jubilee missions

Peace and grace to you, mighty prayer warriors,

It is Tuesday and I’m at Phil’s house finishing my packing. I leave Uganda tomorrow, Wed., Aug. 26 and I arrive in San Antonio on Thursday, Aug. 27. Your prayers have enabled us to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to remote villages and islands. People have received the gospel through Bibles, teachings, Jesus film and the Books of Hope. You have defeated the kingdom of darkness and advanced the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Here is a summary of the ministry from July 13 to Aug. 23, a total of 42 days.

8 islands received the Gospel
38 village churches received the Gospel
2 orphanages/schools received school supplies
142 Bibles were given to churches (5 to a Bible School)
3200 Books of Hope went to homes given out by the local churches
2095 people were taught the Ten Commandments, Salvation, Holiness, Repentance, etc.
9090 people saw the Jesus film in their native language.
310 people came forward to receive salvations. Hallelujah!
Many more were saved but didn’t indicate so.
Planted a new church and ordained its new pastor on Simwe Island.

We have been sowing the seed of the Word of God. He is in charge of the crop. Sometimes we were plowing up hard ground, sometimes we were planting seeds, sometimes watering (discipling) and sometimes we harvested. Glory to our God and King!

You have been obedient to the call of the Great Commission by faithfully praying and giving of your resources. We are a team and our rewards are in heaven. Your mansion is beautiful and I hope our mansions are close to one another.

Please continue to pray for the new believers, the new pastor, the new church and all those who have received the Word of God. Pray for travel mercies for me.

I love you and I’m blessed to be serving the Lord with you. I’ll email you when I get home.

Your sister in Christ,
In service to our King, Jesus,
Sandy

August 22, 2009, Saturday

The Lord called me by name to awaken me at 3 a.m. this morning. The Holy Spirit prompted me to pray for my son and then I worshiped the Lord listening to my worship music until I went back to sleep. I love it when the Lord wakes me up and especially if he calls me, “Sandy.” to wake me. I know he has something for me to pray about. Glory to God! I don’t know what is going on with my son but the Lord does and he is always faithful to care for us.

This morning Steven came to Phil’s house so he could accompany us to the church. Badru and I don’t know where it is and Steven is one of the builders for SOK so he worked on this church. Today I missed Godfrey and Richard. We drove to Bugiri Town and then turned onto those bone jarring dirt roads and drove about 45 minutes to the village. I think of the Rattler roller coaster every time I’m on the really bad roads that jerk you back and forth and side ways too. Steven speaks some English but not fluently so he can’t translate. Badru is fasting today because the month of Ramadan has started for the Muslims. He is still watching the Jesus film everyday and I know the Holy Spirit is wooing him.

When we arrived I was greeted with many children and adults in the church singing praises to God. Nakyegereka Christian Church (Charismatic Episcopal) was built by SOK and dedicated in 2008 in memory of Joseph Watson, Choctaw Country, Mississippi. We set the equipment and the long extension cord wouldn’t work today, so we had to put the generator closer to the church and the voltage regulator outside of the church. The generator worked okay, thank you, Jesus. We played music while we waited for the Bishop to come so he could translate for me.

I taught about 100 people the Ten Commandments, Salvation and Holiness. It was difficult today because Bishop James isn’t used to hearing my English. In addition the Bishop spoke in Lugandan and then Pastor Dana translated into Lusoga. At times I didn’t know if anyone really understood. After teaching the commandments with the pictures, having them repeat them and review them, most still didn’t’ know them, so we repeated them again. It was hard teaching today and I really missed Godfrey.

During the film I rested in the shade and then when the food was ready, the Bishop, pastor and other church leaders had me join them in a circular hut for rice and chicken. I had already eaten my chapatti and drank some water so I wasn’t very hungry. I did eat some to be polite. Bishop James was very appreciative of the teaching and the film. He is Bishop over about 30 Episcopal churches in Bugiri District and wants me to bring my program to the other churches. I told him I’m leaving next week but to contact Peter for scheduling when I return, God willing, in January. While we were eating the power to the machines went off. When I checked the generator, someone had unplugged the cord. Perhaps someone tripped on the cord and it disconnected but I have a feeling someone unplugged it on purpose. After reconnecting and restarting everything, the people were able to see the whole film without further problems.

I asked the Bishop if he would take the microphone after the film and ask people who want to be saved to come forward and pray with them. He said he would do that. However, at the end of the film, he didn’t. He had the people sing a song and then asked those who were saved to raise their hands. The people who raised their hands were present during the teaching and indicated they were already saved. Oh, how I missed Godfrey and Richard. When they take the microphone, people come forward and get saved. Many pastors and this bishop don’t take the opportunity to bring others to salvation. I’ve primed the pump but they don’t draw any water!

The pastor of the church wasn’t present at the end of the film, so I gave the Bibles to the Lay Leader, Steven. Bishop James translated and the people were very excited to get the 8 Bibles and 100 Books of Hope for their church. James said he planned to come to this church tomorrow and would preach about the teaching and the film. He was very appreciative and he wanted me to come to his house after the film. I told him we needed to return to Iganga since we had the truck that transports the orphans. He insisted his house was on the way. However, he wanted Badru to drive in the opposite direction. I said no that we were going the same way we came. James and his son got in the truck and said their home was on the way. As we drove, James had Badru stop and I knew he was telling Badru to turn to the right, even though I didn’t understand the words. I said no. I told James that Badru and I were going to Iganga as I pointed straight ahead. I told him he and his son could get out if they wanted to go to their home. They got out and we said goodbye. I was determined not to go in another direction! James wasn’t happy but as we left them and drove off, Badru was very happy. He said in English, “Thank you very much.” I know he wants to get home by dark because fasting is from sun up until sunset. If he gets me home before dark he can get home by dark and eat. I forgive James for trying to manipulate and control me with his half truths and lies. Also I forgive him for going against my wishes and asking Badru to go to his house anyway!

At the house I showered and rested and journaled. Tomorrow is Sunday and we will leave early for the long drive to the church. I’m tired and hungry but happy and peaceful. Thank you, Lord for the good day.
Thank you for all the people who learned more about you today. Katonda mulungi! God is Good!

