Omutima gwa Katonda Ogumenyese

Tetwamanya nti bwe twali tusanyukira obumu n'emikwano gyaffe emingi ku M/V Anastasis, Mukama yali yeeyongera okutukulembera ng'ateekateeka omutendera oguddako mu bumanyirivu bwaffe obweyongera obw'okutuluŋŋamya kwe mu bulamu bwaffe. Mazima twali tusanyufu okwegatta n'abakozi b'ekyombo, naye tetwali tusuubira wadde okusuubira nti olunaku lumu, tuligenda kuba kitundu ky'amaka ago. Ddala, wadde nga Anne yali ayogeranga bulijjo nga bw'ayagala 'ennyumba eri ku lubalama lw'ennyanja', saarootera nti olunaku lumu, yali wa kubeera n'amaka 'ku nnyanja!' Nkakasa nti singa nnali mmutegeezezza ekintu ng'ekyo ekyombo bwe kyali mu Victoria, nnandiwulidde eddoboozi ery'omwanguka nnyo nga ligamba nti “Tekisoboka n'akatono!”

Naye okusooka, Katonda yalina okukola ekintu ekirala mu mutima gwange okunziggya ku bukuumi bw'omulimu ogusasulwa empeera nga omusumba 'ow'ekiseera kyonna'. Nnali mmaze okuleka omulimu ogwalimu 'empeera ennungi ne penseni ennungi' ng'omusomesa w'essomero, ne nfuuka omusumba 'ku kitundu ky'empeera ne kitundu kya penseni'. Yayagala okunneeyongerayo n'okunzija ku kifo ky'omuminsani nga 'siriiko mpeera so siriiko penseni!'

Nga ndi musumba wa kkanisa ya Christian & Missionary Alliance, nnakubirizanga abantu bange okumanya obuvunaanyizibwa obw'obuminsani Mukama bwe yatuwa okugenda mu nsi yonna okubuulira enjiri. Buli mwaka twafubanga nnyo okukuŋŋaanya ssente ez'okuwagira abaminsani baffe mu kyalo, nga tukkiriza nti omulimu gwe bakola gwa mugaso nnyo.

Nnabuuliranga ebigambo eby'obuminsani ne nkubiriza okusaba. Naye, nga tekunnatuuka mu 1988 lwe nnasooka okutegeera Katonda bw'akaabira ababuze n'abanyigirizibwa ab'ensi.

Nnali ntandiseewo essomero lya Mission Bridge mu kkanisa, nga tukuŋŋaana emirundi ebiri buli wiiki okuwulira okuyigiriza okuva ku tepu n'okuva eri abasumba b'omu kitundu, ku bikwata ku buyigirizwa obw'Ekikristaayo. Waaliwo abayizi kkumi na bataano mu kibiina nga bava mu kkanisa ez'enjawulo. Okwewaayo kwabwe kwali kwa myezi mukaaga egy'okusoma nga mwe muli n'‘okutuuka ku balala' okwa wiiki ssatu okukolera mu maka g'abaana bamulekwa mu Mexico. Bwe twali mu maka g'obulekwa ng'ago Mukama mwe yanjolekera omutima gwe.

Munnange Omu-Mexican, Francisco, yali akuba ebifaananyi by'abaana abato basobole okuweerezebwa e Canada, USA ne Great Britain okusobola okuzzaamu amaanyi abawi b'obuyambi abaweereza obuyambi obwa buli mwezi obwandisobozesezza omulimu gw'amaka g'abalekwa okweyongera. Omu ku bayizi bange yali atudde ku bbugwe omumpi mu maka g'abalekwa ng'akutte omuwala omuto Omu-Mexican mu mikono gye gyombi. Cindy yali akaaba n'amaziga ge nga gakuŋŋaanira ku kalevu ke nga tegannagwa mu kifuba kye. Ng'amutunuulira, Francisco n'ayogera mpola nti, “Cindy, emitima gyaffe gimenyeka buli lunaku!” Nnali mbuulidde bulijjo ku bwesigwa bwa Katonda. Yali afuuse Omulokozi wange, Amaanyi gange, Omuwi wange, Omuwonya wange, Omutukuza wange n'ebirala bingi. Nnawa obujulirwa n'essanyu ku bulungi bwe bwonna gye ndi. Yaliwo okumpa omukisa!

Francisco bwe yali ayogera ne Cindy, nnandisobodde okuwa obujulirwa nti ntudde mu bifo eby'omu ggulu mu Yesu, nga nsanyukira obukuumi obw'omu kifuba kye. (Bef 2:6). Naye, mu kaseera ako nnawulira, ng'ekyokusooka, amaziga ge agabuguma nga gagwa ku mutwe gwange. Nnawulira omutima gwe ogumenyese - si lwa balekwa abato ab'omu Mexico bokka naye lwa bonna abaavu abalumizibwa era abafumitibwa ab'ensi eno. Nga yali ayaayaanira nnyo nze okumusiima! Yayagala nze okuba emikono gye egigolola. Ku lugendo olwo olusooka mu Mexico kwe nnaweerwa essanyu ery'enjawulo.

