Be grateful...

Yesterday we were invited to a birthday party, or actually it was Katherine who invited us. That’s how it works. If you have some friends you want to bring, even though it’s not your party, you invite them.

Kate’s mother Path were celebrating her 57 birthday, so she had rented a place with good view over all Kampala city. We were about 20 people so we were able to talk and get to know most of them. A lot were Africans from the Caribbean who had moved back to Uganda after their forefathers had been sent away. So Jamaica was good represented at the party, with an own real Jamaican DJ. We got to know Kate’s family quite well and we have also been invited to bake cake with Path (she is well known for her cakes).

- Something I recognized through this evening is how grateful they are. How they thank God for everyday of their life, how grateful they are to be able to be one year older. How grateful they are to their parents for raising them up, giving them money to education and how grateful they are for their friends. Some of them have had a though life, struggling to get enough food or living in war. But they never seemed to loose their faith. And the love they have for each other is unique. This evening gave me a reminder to be more grateful and not taking things for granted… I know I don’t say it enough; so thank you, friends and family for being a part of my life.