A smorgasbord of ministries
It’s month 7 on the Race! Really? It seems like it has gone
so fast, yet taken a lifetime. This month we are in our last month in Africa–Uganda. We have already been here for 1 week and it’s been a mixture of every type
of ministry. We are partnered with a woman pastor by the name of Sarah. We are
extremely blessed in that we have running water, and great people who take care
of us. We even have Heinz ketchup. Usually if we get ketchup it looks like
fluorescent goo that will embalm you from the inside out. The only crazy thing
is the bathroom….my teammate wrote a whole blog on it if you want to read about
it:http://aimeeholladay.theworldrace.org/
But anyway, Pastor Sarah has a great ministry going on in
the Mukono district. So far we have been able to visit a village and
pray/encourage people with the love of God. We’ve also taught at Excel high
school and preached in her church. We were able to go to a hospital and pray
for all different types of people. I was able to pray with several men who had
HIV/AIDS and they were both livened up just by us being there. One specific
place of the hospital really touched my heart and that was the Maternity Ward.
I got to pray for babies who were just born and for mothers who had undergone
surgery. Even though the conditions of the hospital were very primitive, these women
had so much life and joy in them. This past Saturday, we drove about an hour
from where we live to where Lake Victoria meets the Nile River. I can’t even
explain how exciting it is to see the Nile after reading about it in the Bible.
It felt surreal and it’s gorgeous. We also got to preach a little at a church in
the middle of nowhere. The people who live in this village near the Nile have
some of the purest faith I’ve seen in awhile. It’s been amazing!
(the church building near the Nile)
By now, I’ve gotten used to this thing they call the World Race;
the lifestyle of just picking up after a month and moving to a different home
and country. It sounds crazy, but this is now what I am used to. Anything else
would be out of my element. And I love being here. I love that I never know
what my day is going to look like. I never know what God is going to ask of me.
As difficult as it is at times, it has taught me to trust God all the more. It’s
a cool place to be.
(we prayed for this man and he accepted Christ)
