I met him a year ago today, on his birthday - I was loading the luggage into the van on a rainy day and he was hugging our boys tight while he told them, "goodbye." The first thing I asked him was, "are you the one giving up your citizenship to move to Uganda." He looked puzzled and responded with, "yeah, that's me." I knew then he was different.
I could write a thousand good things about Alejandro. I could talk about his humble heart or his patient, patient spirit. I could talk about his heart to want to serve - or his heart to be 12 years old again. I could talk about his heart for Jesus and his heart for this ministry - but most of you know these things. I’ll just say this
— I’ve never met anyone in this world like him.
He came into my life quick and I had no idea what our friendship would look like. Now we are here in Uganda and I can honestly say that somedays I would not make it through without him here to listen to me cry, laugh at my own jokes or FaceTime my family.
He reminds me daily to humble myself and to be patient. He reminds me to be confident in who I am. He is a good dude and without him Benjamin House would not be the same — He turns 23, on Thursday and as you know being a missionary isn’t a paid position. I am wanting to do something special for him. I want to try and raise some birthday money for his support—
You see, Alejandro committed his life to this mission - he committed to giving up his comfort. We all gave up some of our comfort, but he gave up his United States visa to embark on this adventure. That is what I mean when I say, I’ve never met anyone in this world like him. Most of you reading this are thinking of tons of memories you have with him - share them and share this blog.
Please donate to his birthday fund at Benjaminhouse.net
Our goal is $300
I will be posting updates throughout the next couple of days.
My crayon drawn graphic will be updated as the funds are raised!
Heres to you, Alejandro.
Happy Birthday!!
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