This was a good and full day. We met with Rachel at 9:30 am for a short briefing about the WVU policies concerning the sponsored children we will visit and for our own well-being while in country. We headed out for church at 10:45 am. We attended Watoto Church South about halfway between Entebbe and Kampala. Watoto Church is a large pentecostal church started by a Canadian pastor/missionary 29 years ago and it has exploded. There are about eight Watoto churches in Uganda, and they want to start another one in Juba, South Sudan this year. The church was in a large semi-permanent tent with pretty sophisticated video/audio equiptment for the praise service. The service was energetic, and the preacher was energetic. They also had a Christian comedian do some comedy for about 10 minutes. I couldn't understand a lot of what he said because of the different accent and the speed with which he spoke, but the congregation found him hilarious. The whole service lasted an hour and forty-five minutes.
From there we headed for lunch at a nearby restaurant. Service tends to be much slower in Uganda than in the States so we spent about an hour and a half on lunch. Next we headed for the Royale Imperial Hotel in Kampala. We checked in, went to a place nearby to exchange money, and headed to a nearby market to buy some gifts and souvenirs.
We had dinner at the hotel and were delighted to have Fulukas and Miriam join us. They shared what was going on with them and how their ministry to sexually exploited girls was going. They are such a great couple and are so totally committed to this ministry. They have four sons aged eight through two. They are trying to develop chicken farming as way of eventually making their ministry self-sustaining.
Tomorrow morning we leave the hotel at 7:45 am and head to WVU headquarters where we will be attending devotions (I have been asked to lead them). I will be meeting with the national staff while the group will be briefed about WVU ministries. After lunch we head for Gulu and should arrive around 5:00 pm.
From there we headed for lunch at a nearby restaurant. Service tends to be much slower in Uganda than in the States so we spent about an hour and a half on lunch. Next we headed for the Royale Imperial Hotel in Kampala. We checked in, went to a place nearby to exchange money, and headed to a nearby market to buy some gifts and souvenirs.
We had dinner at the hotel and were delighted to have Fulukas and Miriam join us. They shared what was going on with them and how their ministry to sexually exploited girls was going. They are such a great couple and are so totally committed to this ministry. They have four sons aged eight through two. They are trying to develop chicken farming as way of eventually making their ministry self-sustaining.
Tomorrow morning we leave the hotel at 7:45 am and head to WVU headquarters where we will be attending devotions (I have been asked to lead them). I will be meeting with the national staff while the group will be briefed about WVU ministries. After lunch we head for Gulu and should arrive around 5:00 pm.
Glad your trip is off to a good start! Things are going well in Medfield. Praying for you!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear more about Fulukas and Miriam's ministry. It's so inspiring!
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