Amy Carmichael: Maama w'Abaataasibwa

Amy Carmichael yazaalibwa mu Irelandi, ng'alina amaaso ga kkoffi ge yali tayagala. Ng'akyali muwala muto yasaba Katonda agafuule ga bbulu, era ku makya n'adduka ku ndabirwamu — nga gakyali ga kkoffi. Yennyamira olwo. Emyaka egiddirira n'ategeera: Katonda yalina ensonga olw'amaaso ago aga kkoffi, era yali agenda okugakozesa.

Amy yakula n'agenda ewala nnyo, mu bukiikaddyo bwa Buyindi, okubuulira abantu ebya Yesu. Eyo yavumbula ekyama ekyamujjuza entiisa. Abaana abato, abamu ku bo nga bawere buwere, baaggibwanga ku b'ewaabwe ne baweebwa okubeera mu masabo, gye baakolerwanga ebintu eby'ekivve, era gye baatakkirizibwanga kuvaamu.

Amy teyasobola kuyita awo n'agiraba. Yatandika, mu kasirise era n'obuvumu bungi, okutaasa abaana. Oluusi omwana eyali atidde yaweebwanga mu kyama ekiro. Oluusi Amy yagendanga yennyini mu bifo gye yali tasaanidde kugenda. Okuyita mu bibinja by'abantu nga takwatiddwa, yayambalanga sari ya Kiyindi ey'obwereere n'asiiga olususu lwe olweru okuluddugavuza n'ekaawa — era kaakano amaaso ge aga kkoffi, gali ge yali ayagadde okuggwaawo ng'akyali muwala, ne gamuyamba okwetabula n'atalabika. Katonda yali amanyi.

Kinnoomu, oluvannyuma amakumi ku makumi, abaana abaataasibwa ne bajja okubeera ne Amy mu kifo ekiyitibwa Dohnavur. Yakifuula awaka waddala, ng'ajjudde ennimiro n'ennyimba n'obukuumi, omwana eyali amanyi butya bwokka mw'asobola okuyiga okuseka. Abaana tebaamuyita “omuwala” oba “nnyabo.” Baamuyita Amma — ekitegeeza “maama.”

Amy teyafumbirwa era teyaddayo eka mu Irelandi. Yawaayo obulamu bwe bwonna eri abaana abaataasibwa ab'e Dohnavur. Okumpi n'enkomerero, oluvannyuma lw'okugwa, yamala emyaka amakumi abiri ng'atasobola kuva mu kisenge kye — era ne mu kiseera ekyo yeeyongera okuwandiika, ng'aweereza ebigambo eby'okubudaabuda n'okugumya abantu mu nsi yonna.

Amy Carmichael edda yali ayagadde amaaso amalala n'obulamu obwangu. Mu kifo ky'ekyo yafuuka maama w'abaana omuntu omulala yenna gwe yali tayagala kutaasa — era teyandibaawaanyisizza na kintu kyonna.