our team has been staying at the ywam base in jinja, uganda for the past few days. it's been a much-needed time of rest and recuperation after two weeks of non-stop evangelism. we are TIRED.
the Lord really watched over us and worked through us during our time with the earwickers. we grew as a team, but also individually. it was inspiring to see the work that brent and virginia are doing, and their zeal for Christ's kingdom was contagious.
after a week of living in their home in entebbe, doing school and church ministry, we packed up and ventured into the unknown. the islands of lake victoria are said to be dark, oppressed places. many of the residents are there to escape the law of the mainland, so crime rates are high. most ugandans never even visit these forsaken spots of land.
it was a long, difficult, and rewarding week of service. we slept in tents, bucket-showered outside, often didn't get dinner until well after 10pm, and woke up every morning to pray at 6am. we taught at churches, preached in villages, walked door-to-door sharing our stories and the good news of the gospel. if we hadn't felt like real missionaries up until this point, we do now. it was hardcore. and we saw God move. many people accepted Jesus, came for healing and baptism, and expressed encouragement by our presence in that place.
we were also encouraged. the pastors and evangelists that took us under their wings were a fiery, eccentric lot. and they love Jesus with every bit of their beings. pastor joash, brother michael, and brother brent made up the three musketeers...and they can really pray, preach and praise. our whole team was touched by their passion for the kingdom.
there are so many stories...too many. i can't begin to type up everything we experienced, but i hope the pictures help to relay a little bit of what went on.
the team is gearing up for morocco now, and so excited! continued prayers are appreciated. the ministry in morocco will look quite different, since it's a muslim nation, and pretty hostile towards evangelism. we'll be posting again soon, but a little reminder: morocco IS a closed country, so when writing emails to any one of us, don't use any christian language! substitute different words for God, Jesus, worship, Bible, ministry, Christ, and DEFINITELY don't use the word missionary! caution is the key. we don't really want to find out what the inside of a moroccan jail cell looks like. :)
much love from the entire africa team.
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