August 21, 2009, Friday

This morning we were able to leave by 10 a.m. Thank you, Jesus! I tried to send emails before I left but was unable to do so. We picked up Godfrey and Richard and after buying our food we were on our way to the same hills over looking Lake Victoria. We arrived at Tongolo and picked up Pastor Christopher and Saul and then went up the hill and across to Pastor Paul’s house. At his house we got out of the truck because he wanted to show us his matooke plantation. Godfrey and Badru are interested in planting matooke. We met Paul’s wife, Beth and his mother. Then we went on up the hillside to Grace UMC built by SOK in 2003. The church is a large structure with shutters and a covered porch overlooking Lake Victoria. The bats have made there home inside so it smelled awful. We set up the equipment and played some music for about 30 minutes then I began teaching. When I started there were about 25 children and 5 adults but by the time I finished there were about 60 people total. After the Ten Commandments, Salvation, and Holiness teaching, I taught about the power of our words and how to use the Sword of the Word of God to defeat Satan.

After my teaching the church choir sang for about 20 minutes. Then when I tried to start the generator, it wouldn’t start. The men came to assist me and finally Badru was able to start it.
It seemed the fuel had been leaking or else it had flooded and was leaking. Either way, I was concerned that we wouldn’t have enough fuel to finish the film. God is a God of multiplication and he multiplied the fuel so we had enough for the film and for Godfrey to call people up for salvation afterwards with the microphone. Glory to God! Two ladies got saved! Then Richard called all the children forward who wanted to get saved and about 40 of them came forward and prayed. Hallelujah!

During the film we sat outside and the church ladies had prepared lunch for us: chicken, fish, cassava, sweet potatoes, g-nut sauce and chadda from millet flour. The men ate heartily and I ate lightly. The food was good but the decongestant that I’m taking for my sinuses makes me not hungry.

Pastors Godfrey and Richard asked me to take some of their hand crafts to the US to market them. They want me to help them so they can make some money for church benches, etc.
I told them I’d pray about it. Since I have my Mariposa business and I resell items I buy in Uganda that part isn’t the problem. The hesitation is that I don’t want the responsibility of setting up a business of marketing for them on a continuous/permanent basis and they would be depending on me for their income.

Today is my last day to work with these two men but they said if I could take a sample of maybe 5 or 10 sets of necklaces, earrings and bracelets they would bring them to Iganga to me before I leave. I could take the samples and see if there is a market in the US for them. They also have baskets and mats but I told them I don’t have room to carry those in my suitcases. I will pray and think about it. I will call them to let them know. The items are made by the men and their wives not the people in the churches.

Before leaving the church, I taught the children the Jesus cheer, which they really enjoyed. On the trip back, I gave Godfrey and Richard the Ten Commandments posters for their Bible School. I also gave them 5 Lugandan Bibles to give to the students at the Bible School. They need 14 but I only have 5 that I have planned to give to a church on Monday, but I decided not to go to a church on Monday so I gave the Bible students these Bibles. The men were happy. Their focus is to win souls, make disciples and plant new churches. They love the Lord and they are passionate about advancing His Kingdom. It’s been a blessing working with them.

I was home by 6:30 which is before dark! I rested, showered and waited for the rest of the group to get home for eating supper. Mama Jonah, the housekeeper and cook, prepares food before she leaves at 6:30, but we usually don’t eat until after 9 or 9:30, depending on when everyone is back at the house. Susan is usually the last one home, so we are often waiting for her. We had supper of matooke, spaghetti, chicken and greens. After eating I went to bed and went to sleep quickly.

Thank you, Lord, for the planting and watering of seeds and the harvest. God you are so good all the time. Thank you, for the energy to continue each day. Thank you, for healing in my sinuses.

August 20, 2009, Thursday

Today is my granddaughter, Amber’s 12th birthday. I wanted to be with her today but since I can not she will plan a special day for just the two of us when I get back. I called her to wish her a happy birthday.

This morning we were supposed to leave at 10 a.m. but the truck didn’t get back until 10:30. Phil and Susan are transporting the 40 children from this orphanage to the farm that they have in a village. It’s time for digging the soil and getting it ready for planting. They have 5 acres and if they plant it all in maize (corn) and the crop makes, then they will have enough food for several months at a time. Feeding over 100 children daily is expensive so growing some their own food will help.

When Badru returned with the truck, I thought we were leaving, but Moses, the night watchman told Badru to take some children to the clinic first. Moses didn’t have the authority to override the schedule but Badru didn’t know not to do what he said. So I waited another hour and a half for the truck to return. During that time I took a nap. My sinuses are giving me trouble so I took some medicine and rested. Then Kirunda, a friend who has driven for me in the past came by to see me. I haven’t gotten to see him this trip and I had wanted to. He calls me mom and I call him son. He said, “What is this that a mom wouldn’t come see her son?” We visited for about 30 minutes before the truck returned from the clinic. I gave him some pictures of himself that I had taken last time I was here. He has a computer graphics and screen printing business. I showed him the team t-shirts and asked him to print them for me next time. I’ll bring the t-shirts from the US and he will screen print them for me. I enjoyed visited with him. He was Muslim but got saved last summer. Glory! He has a new lady friend and is thinking of getting married.
He said he wants me to meet her before I leave. Hopefully on Monday or Tuesday, I’ll get to meet her.

Godfrey had to attend a burial for a church member who died so he didn’t help today. We picked up Richard and bought our food on the way. We went to the village of Tongolo to pick up Pastors Christopher and Paul and then went to Kirondo United Methodist Church in Kirondo Village, a SOK church built in 2004. The church is on a hillside with Lake Victoria in the distance. Since we were about 2 hours late there were people waiting at the church. We immediately set up the equipment and played two songs. By 1:45 p.m. I started teaching about 45 people. After teaching the Ten Commandments, Salvation and Holiness, I taught the salvation bead bracelets and gave one to each adult and each child 10 years and older. About 8 people said they got saved today! Glory! I wasn’t with Amber for her birthday, but I saw 8 people birthed into the Kingdom of God! The people liked getting the bracelets and Badru was present during my teaching and accepted a bracelet too.

We didn’t start the film until almost 4 p.m. and then the generator went off twice. During the film the three men and I sat outside in the shade of the church building. It was hot today without much cloud cover. The ladies of the church cooked matooke, cassava, potatoes, chicken and g-nut sauce (peanut gravy). We had a feast! I had eaten a mandas and drank some water with it so I wasn’t too hungry even though it was about 4:30 when we they served our lunch. Badru quickly ate and returned to watch the film. After the film Richard took the microphone and about 15 people came forward to get saved! Hallelujah! A total of about 25 people got saved today. Thank you, Jesus! We gave Pastor Solomon the Bibles and the Books of Hope. They were so appreciative of SOK and this follow up ministry time.

