MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 06-19-2006

Hello! It's been awhile since our last email update. I guess I just haven't been super motivated to type one up of late. Anyway, just to bring you all up to speed:

Our meeting in Hannibal, MO went well (Pastor James Barmore, Victory Baptist Church). We had a great service with the folks there. It's a young church plant, in a town that's normally torn between Southern Baptist and Catholic. They're the only Independent Baptist gig around. They had some folks leave lately, and need to grow. Please pray that God will help them to bear fruit, and would add to the church as He would.

Our church finished up it's annual Family Workshop, with Ben Burk of Reformer's Unanimous as the main speaker. God moved, and we all experienced His refreshing. RU is primarily an Independent Baptist ministry to addicts (one of the fastest growing in America), which, unlike the 12-step programs, actually makes a permanent difference. Our kids got to be in the Children's Workshop, which they greatly enjoyed.

It's been super hot lately, so we're mighty glad we were able to get the air-conditioning in our van fixed (again). It's made the money this month a bit tight, so pray God will provide.

If you haven't heard by now, Nate and Sara Wright, missionaries in Soroti, Uganda, have a three year old son named Andrew who has contracted cerebral malaria. They air flighted him to Kampala over the weekend. Part of the treatment called for a blood transfusion, which his body reacted to, causing severe convulsions. They sedated him to control the convulsions, and flew him by air ambulance to Johannesburg, South Africa. As of this morning, he has regained consciousness, is responsive, and his major bodily functions appear to be operating normally. This was a big answer to prayer. Pray that he will continue to recover well, that there will be no brain damage, and that he will not contract AIDS from the blood transfusions he's had to receive.

The next two weeks, I'll be filling the pulpit for our Pastor while he and his family are on vacation. Pray for me as I prepare sermons, preach, and lead in the prayer meetings on Wednesdays. Pray for Pastor Spilger and family as they travel, that all will go well, and that they'll be able to get some rest.

Our next meeting is on July 9, with Pastor John Morris in Lighthouse Baptist Church in Sioux City, IA. Pray that God will bless.

That's all for now.