And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth…you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

John 14:17-18

 

We had just arrived to the small village in Eastern Uganda. The moment we stepped out of the van, children rushed in from seemingly nowhere to greet us. This little guy, with a face sticky with mango juice, surrounded by his older siblings, looked up at me and instantly stole my heart.

 

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