MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 11-25-2020

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are planning to return to Uganda at the end of January. Uganda began receiving commercial flights on November 1 so we could not have left before then. Pray there are no repeat lockdowns in either Europe or Uganda. It looks okay right now, but things tend to change on a dime and with no warning.

I thought, with it being this close to the holidays, and the fact our parents are aging, we should probably spend the holidays with family one more time. Last week, my wife’s father, our Pastor, had a heart attack. I am very grateful we were here to be able to help him during his recovery. He is doing well at the moment. The doctors say the damage to his heart was minimal. He still needs an additional stent put in. The procedure is scheduled for December 1. Please pray for Pastor Ken Spilger.

Our extended time in the states has also allowed us to deal with some family related issues that have arisen. The children we planned to leave in the US were struggling with adapting to life here. Being stuck here gave us the time we needed to address those problems and get them help. I cannot minister anywhere if my children are not okay. They are working through those struggles and coming out victorious, but I am very grateful we got this opportunity to work with them. They chose to live with us here in St. Louis and distance learn through their college for this semester. Unless something changes, it looks like they will remain here next semester and continue working their jobs and doing school remotely.

I am very much looking forward to getting back to my home in Uganda. We have a lot of work to do when we return. I have pending construction projects that needed doing when I left a year and a half ago and are quite badly needed now. I have piles of paperwork with the government waiting for me that couldn’t be done remotely. And I can only imagine the horror of the filth in our house that will need to be cleaned.

Thank you for your patience during this lengthy, unscheduled stay in America. Please continue to pray for our churches in Uganda. The work has continued there, in spite of all the lockdowns and our absence. God has blessed our work greatly.