MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 01-03-2013
Happy New Year! "And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him." Isaiah 30:18 God has provided a miracle on our behalf and in answer to the many prayers that have been made about our vehicle situation. As you recall, our vehicle was badly damaged by the pernicious road we travel every week going out to Nakivale. The repair bill was huge, and unattainable for us, so we parked the car and waited for God's provision. Various solutions were offered, primarily involving debt, which I did not want to do. Instead, we opted to wait on God just a little longer to see what would happen. Once the final decision not to go into debt for this was made, we received in rapid-fire succession everything we needed and more within 48 hours. As of now, everything we knew about is fixed on the car, and some things we did not know about until the car was apart and they were discovered. God supplied it all, enough for the whole repair as well as for things we could not prepare for or ask for. Praise the LORD!
It was impossible to get the car fixed in time to get out to the camp the Sunday before Christmas, so we had to delay until the Sunday after, but it made no difference. Everyone was so happy to see us, in particular my family who had not been to church for nearly two months. We gave out some presents we'd been preparing throughout the year. Additionally, we gave a bunch of t-shirts I received from some folks in America who had heard about the camp, found our website, and all on their own gathered shirts sufficient for men, women, and children, and the high dollar cost of shipping and sent them to us here to give to the refugees for Christmas. Every member of the families got to pick shirts of their choosing, and in their size. God supplied all of it. It was a great Christmas celebration, after a long period of dealing with the car.
Continue to pray as we enter this new year and finalize preparations for furlough. Pray for our annual, mandatory Field Conference in the capitol, that our trip there and back would go smoothly, and nobody will get sick this year (it's a mandatory meeting, so inevitably, sick missionaries bring their most virulent illnesses and share them with the rest of us). Pray our car will be okay, and we will remain safe and well.
God bless and keep you!