We took the two pastors back to Tongolo Village and then gave a lady and her little girl a lift back to Jinja. She was visiting in the village and came with her mother to the teaching and film today. She speaks good English and said she was blessed that she was here today. We left her and Richard at the taxi stops by the Nile Brewery and then Badru drove us back to Iganga. It was dark and the traffic was heavy. Most of the way there is only one lane in each direction and everyone wants to pass the large 18 wheeler trucks and the cane trucks, so there were several occasions when other vehicles were in our lane and we barely missed wrecking. I have less stress when I close my eyes and just pray. I pray that if we have an accident the Lord will just take me home quickly and not let me be hurt badly in an accident. The black smoke exhaust from the vehicles irritated my sinuses so I took some more medicine. The Lord guided Badru who delivered me safely to Phil’s place about 8 p.m. Thank you, for a safe journey, Lord.

Upon reaching the house, I was exhausted, hot and dirty so I showered immediately and drank more water. After supper of matooke, potatoes, and g-nut sauce, I went to bed about 10:30.
The village roads are very rough so the truck bounces us around a lot. The paved roads have traffic and exhaust fumes. By the end of the day’s ministry, my body is very tired and I sleep very well. Thank you Lord, for a good night’s sleep.

August 18, 2009, Tuesday

Today I stayed in bed until 8 a.m. although I had been awake for a while. I had tea and some granola bars for breakfast and rested some more. Later I inventoried and bagged some of the island ministry things I will leave in storage at Phil’s when I go home next week.

We had lunch of rice and vegetables about 2 p.m. I was journaling in my room when Susan came in for a visit. We went over the list of supplies needed by Esther, Sofi and Rose for their third terms in school. I gave Susan the money and she will purchase the items for me in town. If I go with her, the merchants will charge more for the items. When they see a white person, muzungu, they will charge muzungu price, which is higher than the real price.

After Susan left my room, Beverly, the 14 and a half year old who is in secondary 2, came in for a visit. She asked me about American schools and she told me about Ugandan schools. I showed her pictures of my family on my computer. She wants to become a doctor or lawyer when she goes to the university. I get Beverly and Beth mixed up because they are close to the same age and look alike. Scovia and Peter have 5 children and their birth order is: Susan, age 26, Paul, Kenneth, age 19, Beverly, age 14 and Beth, age 13. Susan is divorced with one child, Faith who is 6 years old. Peter and his second wife, Prossy (who is about 30 yrs. old) have three children: Kathy 3.5 years, Sandra 21 months and Edwin who is 7 months. Peter lives with Prossy and I don’t think he visits with his first wife or children very often. I enjoyed my visit with Beverly, although the visit took the place of the nap I’d plan to take. Now it is almost 6 p.m. and too late for a nap.

As I’m typing it is thundering, lightning and raining outside. What a blessing rain is to the people. They wait for the rain to start planting their crops so they will have food to eat. In American we often complain when rain interferes with our outdoor plans. Maybe we need to repent for speaking negatively about rain, since we are in the third year of a serious drought!
The Bible says if we do not obey God’s commandments, he will close up the heavens and stop the rain from falling. We need to repent for not obeying God, too. If I’m at a church and it rains, the people thank me for bringing a blessing from God. It’s not me who brings the rain, but the people do count rain as a blessing from God. In America the farmers and ranchers count rain as a blessing but many people even curse the rain. Father, I repent on behave of all Americans, please forgive us, for cursing the blessings that you send us with the rain.

Thank you, Lord, for a day of resting and for the rain.

August 17, 2009, Monday

This morning Badru and I left about 10:30 a.m. after he had finished washing the truck. We picked up Godfrey and then Richard. The drive is in the same direction as Saturday but further. We turned left at the Nile Brewery after crossing the Nile River. Then we drove for about 45 minutes on dirt roads that turned to dirt foot paths. We drove past about 100 inmates in bright yellow uniforms digging in the government farmland on the lowlands with Lake Victoria in the distance. Inmates must work out in the sun and heat and they don’t even get to eat what they raise in the fields. If their families don’t bring them food they just get porridge or posho once a day in jail. Then we drove up the hills to Tongolo Village where we were on Saturday and picked up Pastor Christopher. As we went up a high hill we could see Lake Victoria in the far distance and hills all around. We continued through rural areas with scattered huts and farms. The children and adults greeted me as we drove past and I replied with “Jambo”. We picked up Pastor Paul from his house on the way to Kabale Village as the road turned to a foot path through the vegetation. We arrived at Kabale Church on the side of a hill built by SOK in 2003. Pastor Dison greeted us as well as about 300 students! School was let out for the holidays on Friday but the students came today to get their reports. Next to the church is a shelter used as a school along with the church building. The children were in orange gingham checked uniforms and surrounded me immediately. After greeting the Pastor, I had Godfrey help me interact with the children by translating. I taught them the Jesus Cheer and I’m a Friend of God song. They sang the Ugandan National Anthem and school song to me. Then we sang, “Jesus loves me” together.
This is a different song than our “Jesus loves me” song. Then all of us went inside the church.

We set the equipment and only played two songs to call the people to church since it was already filled with children. I taught them the Ten Commandments and Pastor Richard translated for me.
We started the film about 2:30 p.m. During the film we sat outside in the shade and ate our chapatti and another food which was a fried bread triangle with peas inside. I forgot the name of these. Large black clouds were forming and coming up from behind the hillside. Godfrey said it wouldn’t rain on us because the rain was going the other way. I thought it would rain and we did get a few sprinkles but no rain. Godfrey said since he is a farmer he knows if it will rain.
During the film I visited some with Pastor Paul. He was in a really bad vehicle accident on June 7. He was in a van taxi going from Kampala to Jinja when the driver caused them to crash with a trailer. All the people were killed except Paul! God spared his life but he had chest injuries and a dislocated right hip. He said a Good Samaritan came by the accident and picked him up and put him in their truck to take him to the hospital. He spent some time in the hospital and is still limping and can’t walk too much. He isn’t in a cast. He said they wanted to do x-rays but he didn’t have the money. I asked him if he had a lot of pain. He said the pain was very bad and when the doctor wrote for the medicine for pain, he didn’t have the money to buy the medicine. He said since many people died in the accident, it was reported in the newspaper and on the television news in Kampala. He said he knew God spared his life so he could continue doing God’s work.

