MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 10-03-2005

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Howdy! We're back. Having the baby went well, and the recovery seems to be going well for Anna. Gaelin is progressively sleeping more and more at night, so it looks as if we're on track to getting him to sleep through the night. Our home church's Missions Conference went well. Dr. Ron Bragg, our director with BIMI, was the main speaker, and we had Paul Strosneider (started Ephraim Church for the Deaf in St. Louis, MO) and Don Brush (new head of Pioneer Baptist Ministries), in addition to us. Anna and the new young'un weathered it well, but we made sure she laid low this week to make sure the both of them would be able to make the trip to Rhode Island tomorrow. The great news is that our church's Faith Promise giving increased dramatically this year, which is a huge answer to prayer.

Tomorrow, we'll be driving to Lamar, PA, and from there to Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island on Wednesday, for a missions conference in Narragansett Bay Baptist Church (Pastor Todd Stricklin). Dr. Ron Bragg will be the main speaker there as well. We're all looking forward to it. The next week, we'll be in Southington, CT for a missions conference in Central Baptist Church (Pastor Jim Townsley). Pray for us as we travel, and travel with a newborn to boot. Pray for the conferences, that we'll be a blessing to them. Pray for Anna. She's doing well, but she did just have a baby, so she tends to be rather tired these days. Pray for her continued health. We'll home for almost a week afterwards, and then we have another conference in Fort Dodge, IA (Harvest Baptist Church, Pastor Marvin Smith).

If anybody's interested, I have new pictures up on the website under Mission Pics. Also, the new BIMI produced video about the work in Soroti (where we'll be) has been released, and I've placed copies up on the website, under General Info. You can watch it streaming in your browser, or you can download a copy in either Quicktime or Windows Media formats. It demonstrates very well the great opportunity for ministry that God has created in Uganda, and the urgency of why we need to get there as missionaries.

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 09-15-2005

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Gaelin has come!! The newest member of the Huckabee clan has finally arrived. We showed up at the hospital on Monday night at 2100 to be induced, and 48 hours later, he was finally born. He weighed in at 9lbs 10oz, which is pretty much what we figured he’d be, which is why we were anxious for him to be born before he got any bigger. Anyway, I’m off to the hospital so the younguns can meet their new brother.

God is good!

The new young'un

 

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 09-13-2005

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Hey folks! We went in to DePaul hospital last night so Anna could be induced. We didn't want to go much past her due date because our babies tend to get huge, and her blood pressure tends to jump up if we do.

Please pray that everything will progress and that we'll have ourselves a Gaelin today. I came home to get some provisions and have to get back right away, but I wanted you all to know so you could be praying.

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 09-06-2005

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Hello all! I trust everyone had a good Labor Day (we did – barbecue and homemade ice cream, mmm, mmm, good). Our meeting at Calvary Baptist Church in Belleville, IL (Pastor Gary Huffman) went well. It was a good meeting, and we had some great fellowship with the Huffmans afterwards. On Monday (last Monday), Anna had significant labor, enough that I had her pack a bag and get ready to go. We had the grandparents (Anna's folks) on standby and everything, but I wanted to watch it for a while in case it petered out, which, true to form, it did. We haven't had a peep out of the little critter since then. Be in prayer about that. Anna would like to have this one without chemical assistance if possible. We had asked you all to pray about our finances this month (no meetings = starvation) this month. Well, the LORD provided $900! This was right on the heels of another $400 He provided (which paid last month's house payment), so we'll be able to live this month. What a blessing, and so timely, too. That's about it for now. I'll let you all know as soon as the baby acts like he intends to be born.

God bless,

James Huckabee
Missionary to Uganda

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 08-27-2005

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Greetings! Just a quick update to let everyone know what's going on. Our trip to North Carolina and back went very well. Anna weathered it just fine, so thanks for praying for her. We had a great service and a wonderful time of fellowship with the Churchills. Charles (the younger) is a friend of mine from a while back, and it was good to get to visit with him and his wife, Susan, and Gavin, their cute little boy. Best news of all, the church voted to take us on for support on the spot! Can you believe it? I've never had a church do that before. What a blessing!

The meeting in Festus had to be bumped to Wednesday due to some last minute re-scheduling, but it went very well nonetheless. Bro. Himes has a great church and it was a blessing to get to visit with him and his family.

We've been resting up from our many meetings this summer, and frankly, enjoying the break. The next big event, of course, is the pending birth of our son, Gaelin Joseph Huckabee. He could come at any time. Unlike the others, this one seems inclined to be born. He has remained head-down, and is well engaged in the birth canal (unlike Ethan and Elizabeth, who kept flipping breech and stalling labor). Anna has been having sort of pre-labor off and on, but nothing regular, so no, she's not having the baby right now. However, the critter could come at any time, and seems highly motivated to do so, to his poor mother's great discomfort. It would be nice if he showed up sooner rather than later, so we're hoping the first week of September will be the time of his nativity. Pray that all will go well, and that Anna will be able to begin and maintain labor naturally, that labor will progress (once it starts), and that the birth will go smoothly, with no harm to either mother or baby.

We have a meeting in Belleville, IL on Sunday (Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Gary Huffman), so pray for that, that all will go well, and that we'll be used of God to be a blessing to the folks there. After that, the next big piece of news will be the birth of our child, and don't worry, I will keep you posted, and will send out pictures as soon as I have them. We have no meetings in September until our church's Missions Conference at the end of the month, so Anna can have the baby, and get a chance to rest. This will give all of us a break, and a chance to come together as a family with the addition of a new child to the mix. Also, it will give our church a chance to see us, who have not in a long while with all our travels.

Pray for our finances this next month. We're still a bit behind from all the travelling we've done recently, and the support is still not there to cover everything well (tho', it's rising!). Pray that it will come up in the next month or so to get us back on our feet as the year winds down. Pray that we'll be able to cover our bills this month, and get everything back on track where it needs to be. No meetings for a few weeks, and low support could combine to create financial stress (more than usual), so pray that we'll be able to cover everything. Just so you know, when we came home from Montana, we were completely overwhelmed with bills, and within a few days, we saw God move mightily to meet all those bills (the van in particular), so your prayers are definitely being answered. Please keep it up. We're missionaries, and we live on prayer! Also, and I know you probably already are, but pray that our government will find a way to lower gas prices soon. It's been a real killer for us, as it no doubt has been for you. Our greatest months are coming, with some significant conferences and meetings as we wrap up the year. Pray for them and all of the churches we've visited, and for us, as we continue to pursue the mission field and God's will in Uganda.