MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 07-05-2005

Greetings, all! I trust everyone had a good Independence Day yesterday. I got us some firecrackers and set 'em off after dinner. The kids really enjoyed them (well, not so much the "loud ones", but the colorful jumping jacks and the bottle rockets they really liked).

We were in two churches on Sunday. In the morning, we were in Victory Baptist Church in Columbia, MO (Pastor Gary Crumly). In the evening, we were in Victory Baptist Church in St. Louis, MO (Pastor Mike Andrews). Both services went very well. God blessed in the services, and we were able to minister to the people.

Good news! I found out that another $1220 came in for the van from our home church, which leaves now only $2500 to reach the $8200 we need to purchase the new van. Pray that the remainder will come in this week, cause we'll need it before July 12, to go to Montana. Sitting in an oven-hot wind-tunnel for eight hours at a stretch for days at a time to get to Montana will be undoable for Anna, and no good for the rest of us, either.

Also, Kyle Guimon called me on Sunday, and informed me that Sudan is dividing into two nations, a Christian south, and a Muslim north. They will have a Unity government, with representatives from both sides, and a referendum in six years to determine if they wish to become totally independent. Imagine, missionaries in Sudan, a nation closed to the gospel for 50 years. Be praying for Sudan, as they enter this exciting, but challenging, new phase, and for the missionaries in Uganda who border this new nation, that they will know what their roles, if any, are to be in response to this unprecedented opportunity. Pray that the LORD of the harvest will send forth laborers to the harvest in Sudan.