As I visited with Richard he gave me an awesome praise report. The building he is renting to hold church in is next door to a witch doctor. Yesterday, the witch doctor’s wife and children came to see the Jesus film. A church member called Richard this morning to give him a praise report. The wife of the witch doctor said she wanted to join the church! Praise God! I don’t know if she got saved but she will be coming to church. Glory! Richard said when the wife comes usually the children come too, so he was very encouraged by this news. Richard lives in another village away from the church he just planted 5 months ago. When we let him off there was a sign advertising the witch doctor for that area. I asked Richard about this and he confirmed that another witch doctor lives close to where he lives. Richard’s family history is witchcraft. He said they believed in household gods called Lubale and Mukama. His family members used alcohol and drugs. When he got saved at 17 years, his family chased him away from the house and he went to the pastor of the nearest church, who took him in. Richard said maybe that is why God has him living by a witch doctor and has his church by a different witch doctor in another village. Richard can witness well to these lost ones.

Godfrey was a Muslim and Richard was raised with witch craft. Glory to God! Both men love the Lord and are doing mighty things to advance the kingdom of God in Uganda. They have humble servants hearts. After the film Godfrey took the microphone and soon Richard was helping him pray with about 65 people who came forward to be saved! Hallelujah! What an awesome day. I got to interact with and teach lots of children and many people got saved. Pastor Dison of this church said these people had never seen the Jesus film and he was so appreciative of having it. He said when they talk to the children about Jesus dying for them they can’t really understand what they mean but now since they have seen Jesus crucified and risen in the film, the children will understand better. He thanked me over and over again for coming. When I gave him the Bibles and the Books of Hope, he was over whelmed. He said to please extend his thanks, appreciation and blessings to the people in the US who made it possible for them to receive these gifts. I gave him 200 Books of Hope which is enough for every hut in the village to have a copy. Praises to you, Lord. The Gospel of Jesus came to this village via teaching, film, Bibles and Books of Hope. I pray for all to come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. As we left the church the children were surrounding the truck so I lead them in the cheer and song again. Two boys kept making mean faces at me as we left. I know it was the demons in the boys who were doing it so I rebuked the demons in Jesus’ name and claimed the boys for the kingdom of God.

Badru, my driver, is Muslim but he has been going inside the church to watch the film each day. Usually he doesn’t come in for my teaching. When Godfrey takes the microphone to call people forward to receive Jesus, usually Badru leaves the church. Richard, Godfrey and I have been praying that he will get saved, but we aren’t witnessing to him. We are letting the Holy Spirit speak to him through the film. Today, when Godfrey took the microphone, Badru didn’t leave.
He didn’t come forward or indicate he wanted to be saved or got saved, but I noticed he was wiping his eyes with his fingers several times. Glory to God! I pray he got saved today!

Although it didn’t rain on us it did rain close by so the air was cool and pleasant today. I wasn’t as tired since it wasn’t as hot today. The truck’s AC doesn’t work so we always have the windows down which makes it bearable. However with the windows down the dust on the dirt roads often bothers my sinuses. On the paved roads every other vehicle’s exhaust is black smoke which adds to my sinus congestion. However, I haven’t had too many bad headaches, just mild discomfort. Thank you, Jesus, for keeping me healthy.

We dropped off Richard at the first stop and Godfrey about 15 minutes later. Badru and I arrived at Phil’s house before dark about 6:30. Phil, Beth, Beverly, Kenneth and Scovia went to the clinic in town for the girls’ treatments. Both girls are much better now. While they were gone I rested on my bed waiting for their return and supper. During their absence, Susan returned from Nairobe, Kenya. When they returned they were so happy to see her. All the girls who sleep here in the orphanage were ecstatic to see her too. They call her Mama although she is only 26 years old. Susan had told them she would be back after midnight tonight so she surprised them with her early return. After much visiting, we all ate supper of rice and beef soup. I was very tired and happy to get to bed by 10:30 p.m. Tomorrow is a resting day so I won’t be going to a church.

Thank you, Lord, for the children, for salvation of souls, for the people who sent money for Bibles and for the people who supply the Book of Hope. Lord, I know the time is short because you are coming soon. I’m blessed to be about your business in Uganda. Thank you for healing Beth and Beverly and bringing Susan back safely.

August 14, 2009, Friday

This morning student Esther came and we waited for Peter to come for our conference. He didn’t come because he was meeting with parents at New Grace. When Ibra came to drive me in the truck we took Esther and went to New Grace first. Peter was still with parents so we agreed to meet tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.

We were late leaving but picked Godfrey up outside of Jinja, stopped to get chapatti for lunch and proceeded to the church for the day. On the way we picked up Pastor Richard. The drive was long because the church was very far. We were on paved roads until the last half hour, then we were on dirt roads in Kayunga District, which is north of Mokono District. Joy Baptist Church in Busaanna Village was built by SOK in 2003. Pastor didn’t know we were coming until about 10 p.m. last night so the people didn’t know we would be here. We arrived about 1 p.m. and visited with Pastor James for a while. I appreciate that he wanted to know who I was and what I wanted to teach and do at his church. By two o’clock we had set the equipment to start the music. Pastor suggested he have the village public address system announce the Jesus film so people would come. I gave him 6,000 shillings to have the announcement made twice and it was a great investment because we had about 200 people come for the film.

While the music was playing we were eating our lunch with the pastor who shared beans and posho with us. The music went off and when I checked the generator, it wasn’t showing any electrical charge although it was running properly. We couldn’t get it to work properly so we had no electricity. God did another miracle today. He knew we would have problems with the generator so he sent us to a church that has a generator! I paid for some fuel for it and we hooked it up to our cords and we had power! Thank you, Jesus! He literally goes before me to prepare for what ever I need for the day’s work.

