Land With A Thousand Hills

"Land Of A Thousand Hills" is where the AIM Central Region Conference was held from January 4-9. This conference hosted AIM missionaries from Chad, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Uganda and Rwanda. This was an exciting time for me since I just finished the Youth Camp in Arua and now I was ready to journey on with the next item on my list.
I felt very blessed to attend this conference, not only with other AIM family members but also having to go to Rwanda. The first place that I visited on my first day in Rwanda before the conference was the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre. I'm not sure if you've seen the movie Hotel Rwanda, but I have. It honestly broke my heart when I was watching the movie. Now that I was actually in Rwanda and at the Genocide Memorial Centre, the only things that came to my mind were some of the scenes from the movie. Other than the scenes, the thought I had was 'How can this happen?'.
When traveling on the bus to our final destination in Kibuye, you can only think to yourself 'With a beautiful country and being known as the Land With A Thousand Hills, why?'
Even though there are many questions that are unanswered in our lifetime here on earth, God continued to reveal to me His sovereignty at this conference. God had planned this well for me to be constantly reminded of His sovereignty since the conference was held in Rwanda.
Throughout the conference, God spoke in many different ways, as the theme for the conference was 'Wrestling With God'. We took a look at Jacob's life, but the main thing that stuck out to me the most was one of Jacob's sons, Joseph. The preacher emphasized on the passage Genesis 50:20. When we talk about God's sovereignty and our suffering, the first person from the Bible that usually comes to mind is Job, and how he recognized that even through his suffering, God is still sovereign and in control. Well this time it wasn't Job, but it was Joseph.

Genesis 50:20
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

I would like for you to reflect on this passage. Maybe you're experiencing something that you've never experienced before. Maybe you're in trouble. Maybe you were abandoned or betrayed by someone. Maybe you loss a friend or family member. Remember that He is sovereign in all your circumstances.
I want to encourage you, that even though you are suffering right now, remember that these events are only for a short period of time. When you are going through a rough time, remember the picture posted above. Will you bless others even in your times of trouble? Will you serve Him even in your times of trouble? Will you show others God's grace even if you are going through a rough time?

Romans 8:18
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.