Sandra - Africa part II

The first story from my incredible trip to Gulu, Uganda is about a flight attendant named Sandra. Let me begin by describing what the journey to Africa looked like: Take a charter bus from Abilene to Dallas,  fly out of DFW to Amsterdam (I WAS IN THE NETHERLANDS), layover in Amsterdam,flight from Amsterdam to Entebbe, and a Drive in a tiny little bus from Amsterdam to Gulu

It was a long trip, to say the least; however, I absolutely loved it. Amsterdam spoke to my heart. Something about it stirred me even though I was only in the airport. Everything was so green and beautiful, the men were freakishly tall and good looking, not to mention people stare all the time and it is absolutely normal. That is my kind of place.

On the flight to Amsterdam my soul was moved by a wonderful flight attendant named Sandra. Sandra is an amazing picture of servanthood and humility.  She genuinely cared for each person she served. I was sitting next to Jessica and we both noticed her beautiful soul. Every time she came around she would stop at our seats and tell us about her life and testimony, it was powerful to say the least.

As hours passed by I felt an urging of the Lord to write  her an encouragement card. Right as I was about to tell Jessica this, she was one step ahead of me. She too had heard from the Lord and was already pulling out paper and pen. So, we wrote a simple card of encouragement.

We handed it to her as we left the plane. She was encouraged before she even read it. As I was standing in line to board the flight to Entebbe I saw Sandra running up to me. With tears in her eyes, she gave me one of the biggest hugs I have ever received. She told me how much she appreciated it. Her heart was stirred and moved deeply. This wonderful woman's heart was dramatically shifted and all it took was a tiny amount of effort on my part. I pray that Sandra will continue to see the heart Jesus has for her.

As I stood in the middle of an airport, with a sobbing flight attendant,  in a foreign country I realized that we were created to love. Love has the power to connect you to complete strangers from entirely different continents. What if we challenged ourselves to write one encouraging note a day. Sandra was so loving and encouraging you would have never guessed she needed encouragement. Im beginning to believe that those are the people who need it the most.

REMEMBER: EVERYONE NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT!!

Jesus replied, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the law and prophets hand on these two commandments." Mathew 22:37-40

Lots of Love
Katy