Pastor James started this church about 6 years ago and now has a primary school with about 200 children. He has a program for the youth and older children. Today about 5 p.m. the group is scheduled to do evangelism in a village about 4 km away and they will be taking their generator, sound system, etc. I didn’t get to teach today because we needed to start the film by 3 p.m. to be finished with their generator by 5 p.m. so they could go do their outreach. During the film I sat outside in the shade and many small children came to interact with me. Ibra watched the film inside and Pastors Godfrey and Richard walked to the trading center at the center of the village.
Later they told me they found a place to do a crusade and plant another church. There are about 10,000 people in this village and Joy Baptist Church is the only Protestant Church. There are many Muslims in the area where they want to plant a church. I know Godfrey was a Muslim before he got saved and he is a great evangelist. During the film when Pastor James came outside, I explained the Book of Hope to him and gave him 1.5 boxes for his church and school. I also gave him Bibles. He was so appreciative and blessed. He said pastoring is hard but by the grace of God he and his wife and 6 children are still here, standing for Jesus. He showed me his youngest girl who is about 8 months old. She was born with a hair lip and missing the separation between her nose and mouth. She couldn’t even suck milk when she was born. By a miracle of God, the family learned about some missionary doctors from UK who have a hospital in Entebbe and the baby her first surgery free and will have the second surgery soon and it will also be free. Medical missionaries bring miracles from God to the people who have no funds for medical help.

After the film, when Godfrey took the microphone, about 6 adults came forward for salvation. Then about 16 children came forward and Pastor Richard prayed with them and they got saved. Glory! Hallelujah! One lady who got saved immediately broke out in loud praises/prayer. After taking down the equipment and putting it in the truck, I noticed one of the speaker stands was missing the top piece. Pastor James had put his larger speaker on the stand that was outside so the village people could hear it better. When they took it off the stand the top piece stuck inside their speaker. It took about 30 minutes for them to get it out. We needed a pair of pliers but no one had any. We left the church about 5:45 to start the two hour drive back to Iganga. On the way back we stopped in the village where Pastor David stays to give him the Book of Hope and the Ten Commandments posters. He was so happy. He is truly a man after God’s own heart.

This morning as we were driving I saw pineapples growing in the fields and I thought about the sweet pineapple I had eaten on the islands and I wanted some pineapple. Coming back the pastors had Ibra stop at a trading center and I asked why we were stopping. Pastor Godfrey said, we want to buy you some pineapple! God gave me the desire of my heart through these men. Thank you, Lord, for loving me. I shared with the men how they had been used by God. I was also thinking about the island team and considering calling Patrick to say hello to them. The two hour drive gave me plenty of time to think. We left Pastors Godfrey and Richard in Jinja and Ibra drove me to Phil’s house. It was almost 8 p.m. and had been dark for about an hour when we arrived. I have to close my eyes when we drive at night because I fear we will hit people who are walking and riding their bicycles beside the road and in the road. When we arrived at Phil’s house Patrick was sitting on the porch! I was just thinking of him and missing the team! He had come to pick up his children’s grades from New Grace. I was so happy to greet him and get to visit with him. Phil returned from Kampala and we all had supper of rice, spaghetti, meat, and cabbage. I was able to show Patrick all of the island pictures on my laptop, which he enjoyed. He spent the night in the bedroom with Kenneth and Phil. Susan’s sisters Beth and Beverly have arrived for the holidays, along with Faith, Susan’s daughter. All of the girls are staying in the room with Susan. I’m blessed to have a bedroom to myself. Phil got an air card to do internet here at the house. He couldn’t get it to work on my laptop, but I used his laptop to do emails. I didn’t go to bed until about 1 a.m. He bought the air card for about $100 US and there is no contract. He will buy 90,000 worth of air time or $45 US each month. This gives unlimited internet time for the month. I’m considering getting myself one next time I come. When I am in the US I don’t have to buy the air time. I can just buy it for the two months I’m here. The service is dependent on the cell phone service, so if the network is not available I won’t be able to do the internet. However, MTN is the company that has this program and they are the most widely used and cheapest of the cell phone services. I could use the air card on the islands where there is MTN service. The phone companies are busy putting towers on the major islands so the service is better each time I come. Phil said I could just use his air card instead of buying one for myself. I will do that for the next two weeks.

Thank you, Lord, for the salvation of souls and for providing the generator for us to use.

August 14, 2009, Friday

This morning student Esther came and we waited for Peter to come for our conference. He didn’t come because he was meeting with parents at New Grace. When Ibra came to drive me in the truck we took Esther and went to New Grace first. Peter was still with parents so we agreed to meet tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.

We were late leaving but picked Godfrey up outside of Jinja, stopped to get chapatti for lunch and proceeded to the church for the day. On the way we picked up Pastor Richard. The drive was long because the church was very far. We were on paved roads until the last half hour, then we were on dirt roads in Kayunga District, which is north of Mokono District. Joy Baptist Church in Busaanna Village was built by SOK in 2003. Pastor didn’t know we were coming until about 10 p.m. last night so the people didn’t know we would be here. We arrived about 1 p.m. and visited with Pastor James for a while. I appreciate that he wanted to know who I was and what I wanted to teach and do at his church. By two o’clock we had set the equipment to start the music. Pastor suggested he have the village public address system announce the Jesus film so people would come. I gave him 6,000 shillings to have the announcement made twice and it was a great investment because we had about 200 people come for the film.

While the music was playing we were eating our lunch with the pastor who shared beans and posho with us. The music went off and when I checked the generator, it wasn’t showing any electrical charge although it was running properly. We couldn’t get it to work properly so we had no electricity. God did another miracle today. He knew we would have problems with the generator so he sent us to a church that has a generator! I paid for some fuel for it and we hooked it up to our cords and we had power! Thank you, Jesus! He literally goes before me to prepare for what ever I need for the day’s work.

Pastor James started this church about 6 years ago and now has a primary school with about 200 children. He has a program for the youth and older children. Today about 5 p.m. the group is scheduled to do evangelism in a village about 4 km away and they will be taking their generator, sound system, etc. I didn’t get to teach today because we needed to start the film by 3 p.m. to be finished with their generator by 5 p.m. so they could go do their outreach. During the film I sat outside in the shade and many small children came to interact with me. Ibra watched the film inside and Pastors Godfrey and Richard walked to the trading center at the center of the village.
Later they told me they found a place to do a crusade and plant another church. There are about 10,000 people in this village and Joy Baptist Church is the only Protestant Church. There are many Muslims in the area where they want to plant a church. I know Godfrey was a Muslim before he got saved and he is a great evangelist. During the film when Pastor James came outside, I explained the Book of Hope to him and gave him 1.5 boxes for his church and school. I also gave him Bibles. He was so appreciative and blessed. He said pastoring is hard but by the grace of God he and his wife and 6 children are still here, standing for Jesus. He showed me his youngest girl who is about 8 months old. She was born with a hair lip and missing the separation between her nose and mouth. She couldn’t even suck milk when she was born. By a miracle of God, the family learned about some missionary doctors from UK who have a hospital in Entebbe and the baby her first surgery free and will have the second surgery soon and it will also be free. Medical missionaries bring miracles from God to the people who have no funds for medical help.