Okumala emyaka mingi, nze ne Anne twali tuwadde obuyambi abaana nga tuyita mu Compassion – era omwana waffe ow'omu kiseera kino, Vicky yali mu Mexico, mu kifo ekimu. Lowooza ku ssanyu lyange bwe nnazuula nti yabeeranga edakiika 15 zokka okuva we twali tukolera era nti kyandisobose okumusisinkana ye n'amaka ge. Teyali mulekwa, naye amaka ge gaali gaavu nnyo era obuyambi bwange bwabasobozesa okufuna emmere n'engoye ez'obwetaavu nga biyita mu Compassion. Bwe nnasisinkana Vicky, nnamwagala nnyo! Yatukyalidde e Canada, ne nze ntuuse ewuwe emirundi mingi.

Amaka ge gaafuuka amaka gange era ne kaakano, nga wayiseewo emyaka mingi, Vicky ng'alina abaana abawala bana, tukyawandiikagana era emirundi mingi tumaliriza emboozi zaffe nga tugamba nti “Te quyiero mucho” – Nkwagala nnyo nnyo.

Nnafiirwa ekitundu ky'omutima gwange mu ngendo ezo zombi mu Mexico. Nga bwe kyali eri bangi ku bakozi b'Outreach, ssaddayo kuba nga bwe nnali. Katonda yali anaatera okuntwala ku lusozi olulala oluwanvu - naye nnali wa kutambulira mu kiwonvu ekiwanvu era eky'ekizikiza okutuukayo!

Bwe nnava e Mexico mu January 1990, nneenyigira mu bakkiriza abazaaliranwa ab'omu kitundu. Abavubuka baabwe bangi baali bakkirizza Mukama era kaakano baali boolekedde okuyigganyizibwa mu kitundu kyabwe. Omu ku bo yali 'awambiddwa' n'atwalibwa mu nnyumba empanvu, gye yandiyisiddwa mu mukolo gw'okwatikibwa okufuna emyoyo egy'obasetaani. Kino kyali si kya kwagala kwe, naye poliisi ya Canada teyakola kikola kinene kukiziyiza kubanga okusomoka ensalo z'ekitundu ky'abazaaliranwa kyali kigambo kya byabufuzi ekyobuggya nnyo.

Mu February 1990, abantu abazaaliranwa bangi baadduka okuva mu kitundu kyabwe ne beekweka mu kisenge ekya wansi mu kkanisa yaffe. Mu kiseera kino nnali nnyukanya bulijjo n'abakulembeze b'ebyobufuzi ab'eggwanga n'ab'essaza era nga nneesigamye nnyo ku buwagizi bwa bannange abasumba.

Ffembi abaali beenyigidde ennyo mu mbeera eno, twembi twalwala nnyo.

Abakkiriza bangi okuva mu bukiikakkono-bugwanjuba bwonna obwa USA ne Canada baali bampandiikira oba okumpita n'ebigambo eby'okuzzaamu amaanyi, nga bamanyi nti nnali mpitamu mu kiseera ekizibu, oboolyawo nga bangi bwe baagamba, olw'ekikolimo ky'abazaaliranwa. Simanyi bulungi endowooza yange ey'obuyigirizwa bw'eddiini bw'eri ku bikolimo ng'ebyo, wadde nga mmanyi nti abakkiriza bangi, mwe muli n'abakulembeze b'ekkanisa, baalowooza nti bwe kityo bwe kyali.

Okuva ku kiro ekisooka abazaaliranwa abaayigganyizibwa lwe baali mu kkanisa, nnalekera awo okwebaka. Nnasaba bannange abasumba okunsabira, omu ku bo n'agamba nti yawulira 'omwoyo omubi ogw'okulekebwa' nga guli ku nze. Ssaategeera kye yali ategeeza.

Mu May, nze ne Anne twagenda ku lukuŋŋaana lw'okwewummulako olwa wiiki emu olw'abasumba olwakolebwa Ekkanisa ya Anglican. Eyo gye nnategeezeddwa nti nnali nfugibwa ekikolimo, naye kaakano kyali kimenyese. Omukulembeze n'agattako nti, “Waliwo ekitundu ekinene eky'enneewulira zo ekibulako era kikwatagana n'okufa kwa maama wo.” Nate, ssaategeera kye yali ategeeza.

