9. September 2011 03:19
Our friends and children have just returned from a life changing time in Uganda. For some it has deeply challenged their worldview. For other it caused them to reevaluate their understanding of faith and justice. For weeks / months (maybe even years) they will be making comparisons between life in London and what they have seen. Some may be quiet and withdrawn, others may be angered and frustrated by injustice. No one will remain unchanged.
So how can we help them to process? How can we partner with God as He forms them? Let me make some suggestions:
1. Listen to their stories. And celebrate them.
2. Help them to tell not only what happened but how it makes them feel.
3. Don't try to answer their complex questions - allow them to grapple.
4. Pray for them.
We have invested much in this trip - much money and time and faith and energy. Through this team many have been blessed in Uganda. But more than that, our friends have been changed. And through them, we too have been impacted. Let us do everything we can to protect that investment and secure the change that God has wrought.
Sean C