Friday, December 4, 2009

Can It Really Be Over?

The answer to my question is Physically? Yes. Emotionally? Never

My homecoming was a pure joy; greeted by mom and my camera-happy dad, a delicious meal on Grand Avenue, and a late night spent catching up with my best friends.


It was like I never left; everything was the same, everything was good. But to me, that’s the hardest part. It’s as though the past 3 months of unbelievable joy, sorrow, discomfort, inspiration, and relationships didn’t happen. As though you could just rip the months of September, October, and November out of the 2009 calendar of my life.
But I desperately don’t want to do that. I want the perspective I’ve gained in Uganda to stick with me daily for the rest of my life. I don’t want to revert back to anyone other than the person I became in Uganda; the person these 91 women helped to mold, shape, prod and pull into becoming a fellow Suubi women (and that is the highest honor a woman can become).
Unfortunately most of these ladies don’t have email addresses, phone calls cost a small fortune, and they aren’t familiar with the the postal system. So for the rest of my life when I want to connect with Mama Patrick, Mama Fima, Jaja Margaret, Aballo Janet I will have to say a little prayer for them, and trust that the Lord is keeping them safe in his hands.
I want to thank everyone who has been following me through this blog along this incredible journey into the heart of Africa. Thank you for your prayers, your emails, your love and support. I don’t want to become that foreign traveler who passes judgment on all things American, all thing consumeristic or all things superficial. I want to always stay a Suubi woman at heart for the rest of my life; which means living with faith, love compassion, joy and Suubi (hope in Acholi).

8 comments:

  1. I can't believe how fast it went. It will stay with you the rest of life, it just takes time to adjust and figure out how. The adjustment is incredibly hard. I remember coming back from Liberia and a day didn't go by where I didn't think about the poverty. But my first African trip stayed with me so much it gave me my family. So glad you home safe and sound. You did an incredible thing and incredible work. Thank you!

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  2. Welcome back Katie. You made all of us at Image Threads very proud of you. Keep on blogging, we loved sharing in all your adventures and I know you are going to have many more to come. You are a very special women, keep on keeping on. I don't think you will have to worry about forgetting those last 3 months, they are etched in the center of your heart, like a small trophy.
    God bless you.
    Mary Brunzell

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