Entries by James

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 01-31-2005

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You have probably heard the old wives fable "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" or vise versa. Well January came in like a lion and went out like a lion! Our first month of full time deputation was jam packed with more action and excitement then one could possibly handle.

Saturday, we travelled up to Kahoka, MO for an all day Sunday meeting. We had a good evening of fellowship after we arrived. Pastor Wukmer and his wife were very gracious and hospitable. The Sunday meeting went well. I taught my first ladies Sunday School class. I don't know why I was nervous when I started. I've been doing teacher training classes for years. But I was nervous! It went very well. During Sunday School the boys got their first chance to cut with scissors! (Now Mommy needs to hide all scissors in the house!) They did pretty well for their first time. Both services went well. James preached in the morning and showed our slides and gave our testimony in the evening. They had a fellowship time for the church afterward. It was great to visit with people. I got to see a lady who was teaching in the Christian school I went to in kindergarten and first grade! I knew she looked familiar and then she pulled out a year book from my kindergarten year and showed my picture around. Wow! It is a small world!

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 01-25-2005

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Greetings! Things are going well on the deputation trail. Last Wednesday, I was in New Franklin, MO, in Bible Baptist Church (pastor: Rodney Haggett). I was flying solo, with just myself and the three boys, as Anna and Elizabeth were driving back from South Dakota. They had gone up for Grandpa Brush's funeral. The meeting went great, and I was able to influence more young men to answer God's call for their life. Then, as it worked out, we were able to meet Anna and her sisters in Columbia, MO. You should have seen those boys. They sure were missing their momma. The next few days we spent resting and trying to get caught up again. I picked up whatever Elizabeth had when she left, and ran a fever and had a splitting sinus headache until yesterday. I don't think we've really had a chance to slow down since the first of the year when we went up to Rapid City. We drove out to New Hope General Baptist in Silva, MO (pastor: Dan Ross), and had another great meeting. It was good to have Anna back. I can make it without her, but it isn't very pleasant.

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 01-17-2005

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Greetings, one and all. Much has happened since our last update. On Friday, we received news that another soldier has left us. Burton Brush, my wife's grandfather died of cancer. He'd battled the disease for 4 years, and Friday morning the fight ended. He was a longtime BIMI missionary in South Dakota, and his creation, the Pioneer Bible Institute curriculum, is being used by missionaries and pastors all over the world. He will be missed terribly. We were in the middle of a missions conference at Lafayette Bible Baptist Church in Manchester, MO (pastor: Ed Bragg)at the time. We finally decided that, since all we have to drive in now is my cramped old mini-van, and it's a sixteen hour drive, Anna would go to the funeral with her sisters and cousin, taking Elizabeth, and I would remain to finish the conference and keep the three boys. I have a meeting at Bible Baptist Church in New Franklin, MO on Wednesday (about 2.5 hours away). Anna should be back late on Wednesday.

Prayer Request

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Looks like the possibility of getting a van from North Carolina may not work out after all. It had set for a few years, and the pastor didn't feel comfortable letting it out on the road without getting it worked on first. There was no one available to do so, and no way to get it to St. Louis to be worked on here. We still need something large enough for our crew, so be praying that God will provide something else.

God bless, and thanks for praying for us,

James Huckabee and family
Missionaries to Uganda

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 01-10-2005

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Howdy folks! We're back in St. Louis. Currently, we're doing the usual Monday morning routine, which is resting and playing catch-up. As soon s I fire off this email, Anna I will be going out alone for the first time in weeks (tomorrow is the anniversary of when we got engaged 5 years ago!). We just haven't had time before now. Have to get groceries, run some errands, and lastly get some Chinese food at this new buffet that opened up nearby (mmm…mmm…good…). This is very romantic when you have 4 children! 🙂

Last night we were at Sweet Springs Baptist Church in Huntsville, MO. The meeting went great. They gave us an exceedingly generous love offering, which is very helpful, since our support level isn't very high yet. We'll be in a missions conference in Manchester, MO, Lafayette Bible Baptist Church and Pastor Ed Bragg to be precise, in a few days. Really looking forward to it. I love missions conferences. I'm really enjoying deputation. It feels great to be doing what you were meant to do, full time, and without having to juggle a full-time job. The kids have been great, more or less.