Mu June, nnava mu kkanisa nga njeyongera n'obutebaka. Ebirowoozo byange byali 'bitabuse'; ssaasobola kulowooza bulungi kusoma wadde kubudaabuda. Nnagalamiranga wansi mu kisenge kyange eky'okusomeramu, nga nkaabira Mukama, nga mbuuza lwaki mpita mu bumanyirivu buno. Ssaabuusabuusa ku kubeerawo kwe, naye nnali sikwatibwako. Nnamiranga eddagala eddiingirira lingi buli kawungeezi okunnyamba okuwummula naye nga nkyalemwa okwebaka. Ekkanisa yagaana okuva kwange era Ssupaadeenti w'Essaza n'ansaba nsigalewo.

Mu September, oluvannyuma nnayingira eddwaaliro ery'otulo mu University of British Columbia mu Vancouver. Eyo gye kyazuuliddwa nti waaliwo okwonooneka okutuukiridde okw'enkola etandika otulo mu ekirwiro ekiyitibwa pineal gland, era nnabuulirirwa nnyo okulekera awo omulimu gwange.

Ku Ssande eyaddirira nnategeeza ekkanisa amagezi g'omukugu era ne mpaayo okuva kwange, nga kutandika mangu ago. Nnatandika, ekyo omusawo kye yali asuubira, okuwummula okwa myaka ebiri okuva mu buweereza. Nnatambulanga nnyo, nnasoma ebitabo bingi ne ndowooza ku byonna bye nnali njize ku nze kennyini ne ku kweraliikirira okuleeta obutebaka.

Ku Lwakusatu, oluvannyuma lw'okuva kwange, nnagenda ku kyenkya n'abasumba abamu bannange. Bwe baali boogera ku mbeera yange, omu ku bo, omuggya mu kibiina, n'agamba nti, “Gareth, mpulira omwoyo omubi ogw'okulekebwa nga guli ku ggwe!” Ebigambo bye bimu byennyini ebyali binnyogeddwa emyezi musanvu emabega! Bwe nnadda eka, nze ne Anne twatuula ne tulowooza ku bulamu bwange. Twewuunya bwe twalaba emirundi emingi omulenzi omuto ali munda yange gye yali awulidde obulumi obw'okulekebwa, so si katono nga kwe kwali okufa kwa maama wange, ng'andeseewo, nga ndi wa myaka kkumi n'esatu. Ssaakaaba ku kufa kwe - kubanga abalenzi tebateekwa kukaaba! Naye, nnali nnakuwadde munda, era okumala emyaka mingi oluvannyuma.

Ku kawungeezi ako kennyini, nnaddira ekitabo okusoma. Kyali kitabo kya lugero ku ntalo z'aba-crusade ez'omu kyasa eky'ekkumi n'ogumu. Omwo, abaserikale babiri abeebagala embalaasi ne booleragana mu lutalo. Naye, omuserikale ow'aba-crusade yali afumitiddwa era yali akutamye ku ntebe y'embalaasi n'ekitala kye nga kiwanikiddwa awo obwereere ku lubbu lwe. Omulabe we n'ajja okumutta, ng'ayimusa ekitala kye eky'amaanyi okutta omu-crusade. Yali ayambadde ebyokulwanyisa eby'amaanyi era obusaale bw'aba-crusade bwali tebumukolako. Naye, bwe yayimusa omukono gwe, obusaale mwenda ne butuuka amangu ku kifo mu nkwawa ye etaali nkuume, n'agwa okuva ku mbalaasi ye, ng'afumitiddwa okutuusa ku kufa. Nnawulira Omwoyo wa Katonda ng'ayogera nange. “Gareth, oyinza okwambala ebyokulwanyisa byonna ebya Katonda ku lutalo olwa buli lunaku. Naye, omulabe amanyi ebifo byo ebinafu era mweteefuteefu okukufumita bw'oyimusa omukono gwo okumulwanyisa.

Ekifo kyo ekinafu, ebiwundu byo, biri mu kitundu eky'okulekebwa.” Kaakano nnatandika okutegeera enkola Setaani ze yali akozesezza okuziyiza obuweereza bwange.

Mu kiseera ky'obulwadde bwange, abantu bwe baatandika okuva mu kkanisa, nnawuliranga bulijjo obulumi obw'okugattululwa - okulekebwa. Nnalaba engeri kino gye kyankwatako, ne nga embeera y'abazaaliranwa tennabaawo. Ku nkomerero, 'obulumi' bwali buleeteddewo obutebaka era nnali munafu mu lutalo.

Nnayiga bingi nnyo mu kiwonvu ekyo Katonda bye yansobozesa okukozesa mu kubudaabuda bangi abalina ebiwundu eby'emmeeme. Mu kitabo kyange ekirala: “The Key in My Hand”, ntererako ebimu ku mboozi ezo. Naye, Katonda tatuyisa mu kiwonvu okuggyako ng'ayagala okutukulembera okutuuka ku ntikko y'olusozi, era ekyange kyali kumpi okulabika.