Happy Easter!!!

Good Trip to Nebbi!

Thank you for your prayers last week for our trip to Nebbi! It went very well, and we are really excited about what may come from it in the future. Twenty-five pastors showed up to hear about World Gospel Mission and Africa Gospel Church (which is the church WGM has established here in East Africa). They welcomed us with open arms and open hearts! They were so excited to have “mzungus” (their name for white people) in their small town, but even more, they were thrilled that God has brought people in their lives that are able to offer them training. When we asked what their greatest need in their town was, they answered that it was pastoral training… above healthcare, food, shelter, or anything else, they said training! And we are so honored that God has given us the education and ability to be able to offer them what they most need. Please pray for discernment as we are seeking God’s will as to which of these potential Africa Gospel Church pastors that He wants us to partner with and train.

WGM Headquarters staff comes to Arua!

We had a very encouraging visit from the WGM Headquarters staff this past week! To have the leaders of our organization come visit us, all the way across the globe, in our small town of Arua, northern Uganda was quite a privilege to us! They had some very encouraging words and insights, which they shared with us. We were especially excited to hear about WGM’s vision to get people involved in missions from right where they are. As Christians, we are all called to missions. And we are very aware that you don’t have to move to Africa, or move anywhere at all for that matter, to be a missionary! And to hear that our organization is looking for creative ways to present ideas for how people can get involved in missions without even leaving their home, is very exciting for us! Praise Jesus that we belong to an organization who cares enough to travel so far to come love on us and that has a vision for every Christian to be involved in missions, not just their missionaries!

Children’s Ministry Possibility!

We had an extremely encouraging visit with one of the Christian universities here last week as well! They have a huge need for childcare, mainly with the toddlers. You see, most of the students are men, and they are living on the school property with their families… so the men are attending classes at the university, there is an elementary school on the property for the young children, and then the older children go off to junior high or high school. The university also offers classes for the wives of the students, but then that leaves the toddlers as the only members of the family who are not involved in some sort of schooling or program. The little ones have no one to care for them while their parents are in classes and their older brothers and sisters are also in school. They can be disruptive to the classes because they need care from their mothers, let alone, they are just not getting the attention and love that children need so much.

So we have been talking to the administration of the school about how we can get involved and help out. We have been working on setting up a one-week Vacation Bible School for the children. We have our first short-term missions team of college students coming in the middle of May, so we are hoping this will be a way for them to serve the children and families of Uganda. Please pray as we will be meeting with the Director of the University this Wednesday for his final seal of approval on this VBS!