Been a while since my last post. Always there is so much happening here, so many unpredictable things. But then some constants as well. Like always teaching Tuesdays in the tea fields. These people are so so poor but they turn up every week for the last 3 years to learn the bible. And the…
Went back to teach in the tea fields after graduation and it was so adorable. The kids were waiting and came running to us. We told them to go get their bibles and they all went running in different directions to get their bibles, they were so excited!
Well, a lot of people have been sick here lately and I am no exception. I get an infection with lots of flu symptoms, then I get better, then I get sick again. It’s been like that for 6 weeks now. I am at the tail end of being sick, today I am feeling much…
Sometimes progress is very fast and sometimes very slow. But, progress IS progress. Construction on the dorm continues, right now we are putting in the ceiling of one side of the dorms, next will be the doors and windows of two rooms and one main entrance door. Then the doors, and windows to the main…
Easter came and went so fast. Here in Uganda, they have Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. I was truly blessed to be able to share the word on Sunday. We talked about Jesus coming out of the tomb. How God had a specific timing for resurrection (after Passover) and how even though the…
Palm Sunday here in the village was pretty much uneventful. The message the Holy Spirit brought regarding Jesus entering Jerusalem and how this applies to our everyday life. I don’t typically post the teachings the Lord allows me to share, but I was so excited to see how Palm Sunday should not only be celebrated…
Good morning! I am so excited because even though I woke up a few times last night, I asked God to give me rest, and it worked! (of course, lol) So it’s been productive, it is now 6:45 am, I got Sam up for school at 6, (he is a 13 year old boy that…
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…
Being a missionary has it’s own set of challenges. But one thing that brings great joy is sharing the truth of God’s Word and seeing the hope, joy and love it brings into a person’s life. Even in the face of adversity, there is nothing I would rather do more than to share the Bible…
As you know, I teach bible school throughout Uganda. But also I am mentoring 4 people consistently and teaching 2 consistently at home in Lweteega. As a group we decided to start learning at 5 in the morning (I am not a morning person – at all) but I agreed because it was the only…
The Holy Spirit certainly keeps us busy!!! It is so true that the harvest is plenty but the laborers are few (Matthew 9:38) It has been a whirlwind of activity moving to many villages in Western Uganda and teaching the Bible. We have been going to places with no electricity, no running or safe water,…
It has been a busy time. Ministry in Western Uganda and even Kenya. We make our plans, set our goals, and even take steps of action. But when the Lord is in charge that pathway can and will change. Things we thought would go one way, turn out completely different. Lately I find that “all…
Time seems to run, runs through my fingers. We blink and a week is over, then a month and even a year or years. Life is repetitive here and yet different at the same time. Every day the Lord gives us opportunities to have compassion, share the gospel and council others. over the last month…
Well, time really does go so fast. So much has happened. we had a student here from South Sudan learning for three weeks. We took a team of over 20 to a remote village in Busia to share the gospel for 4 days – it was amazing. Last night a Jaaja (senior citizen) asked to…
well it’s been a crazy few weeks! we took over 20 people to a village in Busia (4 hours away) and we ran unto something unexpected, it turned out to be a real spiritual battle. Without going into details, let me just say that we, as believers need to be guarding our salvation. Any one…
The last week has been filled with crusades, first we took a team of over 20 people to the village of Busia (3 hours away) and shared the gospel during the day and had crusades at night. We did this for 3 days and then came back and have been having 5 hour crusades every…
Today is the day! The team of 5 along with 20 other villagers are headed out for a 3 day mission trip in Busia (about 4 hours away) I am so excited, I am going with them but then leaving for a few days for other ministry commitments, I can’t wait to see how God…
today was a great day as the team prepares for their first mission trip about 4 hours away. So we have been studying very hard in preparation for the work starting tomorrow. I won’t be going with them, they get to spread their wings and do what they have been learning. I am very excited…
Today was very busy, the church is sending a team of about 30 to a village 4 hours away to do 3 days of ministry, including sharing the gospel house to house and crusades and water baptisms. So my team is in intinsive training to get ready, I am sending them on their own. I…
It was a great Sunday! We did communion and foot washing in church today – over 200 people, it was a great time in the Lord!
Every day is a new opportunity to make choices, move, breathe and have our being. Today i go to help with medical needs, teach children, train bible school students and help plan for a three day ministry outreach that will take place 5 hours from here. A team of 30 people from the church is…
The thing I think most missionaries have in common is the challenge of balance. How to balance the work and our personal boundaries and our own private time with God. After 8 years I am still learning how to do this, but I have found that scripture really really helps. I was in 2 Cor.…
It’s a new year. The end of December marked 8 years here in Uganda full time. It is amazing to think it has been that long. A Lot of ministry has happened, people have been saved, baptized in water and the Holy Spirit, they have received medical care, small business help, food, clothes, shoes and…
Well, what an interesting few weeks. We had a visitor from our friend Janice who came from Florida and spent two weeks with a different ministry and then came to minister with us for a week. we went to over 11 villages, passed out soap and salt and prayed and ministered. Janice taught in three…
Amazingly busy week as my friend from America, Janice and I move through the local villages giving out the gospel, salt and soap. Truly having an amazing experience of ministry…more updates to follow next week!
I had plans for the new year to be a part of the ministry in church, God had other plans. Turns out I had a bad infection and spent a few days getting treatment at a hospital in Kampala. The Lord is good though because my friend Molly and her husband took great care of…
For sure there are many seasons we go through in the Lord. Ecc. 3:1 “To every (thing there is) a season, and a time to every purpose under the heave.” I am learning that not all missionaries are the same. If we team with people we need to know that we have the same spiritual…
New Year’s eve in the village of Lweteega means we spent the whole day in church (from 10am – 2 am) and it was great! We praised and we danced; 3 of us leaders shared the word throughout the day. Different messages but the same pivotal point. (this is our year, God will break down…
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Today was great. we have been doing crusades in the village of Kirema and wow just a fantastic time in the Lord. Day 9 of the 40 day fasting is also going great, learning a lot from the Lord, started in 1 Corinthians 7:34-35, just and incredibly intimate time with the Lord. Also praying for…