Week 101

Fast Car -Tracy Chapman

Grey Crested Cranes

These days it feels like time is cruising by in a fast car. It seems to pause as the wind rushes through my hair and I stare over the panning landscape in deep reflection, only to snap to

Part of a giraffe family

the realization of the speed things are really going at. I remember this song having somewhat of a bittersweet tone and a confusion of conflicting feelings. At this moment, as I reflect over the last two years, straining myself to grasp the fact that this is my final week to make full time impact here in the Uganda Kampala Mission I can't help but feel overcome by these same feelings. 

I have a great love for the work of the Lord. I have a great love for the people I serve. I get choked up every time I think about my mission being over soon. At the same time, I also have a great love for so many people I will soon have in close company with- bringing great joy in reunion. I understand that I am about to make a vital step in my life... not ending my service to the Lord, but fundamentally changing the way I serve- no less showing my love to him! 

You may have noticed that I didn't send a letter last week. As a zone we went to Akagera National Park on a game drive and didn't have time to email. It was an unforgettable experience. We were in good company and being so fully immersed in the beauty of our Heavenly Fathers creations made me feel very strongly of his love for us. The only suitable word I can muster to describe these and my mission as a whole is the word "Rich". I hope it come across as vividly to you as it does to me. 

This week will evidently go faster than ever and I'm not sure if I'm ready for it to do so. Between Zone conference and many other things we'll be tackling this week there's no denying it, but Ready of Not Here I Come!

Love,

Elder Winn

a line of Hippos

The Savanna