FROM SUSAN
What a wonderful day! It was so nice to see our brothers and sisters at the Cornerstone Church in Kakira. I was called up front in their church, and with two of the women’s ministry leaders, we cut a cake that had been baked in our honor. This is their way of getting you to commit to come back. Then they cut up the double stacked cake and served it to everyone. I am so impressed with these ladies. They have learned different skills such as cake decorating in order to earn money to support their women’s ministry. I am also coming home with a small stash of handmade paper bead necklaces that I told them I would try to sell for them—again for their ministry and to help those in need to which they minister. These are hard working gals at home and in every area of their life. They don’t know what idle means. I am always humbled by them.
Scott was invited to preach in the second service this morning and did a wonderful job delivering God’s Word. He taught on what it means to be a missionary church and people. It was the right message for this group at this time.
Thank you for praying! Some of team members that were not feeling well are doing much better today. Please continue to pray that we will all be healthy for travel this Tuesday.
Our plans tomorrow include shopping in the little downtown of Jinja and also at the booths of vendors located in the park near the Source of the Nile; then maybe going to see some beautiful waterfalls near here; and then eating dinner at the Sunset Hotel—a short walk from our hotel. It’s a beautiful place to see the sunset over the Nile River . Then we will all need to get our belongings packed and ready to go for Tuesday morning. Our plans are to leave about Tuesday for the 2 - 4 hour drive through Kampala to the Entebbe Airport . If the traffic is as bad as it was coming, it may take the full four hours to get there.
Please pray for an easy journey home… starting with the Entebbe Airport . Last year it lost electricity and everything slowed to a snail’s pace which caused our plane to leave hours behind schedule, which caused us to miss the connecting flight… etc, etc. It ended up being a marathon trip that was even harder than it should have been. Please pray that each leg of the journey be on time and that our check-ins and our going through customs goes smoothly, and that all our luggage make it safely home with us.
God has been so faithful in every way—supplying every need be it physical, spiritual or financial. All glory and praise to His name!! We look forward to coming home and settling back to a normal schedule once again. But with each trip our hearts are etched with memories and experiences that leave lasting impressions which continue to shape us and change us with each passing year. You cannot come here and experience all we do and be the same.
With much love, Susan