IGNITE Class 15 intern, Jesse, shares about one of the precious children that has made an incredible impact on him during his time serving in Uganda.
The Lord provided me with an incredible blessing to speak with a great and faithful young boy named Collin, who has a tremendous love for the Lord. I was given the opportunity to meet with this wonderful young man while serving at the school filled with all various young children of God, just after having gone and done school outreach at a small local school. This interaction with all of these children and the building of relationships with them is a strong encouragement for both them and us, IGNITE interns.
For the children, they see us as role models and observe us and hopefully how we conduct ourselves, in the hopes that they would imitate our love for one another. As for us, they are not only an encouragement but also a challenge, the encouragement is from the fruit which God is so gracious to show us even in the challenging times. From this one, the fruit has been revealed to me!
Collin is a very ‘chill’ and peaceful boy, who attends Calvary Chapel Entebbe’s Christian school, the Church, and Potter’s Field Kids Club. Amazingly, he said that he has been attending the Kids Club for two years, but then Collin went on to say that he had learned in the baby class, so he has actually been attending for close to seven years. How great the Lord is to raise up this boy into a man! The fruit is being produced in his life.
Something that I would love to witness from him is his admittedly favorite hobby; praying with his friends to the Lord our beloved God. Having heard this, it gave me encouragement in our labors of helping, teaching, and interacting with these children. That is a sign to me of unity, a people of one mind and one accord letting their requests be made known to God. That is truly spectacular to me.
A few of Collin’s own preferences are, soccer, or fútbol, as they call it, and the color white and this is likened unto the purity which we can receive from God, purity of mind and soul. Sometime after speaking with Collin and learning these great things about him, I was delighted to play a little bit of fútbol with him and his friends. We didn’t actually use a soccer ball, but a baseball. They were, none-the-less thrilled to play with that ball.
He has a cheerful and straightforward personality, peaceable to speak with, and even quite funny. He seems to have good relationships with his friends, and I can see him being a peacemaker among the people, so that is my prayer for him. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:9.
