There are three tribes in Burundi. The Twa are being used by the others for hard manual labor and at the end of the day are paid with just a bit of porridge. The Twa make this beautiful pottery but it has no monetary value. Hermes & Passe are not Twa but God has sent them to share the gospel of Christ with the Twa. They are starting a Twa school & teaching them to farm & build sturdy houses.
We worked with two local ministries: Youth for Christ & Harvest for Christ. The believers in Burundi passionately desire their countrymen to know & glorify God in all things! I was with a short-term Dental Community Fellowship(DCF) team of Dr. & Mrs. Sasser and 7 MUSC Dental school Seniors.
Two weeks in Nairobi, Kenya were in schools with a different DCF team. At the school each child has a western sponsor who provides school supplies and food. The hope is that one day these children will be able to get jobs and then sponsor other children.
I was at Kijabe Hospital Dental clinic for 3 weeks & did more dental work than I ever thought I’d get to do. The time there with Dr. Rich’s family put away any concerns I’ve ever had about one day raising a family in Africa. I do not know how all the desires God has put in my heart will work together but I know that He’s put them there for a reason and I’m trusting Him to lead me.
At Mengo Hospital in Uganda I didn’t do very much dental work and struggled with “why am I here?” As I surrendered my idea of what I was supposed to be doing, God let me see glimpses of what He was doing. Here in Uganda some students heard the gospel for the first time. I was able to lead a devotion for the Ugandan nursing students. And the local believers were my encouragers, prayer partners and friends. Jesus prayed, “… that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that You sent Me and loved them even as You loved Me (John 17:23).”
This is good. Keep writing.
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