After the film, when Godfrey took the microphone, about 6 adults came forward for salvation. Then about 16 children came forward and Pastor Richard prayed with them and they got saved. Glory! Hallelujah! One lady who got saved immediately broke out in loud praises/prayer. After taking down the equipment and putting it in the truck, I noticed one of the speaker stands was missing the top piece. Pastor James had put his larger speaker on the stand that was outside so the village people could hear it better. When they took it off the stand the top piece stuck inside their speaker. It took about 30 minutes for them to get it out. We needed a pair of pliers but no one had any. We left the church about 5:45 to start the two hour drive back to Iganga. On the way back we stopped in the village where Pastor David stays to give him the Book of Hope and the Ten Commandments posters. He was so happy. He is truly a man after God’s own heart.

This morning as we were driving I saw pineapples growing in the fields and I thought about the sweet pineapple I had eaten on the islands and I wanted some pineapple. Coming back the pastors had Ibra stop at a trading center and I asked why we were stopping. Pastor Godfrey said, we want to buy you some pineapple! God gave me the desire of my heart through these men. Thank you, Lord, for loving me. I shared with the men how they had been used by God. I was also thinking about the island team and considering calling Patrick to say hello to them. The two hour drive gave me plenty of time to think. We left Pastors Godfrey and Richard in Jinja and Ibra drove me to Phil’s house. It was almost 8 p.m. and had been dark for about an hour when we arrived. I have to close my eyes when we drive at night because I fear we will hit people who are walking and riding their bicycles beside the road and in the road. When we arrived at Phil’s house Patrick was sitting on the porch! I was just thinking of him and missing the team! He had come to pick up his children’s grades from New Grace. I was so happy to greet him and get to visit with him. Phil returned from Kampala and we all had supper of rice, spaghetti, meat, and cabbage. I was able to show Patrick all of the island pictures on my laptop, which he enjoyed. He spent the night in the bedroom with Kenneth and Phil. Susan’s sisters Beth and Beverly have arrived for the holidays, along with Faith, Susan’s daughter. All of the girls are staying in the room with Susan. I’m blessed to have a bedroom to myself. Phil got an air card to do internet here at the house. He couldn’t get it to work on my laptop, but I used his laptop to do emails. I didn’t go to bed until about 1 a.m. He bought the air card for about $100 US and there is no contract. He will buy 90,000 worth of air time or $45 US each month. This gives unlimited internet time for the month. I’m considering getting myself one next time I come. When I am in the US I don’t have to buy the air time. I can just buy it for the two months I’m here. The service is dependent on the cell phone service, so if the network is not available I won’t be able to do the internet. However, MTN is the company that has this program and they are the most widely used and cheapest of the cell phone services. I could use the air card on the islands where there is MTN service. The phone companies are busy putting towers on the major islands so the service is better each time I come. Phil said I could just use his air card instead of buying one for myself. I will do that for the next two weeks.

Thank you, Lord, for the salvation of souls and for providing the generator for us to use.

August 13, 2009 Thursday

After toast and tea, Badilu and I left about 9:45 a.m. After getting fuel in town we drove to Jinja and picked up Pastor Godfrey. On the way to the church we stopped in a village and Godfrey bought the chapatti and some bread like donuts for our lunch. I’ve been bringing bottles of water for us each day and paying for the food we buy. We went to Wakisi Baptist Church in Wakisi Village in Mukono District crossing over the Nile River on the bridge. It still amazes me to think that I’m at the source of the Nile River before it flows north for thousands of miles to reach the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt. Awesome! Thank you, Lord for the thrill of seeing the Nile River again. This church was built in 2003 by Servants of the King but the sign had deteriorated so much I couldn’t read who it was built by, except it was someone in TX. It is built next to a government school and the school uses the church as a classroom. The inside the church was filled with school benches. School has just dismissed for the holidays this week so the school was empty. I talked to a couple of the teachers.

Pastor Christopher met us along with Pastor Richard, who pastors a church we will visit in a few days. We were arrived about 11:30 so I had time to visit with the pastors for a while before we set the machines and started the music to draw people. Pastor Godfrey has a heart to disciple the pastors. He and several of the pastors have started a Bible School in another village. I will see the place later this week. Godfrey called several pastors to come met me today and have an informal forum: Pastor David from Grace Christian Baptist Church; Pastor Wilberforce from Revival Mission Baptist Church; Pastor James from Heart Touch Christian Church; Pastor Gabriel from Nakirubi Baptist Church and Pastors Christopher and Peter from Wakisi Baptist Church. We had introductions and a short visit before I started the music and the teaching.
When I taught there were about 7 pastors, 2 women, 2 men and a dozen children. The pastors say they need teachings to encourage them and I noticed some were writing down the scripture references on pieces of paper. After the teaching several of the pastors asked where they could get the Ten Commandments posters so I gave them the website address. This village isn’t too far from Jinja where they can go to an internet café. During the film the pastors sat with me outside under the shade on school benches. The ladies had prepared rice for us to eat and we continued our forum while eating. They had lots of questions about Servants of the King. All of them need assistance with church building because many are meeting under the shade trees and have no structure at all. I explained some of the process and referred them to Peter for the applications.
The other main concern was that they need people to come teach them in a 2-3 day conference.
They want me to come back next time with a team to teach them and encourage them as pastors.
I explained to them, like I did to the two pastors yesterday, that I do not have the funds to feed a group of people for 2-3 days at a conference. They assured me they could bring their own food and feed themselves. We all agreed that God would have to provide the people to come with me and the finances for me and the team to come. They will be praying for God to provide so they can get more teaching about God’s Word. I really want to teach at conferences so I can reach the pastors who will reach more people. Pastor Joe at Jubilee has already written the curriculum for winning souls and making disciples. Pastor Lety prophesied to me that she saw a training center where many would be trained to go out. Glory to God! Divine appointments! I need people to come with me next summer to teach at these conferences. The two pastors yesterday want me to come to their villages for a conference too. Conferences would be an efficient way to disciple many people at once. Please pray with me about this possibility.

