MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 05-15-2008

Today's the day. This is the last day of class at Baptist Bible Translators Institute. We graduate on Saturday, and drive back to St. Louis on Sunday. We're just about packed, and once I get the moving truck tomorrow, I'll be able to clear the big pile of containers out of our living room. This afternoon, we'll be picking my Father-in-Law/Pastor and his wife up from the airport. Everybody's excited, especially the kids. They've missed their grandparents and assorted aunts and uncles on both sides very badly.

Our final meetings went well. We had a missions conference at Bible Baptist Church of Rendon in Fort Worth, TX with Pastor Clayton Suggs May 2-4. It was a tremendous meeting, but getting there was a challenge. We had put our van in the shop for a suspected oil leak (turned out to be the main seal), and they couldn't get it done in time. So, here it comes Friday and we have no way to get to our meeting. Thankfully, East Side Baptist saved the day and let us use the church van. On Saturday, I was on my way back from soulwinning, and a tire blew out. We were never late for a meeting, but the harassment from the enemy was ever present. The reason why was this: on Saturday, I got the great privilege of witnessing to and winning to the LORD two boys we met on outreach. Alex and Chandler, 11 and 12, both got saved! Pray for their growth. Sunday night, Bro. Suggs cut us loose so we could have a meeting in 1st Baptist Church of Cottondale with Pastor Charles Pugh. It was a great weekend, and we were so pleased to be used of God.

Pray for us as we get things wrapped up here, with packing and cleaning and what not, and for our travelling on Sunday. We're getting up early and driving all day to get home. Pray for both vehicles. We're coming home!!