Somehow today is March 23, where did the first quarter of the year go? It’s rainy season here and so I have been a little sick. Sinus and extreme fatigue and yet God is still in charge.
It will be 10 years in Uganda this year and it’s been a transitional year, with pinpoint focus on the foundation of the ministry. We have been asking some poignant questions; what are our mission, vision and core values? What scriptures are driving us? What administrative things need to change? What ministry activities should we be focused on? How are we going to be funded going forward?
These questions have led to some great team activities. There are now 2 members of the core team (there were 3) and we have been working together to answer these questions. This year of “foundation” has led to some changes in what we do. One member moved on to other things, our season working with a local primary school has come to a close, we are doing more one-on-one ministry by visiting homes and giving supplies (food, kitchen supplies, soap etc) and the schedule of going out and teaching in the villages has slowed down for now. Individual teaching of the current students has increased. Live teaching on social media has taken a hiatus and is about to be a big part of the schedule.
Also, construction on the bible school land has taken a front seat and is in full swing, praise God! We even brought the architect back to create the house plans so I can move down to the land and be right there with the school and the students of the school. These plans include rooms for visitors (very exciting).
It’s an interesting time of transition. As missionaries, we are always “go, go, go”. That’s been my life these last ten years. This year the Holy Spirit is saying “be still, be still, be still”. It’s a little scary. The thoughts I have are “But Lord we have to prove to people that we are ministering, we have to keep going and put up pictures and teachings, or we will lose support.” And he just says, “I am your support, do what I am asking.”
OK, here I am being still….I am still a little squirmy….but God.
As always, I hope that these journal entries will be more frequent.
Lenora