Uganda, Sunday, June 15, 2008

Subject: Sunday

What a wonderful day!!!! The team needed a day like this after 2 intense days of clinics. Very refreshing and uplifting.

We started off by going to His Mercy Church out side of Jinja. This is Pastor Edwards church. The place was packed!!! Wait till you see the pics. The building is a wooden shell with a metal roof. He needs a new building which will also be a school and a community center. This is a prayer request for the team. We got to hear the choir sing, the childrens choir sing, a bible study, and each team member introduced themselves and shared a few words. Jody brought the message and many people came to faith in Jesus. The team then prayed for people and spent time with the people. We were there for three hours and as we left they kept church going!!! African church services are very active. The singing invloves dancing and movement. I love church in Uganda.

Karen shared her testimony this morning as well and let me say she rocked it. She was nervous, but we prayed for her and she just shared from the heart. It was powerful and uplifting. I heard pastor edward complement her later. It was truly a wonderfl time.

We then went to some local tourist spots. We first went to the Bujagali falls which are amazing. The pics don't do it justice, but God knows how to create a natural beauty. It was here that we also got to encounter a truly epic international encounter. We had our group photo in front of the falls with Kim Jong IL II, the communist leader of north korea. I know it seems crazy, wait till you see the pic. It was him and he was drinking a pepsi and his group jumped right into our photo. It was great. You have to see the picture to understand. Wild to say the least.

We also went to the source of the nile river which is just cool. To see the start of the longest river in africa with so much biblical history is a great benefit.

We then we to a village about an hour outside of jinja for a mini crusade. Pastor edward's organization runs a school here for orphans which we got to see and tour. A muslim man approached the ladies and said he wanted to become a christain and jody, edward, and sunny witnessed to him and he says he has committed to Christ. Wow. At the crusade there were around 600 people. We heard a choir and a childrens choir sing. Due to time jody shared and many people came to faith. The people were open and welcoming. Just like all the places we go. Lovely people.

On the way home we got to stop and visit edwards father and stepmom at their home. This was special as we were able to affirm how we feel about edward to his dad. Very special time.

While it was a long day it was a good day. The team needed this to prepared for our trip to gulu tomorrow.

Please pray for us in gulu. We really do not know what to expect. The situation is so dire due to the war. The camps are depressing and it is going to be tough. Please pray for things to run smoothly. Supplies to stay full. Rest and comfort for the team. Strength for the team as they work on patients. Organization for the child outreach team. They may have a great and trying time in the camps with so many kids.

Everyone is anxious and excited. We are trusting God.

We do not have our program yet, but as soon as I get it I will email it out so you know where we are to be for prayers.

Thank you so much for the prayers. We are sustained because of you. The covering is felt for sure.

Goodnight and talk to you tomorrow.

Shalom