The other day we were out doing door-to-door ministry -again. This
month we’ve done more door-to-door then ever before and honestly, we’ve
been pretty drained. After a nearly sleepless night, filled with David
turning the head lamp on repeatedly due to some furry and unwanted
visitors in our room, we set off. Exhausted, and not looking forward to
the hike up the hill. As we were driving, the Lord reminded me of the
Apostle Paul and all that he endured for the sake of the Gospel. I mean
think about it -shipwrecked, snake bitten, beaten repeatedly and stoned
(I’m sure I’ve missed something but you get the point). Paul endured for
the sake of the Kingdom. Finding myself convicted, I shared my thoughts
with the rest of the team and felt my spirit being lifted. I prayed
that God would fill me once again with expectation and a passion for His
people. And we set out.
Almost immediately, you could feel the spiritual oppression over the
whole community. The first two people we talked to were believers who
were being attacked by the enemy. We prayed and talked a little bit
about making sure not to leave a foot hold for him to sneak in and left.
The rest of the day was pretty much the same, meeting believers and
then encouraging them to stand strong in their faith, until we came to
her house. I could tell something was different because my interpreter’s
phone kept ringing off the hook and it just seemed something was trying
to get me off track from sharing the gospel. While I waited for the
phone conversation to end, I prayed and bound any spirit that would try
to hinder the message. Shortly after that, I found out that this woman
was not a Christian but a Muslim and she was a widow left with seven,
yup seven, young children. She told us that their food store had run dry
in May and they were in “famine” until the harvest.
So try to imagine sitting outside of a mud hut, with probably ten
little Ugandans running around, while this mother tells me that’s she’s a
Muslim and their going hungry. It was crazy. Anyway, we told her about
how God created us to have a relationship with Him but since we all have
sin, we are separated from Him. But God loves each of us SO much that
He sent Jesus, His son, the only sin-less man, to die for us to atone
for our sins. Forgiveness, from sin is a free gift that God has offered
to each of us if we will just accept it and ask God to forgive us.
Simple as that, I asked her if she wanted to be close to God and to
receive the forgiveness He was offering to her, she nodded her head yes
and the rest my friends is history.
letting her know about the resources available to her at the local
church, we left. And that is was it. My encouragement to you today is,
expect God to do big things, my friend always says “Expect a Miracle”.
Sometimes, He’ll work in spite of us and our attitudes.
Oh and remember that we are nearing our financial goal but still have a little more than $1,000 left to raise. Please help us get there by donating today!