The pastors expressed to me that most missionaries stay in Kampala or the larger towns but few come to the villages where they are really needed the most. They said famous evangelists and pastors say they are helping the pastors and people in the villages, but in reality they are lying because the help never gets to the villages while those famous ones drive around in fancy cars.
I understand their frustration and their discouragement. My coming to their churches would be such a blessing but since most don’t have a building, I can’t show the film. Hopefully, Servants of the King can assist them with structures. I explained to them that Servants of the King members are not allowed to ask for money from anyone. We tell what we do and wait for the Holy Spirit to tell someone to help with building a church. We have to wait on God. After our visit the pastors and I joined hands and we ended with prayer. What a blessing and honor to meet these mighty men of God!

Pastor David told me his testimony. He is about 25 years old and most of his life was a Catholic. He was in Senior 4 (sophomore) when his father died. His stepmother loved me and was rich so she continued to pay his school fees even though his father had died. (This is very unusual for a step parent to support a child when their parent dies). He said he was friends with an older woman that he called Grandmother. She would allow him to go to her orchards and pick food to eat anytime. She also invited him to evening Bible devotionals in her house. They loved each other very much and David enjoyed spending time at her house. When he was in Senior 5 (junior) she invited him to come to her church as a guest. He agreed to go with her and she told the members ahead of time that she was bringing a special guest. He sat by her and was shy but did introduce himself to the church. Later, when the Pastor preached, James said it was just for him. He had completed all the sacraments in the Catholic Church and thought he was okay with God, but learned that day that he was a sinner and they Jesus had died for him. He got “born again” that day. Later he told his brothers and sisters that he was a born again Christian now. They didn’t say too much about it. He said every morning his job was to haul 4 jeri cans of water for the family and every evening he walk 2 km to the family garden to pick and carry home the food for the evening meal. Other times he was with his friends or with Grandmother.
The next Sunday when the family was walking together to the Catholic Church, he separated from them and walked to the Protestant Church. He came home from church after his family had already eaten lunch and his stepmother gave him two choices: go to school and give up salvation or keep salvation and give up your schooling. He continued to attend school although she hadn’t paid the school fees. The administration knew she was rich and she always paid so they let him keep coming. When it came time for the final exams, he was sent home until she would pay. She told him that he was supposed to make a choice because he couldn’t have schooling and salvation. He chose to keep his salvation and dropped out of school. He said his life had changed so much that he just couldn’t give us Jesus. Before Jesus he hung out with friends who were doing bad things after he was born again he no longer participated in those things. He said he went to one of the islands to become a fisherman to earn money and live. I don’t know how long he stayed there but he came back to Jinja and attended and completed seminary in 2007.
He became an evangelist going hut to hut telling people about Jesus. Last October, he went to a village and asked the local official if he could teach about Jesus and go door to door. The LC gave his permission and even organized people for him to teach. David was surprised and a little overwhelmed when he saw the large group of people, eager to hear about Jesus. After preaching many people got saved! The village had no church and the people were so appreciative of salvation that they wanted to start a church. David said they could meet on Wednesday evening for Bible studies which they did. However, the people insisted he be their pastor and they start a church. They loved him so much for bringing the Good News of Jesus to them. David’s brother had gotten him a job in Kampala and kept telling David to come to Kampala for this good job. David had to say no to his brother because he must pastor the people the Lord has given him.
They don’t have a building. They meet under the shade tree. David said yesterday and today the people are cutting timber to make a shelter for their church. David said the Lord impressed upon him to come to this informal meeting today but while we are talking his people are working to build a shelter for their church. David, a man after God’s own heart, dearly beloved man of God.
Who of us would give up our education, a good job and a good future, to pastor a group of poor people in a remote village?

I admire and respect these pastors so much. Life is hard and pastoring is even harder. They need more Bible teaching and encouragement. I was able to give four of the pastors 50 copies each of the Book of Hope. That’s all I brought today. We will stop off in the morning and deliver 50 copies to Pastor David on our way to the next church. After the film I gave Pastor Christopher of this church and Pastor David some Bibles. Pastor David was over come with joy. He couldn’t believe the big blessing of 4 Bibles for his church. After the film Pastor Godfrey spoke with the people (about 125 saw the film) and many indicated they were already saved. However, one woman came forward to receive Christ! Glory to God! Praises to our King!

After leaving Pastors Richard and David at the intersection of the road, we continued to Jinja. There was a stalled car on the bridge so there was a traffic jam. We waited almost half an hour to get across the bridge. We left Pastor Godfrey at the round about on the Iganga side of Jinja and then Badilu drove us to Phil’s house about 30 minutes away. After unloading all the equipment, he took me to the internet in town. However the power was off in town so I didn’t get to do emails. Maybe tomorrow.

I’ve had supper of rice, greens and beans. I’ve had a shower and I’m ready for sleeping as soon as I finish this journaling.

Thank you, Lord for the Pastors and for the lady who got saved today. Thank you, for Pastor Godfrey’s help and translating. Another blessed day Lord. I give you all glory, honor and praise because only you are worthy.

August 12, 2009, Wednesday

I enjoyed my sleep last night. I’m feeling more rested today. Mama Jonah (housekeeper and cook) cooked scrambled eggs and toast for my breakfast. Student Esther came for a visit. We set up a conference with Peter and her teachers for Friday morning at 9 a.m. If her grades are good and she has been obedient to her teachers, then her sponsor will pay her school fees for the next school term. If not, then we won’t pay her school fees. During the first term she got expelled from school for fighting. She was allowed to return for the second term which she just finished. Students go to school year round here. They go 3 months and then are off for a month, so they have three terms and the first one starts in January. Esther’s mother is dead and her stepmother mistreats her so she stays with a neighbor in town since she got kicked out of boarding. She told me she didn’t eat yesterday and she was hungry, so I gave her some bread/butter and some hot tea. Before she left, I gave her a zip lock bag with several packages of peanut butter crackers for eating later. I know she doesn’t have money for transportation to go to her grandmother’s home in the village, so I will give it to her after our meeting on Friday.

