The leader/dictator of Uganda Idi Amin Dada was in power from 1971 to 1979. From what I read he was a terrible leader, below is something that caught my eye because it's injustice in action:

Idi Amin Dada 'had a dream' while on a tour of the eastern region. In Tororo, he announced that he had been directed in a dream to rid Uganda of all Asians and foreigners, who were 'milking the economy with total disregard of the nationals of Uganda'.

The 80,000 Asians (mostly Indians and Pakistanis holding British passports) were given 90 days to pack their bags and leave the country. It was the beginning of a nightmare for the Asians who left behind fortunes they had accumulated over generations.

When Amin took power, one of the first actions he took was the reduction of the government shares in the nationalised companies from 60% down to 49%. The exodus of the Asians who dominated the active commercial sector which drove the economy, sent shock waves through the national economy.

As terrible of an out come is from that one action, I can't help but wonder if I would be sitting here typing, and dreaming of going to Uganda, of loving the people there, and sharing with the the Truth. It makes me wonder how my life would be different.

This makes me wonder if Idi didn't send the Asians away if Uganda's economy would be better... if Uganda's economy was better if Katie's heart would have been so broken for the people that she wouldn't have moved to Uganda... if Katie's heart wasn't living in Uganda, would I have known about Uganda and their need of their Savior, which led to my heart breaking for them, which led to applying to go through AIM, which led to actually preparing to go...

It puts me in awe that something happen years before I was born and on the other side of the world (7,673 miles away to be exact) has made such an impact on me.

Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose."

Maybe God's whole purpose for me to go to Uganda, is to fulfull this verse in someone's life who survived Idi's power. How I don't know. If that's true or not, I don't know. Only God knows where I would be (and what I'd be doing instead) if things had been different.