July 20, 2009, Monday
I was supposed to go to a church at noon and at l1:45 a.m. Susan was on the phone arranging for a driver and translator for me. Badilu drove Scovia (Susan’s mother) and me to Budabada Christian Church about 30 minutes out of Iganga Town. When we arrived at the SOK church built in 2008 by JMK there was only a man and some children there. The man isn’t the pastor but the founder of the church, the one who gave the land for the church to be built on. The church is a large Anglican church with many windows and openings above the windows. I knew it would be difficult to darken it enough for the film so I had Scovia translate the solution to the man. He got some teenaged boys to help him put up a tarp over some of the windows, mats on some and my black fabrics on others. We played the music for about 30 minutes and then I taught. By the time I started there were about 80 people present most of them children. Two teachers from a church we dedicated with Kemper were present with some of their students. They said their school and church aren’t far from this one and they want me to bring the film there too. Scovia did an excellent job translating and when it was time to lead them in the prayer of salvation I had her do it instead of her translating me. Glory to God about 80 people raised their hands that they got saved today. We sang and celebrated! Thank you, Jesus! During the showing of the film I stayed inside the church most of the time but half way through I went outside to call Susan to let the driver know when to pick us up. I visited with some of the children and ladies while outside. There was a large turtle beside the church. It’s the first one I’ve seen in Uganda so I took some pictures. The children were surprised when I picked it up!
About 30 minutes before the film was over, the elder brought Scovia and me some food: rice, matooke, meat and sauce. It was already 5 p.m. and we hadn’t had lunch so we were thankful that they fed us.
Badilu, the driver, picked us up about 6 p.m. and drove me back to Phil’s house. After unloading the car, I visited with Phil about the generator and how to adjust the throttle. Later at night we ate rice, matooke and cabbage for supper. Peter joins us and we discussed my schedule for this week in the Kapchorwa area and following weeks at the islands. We made some phone calls to pastor to make sure everything was arranged.
It was an awesome day! Thank you, Jesus for the salvation of souls! I’m excited about traveling back to the beautiful mountains tomorrow.
