It was a great day. Almost everyone has fallen into bed exhausted. I finally took a cold shower when given the chance to get clean. After less than three hours of sleep, some from our team led chapel at the school at 8:00 a.m. this morning, and we were all warmly welcomed by the children (with big hugs and ear-to-ear smiles).
After that I was asked to address a group of pastors as S.O.S. closed a two-day pastors’ conference. I encouraged the men from Joshua 1. All day we visited classrooms and led activities or played with the kids at the academy. We hosted a field day with great games on the lawn. Squeals of delight all afternoon! Lunch was prepared by the school staff on an open fire (there is no kitchen). Beans, plantains, and something like grits were tasty and served with love.
Late afternoon took us into the villages for door-to-door outreach. Tomorrow holds athletic outreach for men and agricultural outreach for those from the surrounding area whom we personally invited today.
There is much poverty, much family disintegration, and much sadness after AIDS has ravaged many of the husbands and fathers around here in recent history.
But our great God is at work and S.O.S. shines exceptionally brightly against such a spiritually dark backdrop.
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Praying loud that you guys will get good rest and stay healthy!
You and the team are in our prayers…We are excited because our mighty God is going to use you in great ways! We can’t wait to see how!
Thank you for sharing. We are praying for the team and ministry.
Thank you for giving us feed back from Uganda, we continue to pray for you and for our yuth and most mportant we pray for the people you com in
contact with, that God will open up their minds and harts to be able to
comprehend who God is and what he did for them , and to be able to give
their life to Him, and to follow Him.
We love you and continue to pray for everyoane in the group and to have
a safe trip back home. May God Bless your effort there.
People in Romania are praying for you. Tom & Maria
Be assured of my prayers for the team. I thought of this quote “It does something wonderful for your soul to walk in another person’s moccasins.” God Bless you all as you serve. Marie Jackson
Reading your comments and the blog make me anxious to go back to that wonderful place. Praying for the entire team, and those you are blessing with your presence.
Mark
Praise God for your wonderful work and pray you all remain healthy in a land which obviously not very sanitary minded.
All of you are in our prayers as you minister in His name. May the love of the Lord flow through each of you to those He has sent you to bless and may you be blessed by those He has prepared to bless you.