The Face of Uganda

Fifty percent of the population of Uganda is eighteen years of age or younger.  Many parents died of Aids or were casualties of the war.  Here is the face of Uganda. We had eighty five children in Sunday school to hear the Word of God.  Each of them made a Wordless Book Bracelet.  Now that was a event to behold!  It was an amazing time for the ladies as Gloria Kruzic walked each of these precious children through the truth of God's greatest gift to us.  It was a wonderful time as we saw the children respond to the message of the gospel.  The ladies were greatly encouraged and blessed to have a part in planting the seeds of God's word in the hearts of the children.

We had church under a mango tree.  It was the first time that I have taught with turkeys standing beside me.  I think I heard an amen from them. It was great!!!  We began at nine on Sunday morning for morning worship and prayer.  The regular service started at ten with more worship.  The Ugandan worship is so sweet. I wish I could post the video that I took, but it is too long.  After worship, we had a sweet time in the Word of God.  The people of Calvary Chapel of Kitgum were wonderful, and they responded so well to the message of grace as we looked at Galatians 3:1-5.  The Lord is doing a great work here.   The church is prospering under the ministry of Zane McCourtney.  Pray for him as he disciples the sheep of this pasture.

Gloria and Sabrina have been busy making new friends.  Here Gloria is with Therese, Santa and Joyce.  Therese is one of the staff here and is doing women's ministry here in Kitgum and the area at large.  Santa, on the left, is serving at the farm and preparing food for the workers and guests.  Joyce has been involved in service at the church and in the McCourtney home.  Please pray for all of these servants.  The Lord is at work, but the challenges are many.  I know they will appreciate knowing that the church in Oregon is praying for them.

Sabrina is ministering to the women of the fellowship as I write this missive.  Our prayer is that she can encourage them in their pursuit of godliness.  She will plant the seed that Therese and others will water in the coming days.  May the Lord be glorified as His Word springs to life in the lives of these people.

We have also had time to hang out with our daughter Brianna.... when she is not chasing one of the thirteen McCourntey clan around.  It has been a special time for us to see her in her place of ministry.  We are truly blessed to know that our daughters are lovers of Jesus and want to serve him.  Please pray for Bethany as well during our absence and for Brianna as she serves here in Kitgum.

We will head to the village on Tuesday to serve the children there.  We hope to provide wormer to all of the children.  Worms are a major problem because of polluted water.  Many children die from what is a problem with a simple solution in our country.  We will also do house to house evangelism and work on the farm.  The plan is to return to Kitgum on Wednesday evening.

We continue to covet your prayers.  May the Lord be glorified as we serve here and you minister at home.  Blessings to you all.