I was supposed to leave for the church at 11 a.m. but the driver and truck didn’t arrive until 11:45. Badilu drove me north of Jinja where we picked up Pastor Godfrey and then continued to another village to Musisi Baptist Church. This isn’t a SOK church. We were greeted by three men, two ladies and a dozen children. We were setting up to play some music when I realized I had left the cord that connects the laptop to the sound system back in my room in Iganga, an hour and a half drive away. I’ve never forgotten a cord before. I had taken the cords and laptop out of the case so I could wash the case. I had to wait until the next day for the case to be thoroughly dry, then I forgot to put in the little cord! What to do? It would take too long to drive back to Iganga to get the cord. A young man named Nicolas, who was helping set up the equipment said he had a DVD player in Jinja that would work. Jinja was only about 45 minutes away so I sent Nicolas with Badilu in the truck to get it while I taught.

Godfrey translated for me as I taught the Ten Commandments, Salvation and holiness. There were only about 25 people present and most of them were children, but I taught anyway. No
one indicated they got saved today after we said the prayer together. We sang some songs while waiting for the men to return. I didn’t know if Nicolas understood what cords would be needed to connect to my machines, however, when they returned he quickly set up his DVD player and connected it to the projector and sound system. Everything worked! Thank you, Jesus! The church has 3 doors and many windows so it was hard to get it dark enough. Parts of the film were still difficult to see but more people continued to come until the crowd of 25 had grown to about 75.

During the film, Godfrey and I sat in the truck and visited. There is a private Christian school next to the church and the headmaster and deputy headmaster came to visit with us. Both of them are also pastors and want me to bring my program to their churches. Neither of their churches have a building yet. They meet under the shade trees so I told them we wouldn’t be able to show the film. They asked me if I could show it at night and I told them I couldn’t stay alone at night in their village and I can’t be on the roads after dark, so that wouldn’t be an option at this time. We had great conversation about God’s Word and what the people need to hear from the pastors. They asked me if I would come for a two or three day conference to teach if they could gather people from several churches in the area. I told them I like to teach but the problem is that people expect me to feed all the people for three days when I come and I don’t have the budget to feed everyone, so I can’t come to teach. They laughed and said that I wouldn’t have to feed everyone, but I know that is what is expected in Uganda. Instead of just being the guest speaker you become responsible financially for everything they need for the conference. I told them I can’t work with them this trip since the program is set and I leave in two weeks. I told them God knows the plans for my return, I don’t know yet. So God knows if I will be able to come to their churches in the future. It’s very hard because they will expect me to come and think I’ve made a promise to come when I haven’t made that commitment. I’m not trying to evade them but I can’t make a commitment if I don’t know if I can keep it. They asked me if my church in America believes in the gifts of the spirit including speaking in tongues and interpretation of tongues, etc. I told them yes. We connected spiritually and I’d love to go to their churches. Kingdom Gospel Center has about 125 members and Miracle Center Church is a new church and has about 50 members. These churches are in their home villages not this one.

After the film, Godfrey took the microphone and had an altar call. A lady and a boy of about 10 years came forward to get saved. Then several ladies and children came for prayer for healing. One mother had a child of about 4 or 5 years who seemed to have autism. I was able to lay my hands on the child and pray while Godfrey prayed for the mother. Godfrey is an awesome evangelist! When he takes the microphone people always come forward to get saved and he doesn’t even talk very long. Thank you, Lord, for Pastor Godfrey! Glory! Two new souls snatched out of the pit of hell! Hallelujah!

I gave an elder the Bibles for the church. I had some extras with me so I gave one each to the two pastors that I had visited with. I don’t remember their names. I took pictures of the children and the ladies. One older lady invited me to come on Sunday and to spend more time with them.
Nicolas went with us as far as the round about by Jinja so he could return the DVD player. He works with a ministry called Acts Ministry Uganda. It is a group who do evangelism and outreaches to the villages. They also teach the Love Waits curriculum to the teens, which is an abstinence program. He works with the technology that’s why he knew what cords to bring and how to set everything up. Thank you, Lord, you knew I needed Nicolas today since I’d forgotten the cord. I enjoyed visiting with him in the truck. He said people don’t appreciate and take care of things that are given to them. He said he was taught how to use the EvangeCube and then became a trainer for his church. He said everyone wanted a cube but they didn’t use them for evangelism. He said, “I told them they aren’t like a flower to look at in your house, you should use them for their purpose.” He said most didn’t use them, so now he keeps the EvangeCubes and trains those who will go out evangelizing hut to hut with them. Then they have to return the cubes to him until the next outreach. He is a wise young man. I gave him two Bibles that I had with me. He will give one to another member of their group and he will keep one. He said some Bibles were once given to their church and everyone wanted one, even the people who couldn’t read. They just wanted one, but later when you went to their homes, you didn’t see the Bibles. They were either destroyed or sold. He said he was glad I wrote the church’s name in the Bibles and said they were for the church not individuals. He says what works for his church is now they charge 2,000 shillings per person who wants to use the Bible so they will take care of it and bring it back.

We left Godfrey off in another village so he could get a bicycle taxi (bodaboda) back to his village. We left Nicolas outside of Jinja and I gave him money for transportation back to his village. Badilu drove me back to Iganga and we arrived after the sun had set but we still had some daylight left. Kenneth, Susan’s brother is staying here now since school is out for the month holiday and we ate supper together. Mama Jonah had cooked rice, noodles and chicken for our supper. Susan was still out in a village and Phil is in Kampala, so it was just Kenneth and me eating together. Kenneth is a senior in high school although it is called Secondary 6 here. He speaks English fluently so we had a good discussion about the US and Uganda. When he goes to University he wants to study law, teaching or divinity. We discussed some politics, laws, lawlessness, bribery and prisons. Here when a thief is caught the people usually kill the thief or the police kill them. They don’t often live to go to court because there is so much bribery going on that the thief might not be convicted, so the police or people just kill them first. That has recently happened here in Iganga according to Kenneth. He said the jails/prisons in Uganda are very bad. Inmates get fed once a day, the beds have bedbugs that bite you all night and you have to work (digging) in the gardens all day. He said he heard the jails in America are great with lots of food and even TV. He said some Ugandans who are very poor want to break the law in America so they can go to jail and have food to eat. I doubt this can happen since people who are very poor won’t be able to get a Visa to America. He said you can get fake passports in Uganda easily and then go to the Sudan before going to America. I still doubt this can happen but I do know our jails are much better than their jails and probably our prisoners have more food than most Ugandans.

Susan returned shortly after we had finished supper, so we visited with her for a while. Now I’m journaling in the privacy of my bedroom with electricity and lights to see by. Thank you, Jesus for all the blessings of the day. Thank you for the salvation of souls! Glory!