We just got back from our week in the slums.
We were in the Kampala slums and it was pretty full on. The city, like ours, is broken and full of people alike in brokenness. Although in the U.S, we are not in survival mode. We have trouble practicing being in the present, but here, future mindset is rare. How can you focus on a future if you are not sure you have one? My heart aches for the corruption that goes on in the city.
There is a spiritual war in Africa. Think of how many of trillions of dollars have gone into Africa. How much has it changed? There is still genocide. There is still poverty. But there is something hiding in secret causing this. People see the pictures and assume money will end world hunger. The reality is war, poverty, and diseases are fruits of something much deeper; something we cannot see physically. The reality of what we cannot see is the spiritual war zone
Witch Doctors (witchcraft) are huge here. The sad thing is in Africa they will do ANYTHING they can for answers, even if it means ruining themselves, family, and what they do have of money. There is a belief in certain parts of Africa that if you have money issues or bad health it’s the youngest child’s fault. So they take the child to the Witch Doctor who then pours ink and oil through the child’s eyes and through their nose along with other awful things. Africa needs God.
Our team did crusades all week and we saw some cool stuff. We saw people get saved and we also got to spend the mornings getting to know the locals. Sadly we had a team member come down with malaria. I guess there is only so much mosquito nets, bug spray, and malaria pills can do. Please pray for health and safety. We have this week in Mityana then were back again in the slums.
Three weeks left in Africa then back to Australia. From there, the journey continues. And only God knows where I will be next.
-Natasha
