Mid-Week Recap

Friends and Family,

It is now Wednesday evening and we have just completed our third day of doing hut-to-hut evangelism at Bulucheke village. This village is about an hour and half away and high up in the mountains. It is a spectacular view, although the van ride there is a little bumpy to say the least. It is about 40 miles away with most of that being on a dirt road. But it is obvious that this is where God wanted us to be these past few days and He has really blessed the ministry. Many people have come to hear God's truth and trusted Him as their Savior. In the evening we host crusades at the church, complete with several testimonies, a children's ministry, a message from the Bible, an invitation to trust Jesus as Savior, and lots (and lots and lots) of praise and worship. Thank you for your prayers for no rain. We have only had one rainy afternoon, but it did not hinder the ministry. In Judy's words, there was "a lot of mud -red mud, but it was really fun."

While some of our team have been at Bulucheke, we have also been rotating some members of the team to go to the prisons and/or the schools in the area to evangelize. Unlike in the U.S., the public schools here allow and even welcome Christian evangelism in school, so this has been a powerful tool. It has been incredible to see how interested the children are to hear from the Bible. Many have professed to believe and trust Jesus for the first time. We have all taken turns sharing our testimonies, presenting the Gospel, and sharing from the Bible. The largest school we have been to consisted of over 1800 students! So God's truth is certainly being heard by many Ugandans.

As you continue to pray for our team, please pray for health and energy. So far, no one has been sick, although a few have had some sore throats and sinus problems. Tomorrow we begin our ministry in Namanje village and in the evenings we will be going to Lulwanda to spend some time with the children there. We will be doing the same type of ministry in Namanje, with hut-to-hut evangelism in the mornings and crusades in the afternoon. Please be in prayer for our time at both places. Specifically for Namanje, you can pray for open hearts to hear and receive the Word and to trust Christ as Savior. For Lulwanda, pray that we can show Christ's love to the children. They are so excited to spend time with us and we have some fun crafts and a field day event planned for them.

Thank you for your prayers and support. We are so grateful for you.

We hope to post again soon, as the internet access allows.

Zach and Amanda for the Uganda Team