towards others. I have begun to see something beautiful in Uganda … true transformation which
begins on the inside and works its way out.
Through our relational network in east Africa I heard of a
pastor struggling to offer help to a hundred young and hungry children in Turkana , Kenya Uganda
I was overwhelmed by their response.
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| Debbie giving out food aid |
It took one older boy to step forward and offer his sole
coin, worth around three pence, to break open the dam which then released a
flood of generosity. Many children in school after school did a similar thing,
giving up their money which would have bought them some water or a small snack
during a long school day. A few of the younger children brought maize cobs
hoping that I could carry them to Kenya .
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| Ugandan children seeing the delivery! |
