MISSIONS: Uganda Blog Update 03-05-2008

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Howdy folks! Much has transpired since the last epistle. James was the first plague victim, and disease soon conquered the rest of our household. At first, I was the only healthy one in the house, and had to go to most of our next conference alone. Anna was too sick to get out of bed, so I handled domestic affairs during the day, and went to church at night. The conference at 1st Baptist of Haltom City (Pastor Mosley) went very well. God met with us and gave the church a tremendous bunch of services. Each of the missionaries, myself included, preached, and God blessed. I managed to stay well the whole time until Saturday night, when I first began running a fever. We drugged ourselves and then drug into church Sunday morning so the folks there could at least meet all of us, and then we went home to crash. Then came my time in the crucible. I can't remember the last time I was so sick. The virus lays you low with high fever, weakness, aches, and robs you of sleep by filling your head with snot so you can't breathe. Anna and I both developed sinus infections as a lovely parting gift of the flu, and today is the first day either of us has felt really well since we got sick. Today was the first day I have not had a fever in over a week! What a mess. The past three weeks are a blur to me. It's good to be healthy again, however.

We're finishing up our conference at Eagle Drive Baptist Church in Decatur, TX tonight (Pastor David Isbell). Then, tomorrow, I fly up to Spokane, WA for a conference in Foundation Baptist Church in C'ouer d'Alene, ID (Pastor Bobby Stanchfield), and a Sunday night meeting at Faith Baptist Church in Spokane, WA (Pastor Greg Boyle).

Also, we've finished our class in Culture Learning (getting that done while stricken with the flu was no fun at all, I can tell you). Now we're doing New Testament Greek, which is review for us, since we've both studied it in the past.

Pray for us as we continue to heal from our sickness. Pray for our busy schedule in the weeks ahead, and for our travels.