Entries by James

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 02-24-2021

Greetings! It has been an eventful few months, in so many ways. Our Pastor’s procedure went well. Thank you for praying. Pastor Spilger was cleared by his doctor, and it appears there was no permanent damage to his heart. God was very gracious. Shortly before Christmas, everybody in our church, Pastor included, contracted China Virus. […]

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 […]

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 09-22-2020

Hiya folks! Naturally, as soon as I send an update out, the President of Uganda finally speaks to the lockdown issue. It’s like carrying an umbrella with you everywhere, but the one time you leave it home, that’s when it rains. Anyway, there have been some promising changes to the China Virus restrictions in Uganda. […]

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 09-18-2020

Howdy! I hope everybody is doing well wherever you are in this, the sixth month of “14 days to flatten the curve.” Unfortunately, I have no good news on the Uganda lockdown situation. Earlier this month, a recommendation was made to the Ugandan President Museveni to open up schools and the airport on October 1. […]

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 07-24-2020

Good morning! Since the pandemic has the world locked down, probably unnecessarily, and since changes come suddenly and with little warning, it is necessary to update you all more often.  We are still on standby in America, awaiting the reopening of the Ugandan border. As of today, Entebbe airport is still closed to international travel. […]