Sunday at Nampunge

Today was a most excellent Sunday. We arrived at the Nampunge church just after 11:00 a.m. (traffic was pretty bad) and we dismissed just after 2 p.m. There were many songs of praise today, and more introductions. Greg led communion for 86 people, preached Daniel 1 with the most excellent Edrin as a translator, and had 10 babies brought up for a Baby Dedication. Many youth gave testimonies, including two of our own (Kirsten and Isaac), we sang two songs, and again met many many wonderful believers in Christ! Valerie and others taught the little kids Bible stories, sang songs, and provided many CCC Journey Kids T-shirts to these little ones. A beautiful sight to see!


After the service, we were given a tour of the high school and medical clinic. There are 601 kids in the high school and more than 300 primary school children. During this tour we saw classrooms containing just a few benches and chalk boards in great need of repair. There is a boys dorm housing 40 boys on bunk beds, and 55 girls in a small girls dorm in bunk beds three-up. All the other children walk to school.

As we walked the grounds, many children ran up to us. They just wanted hugs and attention. One little girl in particular would not let go of me (Sherry). Her name is Jane (pictured in previous blog) and she is in great need of a sponsor. I told the pastor I would find her a sponsor within 2 weeks - so who knows, you might be the one to bless this little one and make an eternal difference in her life! This little girl as well as hundreds of others need of the most basic necessities, but they also need to have hope. They need to know that God has not forgotten them.


Very touching as well was watching Valerie with her sponsored child, Rachael, who rarely left Val's lap. Also, Janelle with her sponsored boy, Joseph. What a cutie!!!! During the service this morning four children were brought up on stage. These four siblings are sponsored by Scott Coon. As we prayed for the children, we also stretched out our hands towards them and prayed for our own friend, Scott.

After the service and the tour, we had a light lunch (which included the goats we received from Businywa) and left to return to the compound where we had a little bit of down time before leaving for an Ethiopian restaurant downtown Kampala. This outdoor restaurant provided the perfect setting for hours-long conversation.

Upon returning back to the compound, we had our evening devotions, prayed for specific concerns (our teens can PRAY!), then discussed the plans for tomorrow: three adults going to the deaf school and everybody else going door-to-door evangelizing with a nearby church (Kisugu Church of God) in one of the slums of Kampala.

Please continue to pray that God bless us with many affirmative responses to the gospel message and relationships built for the Kingdom!