Kwagala Project

On our second day in Kampala we spent it with the girls from Kwagala Project. (Kwagala means love in Lugandan) Kwagala Project is a home and rehabilitation refuge for women who are victims of the sex trafficking trade. The youngest girl there is just 10 years old. One word for going to Kwagala Project and spending time with these women is WOW! I was humbled, moved to tears, laughter, and thankfulness that I was able to be a part of this day. These women LOVE the Lord!! And their LOVE and excitement for the Lord honestly moved me to tears.

First we were given the opportunity to met the girls and hang out with them. When we arrived in the bus, the girls swarmed the bus, running in before we could even get up, and gave us all hugs. What a wonderful welcome! :)

Some of the beautiful girls of Kwagala

Each girl then received a bag that contained a necklace, soap, lip balm, and a Bible of their own. I have NEVER in my life seen women SOOO EXTREMELY EXCITED about their Bibles. As soon as Jade said each bag contained a Bible...there was screaming, cheering, and dancing. Christine held her Bible to the sky and shouted praise to God and thanked Him over and over. The girls couldn't wait to open their Bibles. It moved me to tears.

look at the joy on her face as she opens her very own Bible for the first time

Then we had worship and some ladies from our team gave their testimonies and some Kwagala girls shared their testimonies also. WOW! (again) What beautiful stories of redemption, grace, and amazing LOVE!

The girls giving their testimonies.

This is part of Christine's testimony. What a women totally in LOVE with the Lord!! Please take the time to listen to her.


Christine lives to declare the goodness of God! from Jade Metz on Vimeo.



The girls prepared food for us and we all had lunch together.

The girls cooking and preparing our lunch

rice and beans are the Ugandan staple and it was good!

Then, after lunch, we divided up into three Bible study groups. The girls were able to use their new Bibles and they looked up every verse we gave them. They took notes, they shared more of their testimonies, and it was basically just an amazing time with them.
 

 
The whole day (and every day while in Uganda) there was one song that kept running through my head. (well, there were three songs, but this was one of them) It was "Beautiful Things" by Gungor. Here are some of the words: 
 

                 " All this pain, I wonder if I will ever find my way, I wonder if my life could really change at

                  all, all this earth, could all that is lost ever be found, could a garden come out of this ground at

                  all...You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust, You make beautiful

                  things, you make beautiful things out of us....  

                  all around, hope is springing up for this old ground, out of chaos life is being found in You,

                  You make beautiful things......

                  You make me new, You are making me new...

                  You make beautiful things out of the dust, You make beautiful things out of us...."

 

These beautiful women are made new in Christ. He has made them new and He has made beautiful things out of them!! I have been so blessed by them!!

 
These are my sisters in Christ and I will see them again someday, if not on earth, then in heaven as we all sing praises together to the One who has made beautiful things out of us.