Some Sad News

You never want to hear the pilot interrupt your flight to say "I have some sad news."  For the first time in our lives of flying we heard those alarming words.  Barely 20 minutes into our flight to Entebbe, Uganda, we had just watched our plane do a complete 180, heading back to Nairobi, so we were expecting some kind of update from the cockpit.  It was almost a relief to hear the announcement that there was a only minor problem with one of the wings that kept the plane from getting as high as needed, and the pilot had been advised to return to the airport.  Honestly, I had quickly imagined far worse scenarios when I heard the words "sad news."  We arrived in Uganda 2 hours late, but safe and sound.

What is it that makes us worry?  What is it that makes us think the worst?  Is it just our human nature, something that is almost impossible to control, or is it a simple choice that we make each day?  Jesus certainly didn't allow it as an option in our lives, (see Matthew 6), yet we still do it all the time.  And truth be told, the world we live in could make a person worry themselves to death.  These days, the upcoming US presidential election is enough to do that.

Listen, no matter what happens to my airplane, no matter who becomes the next president, and no matter what the economy will look like in 12 months, God is in control.  Always has been, always will be.  End of story, and end of worry.  Don't let the world's sad news cause you to forget the Good News!

Here's some more good news: we just completed a successful training workshop for the Ugandan staff.  We are blessed at ECM to have such competent staff on the ground doing ministry!  Keep them in your prayers!

ECM Uganda staff hard at work during today's training workshop.