HOSPITALITY

     The definition of hospitality is this. ....

                                                                                 The friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests.

     I came to Uganda to volunteer at Amani Baby Cottage.   Well, that was part of it.  Ever since I was here last year, I could not get the Ugandian Mama's that work here, out of my heart and mind.  Their strength and resilience intrigued me.  I thought often about how materially poor they were, and yet how spiritually rich they remained.  I wondered....what IF I sat and listened to them, would they open up to me about their lives and speak from their hearts?  Would a few of them invite me to their home? 

     You can only imagine my surprise upon my arrival to find out every single mama here at Amani wanted to have me be a guest in their home! Me, a mzungu!  And come to find out, for about 98% of them, I am their first white guest. But open their hearts, their homes, their lives....they have.

     Years ago, I had the privilege of spending nearly a week in an Old Order Amish home.  I enjoyed that experience so very much. It gave me a better understanding of their culture and ways. It was kind of payment for me accidentally being the woman to deliver Catherine's 9th child. (Another story)  Well , this experience is like that. I am being welcomed into their homes in a way I couldn't have ever dreamed.

     And open they are. 26 mamas visited to date, hours and hours of recorded stories, probably 10 additional pounds, and a clearer understanding of who they are as Ugandian women.

     Hebrews 13..22 says...entertain strangers for by doing so, some people have entertained angles.

     I'm not one to rewrite the bible, but I think I have been entertained BY angels.