This past week we have done 2 days of hospital ministry, 1 day of
street ministry, 1 day of school ministry as well as a night church
service. We were able to climb Tororo mountain yesterday which was
amazing, because once we arrived at the top we could see out over all
the different villages we have worked in and just pray over them and see
the beauty of God’s creation. We also moved villages to a remote bush
village about 40 minutes outside of Tororo yesterday and are getting
adjusted to our new surroundings.
even though it was also my favorite part. The students on my team were
able to see things they have never experienced before, seeing how people
in the 3rd world survive with just the very basic of medical care. It
was a humbling experience for all of us. One of the students and I
prayed over 1 woman in particular who was complaining of severe stomach
pain and a fever. After about 10 minutes of praying over her I got a
vision of cancer or a tumor of some sort but since our translator had
been pulled aside to another patient we were left with no way to
communicate with the woman. She began speaking to us but since we were
unable to speak back we prayed quickly again and then walked to the next
patient, a couple beds down. Two minutes later the previous patient’s
family member came and grabbed my arm and pointed to her sister and
communicated with us that she had passed away. My team member and I
were in shock. We couldn’t understand how this could happen after we
had just prayed for healing and when she had just been speaking with
us.
up to leave for lunch. But the entire time as I was praying for the
other patients I was watching the nurses care for the dead woman. As
they cleaned her and wrapped her body I just broke down in tears and was
so heart broken for this poor woman and her family. We finished our
prayers and walked quickly to the exit of the hospital to meet the rest
of the team and I just stopped and knelt down on the grass and just
cried out to God asking why and how he could let this happen. It was
such a shattering blow to my faith that I was declaring healing over
this woman and then a few minutes later she dies.
realize that this loss of life was not the result of to little faith or
not bold enough of prayers made my my teammate and I. That was just a
lie from the evil one trying to discourage me. This woman’s time on
earth had come to and end and we happened to be blessed enough to be
able to pray over her right before she went to see her Father in
Heaven. Wouldn’t we all want that? To be prayed over as we pass on to
heaven. I can’t think of a better way to exit this earthly world.
I am excited for life in the bush village we are in now with no
electricity or communications with the outside world. I pray that my
team and I are all strengthened by this new place and that we are able
to bring God’s joy and love to the people we meet.
