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We unfortunately did not have Internet access while in Uganda and Ive
got a lot to squeeze in before we board our plane in Uganda. Bottom
line, it’s been an amazing week of ministry and we have all been
stretched in new ways.

Sunday: I preached both services at Kabalagala Pentecostal Church
while the rest of the team ran children’s ministry. It was a great
morning and our understanding of worship and liturgy were really
broadened. Inthe evening we participated in another service called
“Love Night” where we exchanged gifts with local youth and shared
testimonies, dramas, and worship. It was a FULL Sunday.

Monday and Tuesday: We traveled into a local slum and partnered with
Ever Increasing Miracles Church where we did door to door evangelism
and afternoon church services. We were really stretched out of our
comfort zone but it was amazing to see students share the gospel with
people who had never heard about Jesus, to Muslims, and to those who
laughed at us. I had an encounter with a lady who was suffering from
demonic influence. Claire Adams was leading a women named Rose to
Christ and the lady was yelling and saying confusing things about
Jesus. She started to confront me and it startled me when she started
calling me by my given name “David.” There was no explanation for this
and when I confronted her she told me that she walked with Satan and
he dwelled in her. Not used to that! We laid hands on her and started
praying and when we were done she ran off. I was honestly shaken up a
bit that she knew my name but praise God that He carried us through it
and Claire ended up leading Rose to Christ. It was a great 2
days…very challenging, but great. In those 2 days, over 50 people
came to Christ and were assigned to contacts in the church so they
could be followed up with.

Wednesday and Thursday: we did a mixture of street evangelism, chapel,
children’s ministry, and helping the staff at God Cares School. Brian
and I were able to meet with the leaders of Africa Renewal Ministries
and Bethany Village. We even met the on-site leader for Acres For
Life. It was a great two days and over 30 people came to Christ and
will be followed up with by the local church members.

Friday: after spending the morning at God Cares School we traveled to
Kawempe where we did door to door evangelism. It was a heavily Muslim
area and there was even a shrine in the village where people came from
all over Uganda to practice black magic. There was a spiritual
heaviness to the place and we felt a lot of resistance to our sharing.
There was another encounter with a girl who was experiencing demonic
influence, there were many Muslims who laughed at the thought of Jesus
being more than just a prophet but God in the flesh, and many who did
not care to hear what we had to share. It was by far the hardest time
sharing the gospel but I was so impressed and proud of the students
who continued to share te hope and joy they have in Jesus despite the
continual rejection. We were able to plant many seeds and hope and
pray that the Holy Spirit would lead them to choose to follow Jesus.
10 people chose to follow Jesus and will be followed up with. We ended
with a church service where a handful of students and leaders shared
their testimonies and I preached. At the end of the service, they
presented generous gifts to us of sugar cane, bananas, and pineapples!
Truly a humbling experence as we received so much generosity from them.

Saturday: we visited the new 14 acre satellite site for God Cares
School. We heard Pastor Dongo’s vision for the land and prayed that
God would continue to bless the entire process. We returned to the
school and said our tearful goodbyes to the new friends we made and
the existing friends that some had met on previous visits. As I type
this in the Entebbe airport in Uganda I look around at a team that has
been challenged, stretched, and used in tremendous ways over the last
2 weeks. They are filled with so much joy, compassion, and boldness
and I am honored to be one of the leaders of this team.

We look forward to getting through the long journey home because it
means that we will be home with our loved ones. Please pray for our
last leg of the journey and we loom forward to sharing more details
with you face to face!

Drew
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