PaTx2Uganda2016

TUESDAY, July 26, 2016

I want to begin with an urgent prayer request:  

We received word today from Pastor Morris that Aida's mother passed away this morning.  Please pray for the peace that passes all understanding for the family as they attend the funeral tomorrow. --dee 

Team Report:

Drew headed off for schools at 8AM and returned at 8PM after a full day of sharing the gospel and talking with the various aged kids. About 120 students made professions. Pray that it will be true conversions.

The rest of the team headed out to Musese Village.

Jennifer shard with quite a few people and all were either believers or they accepted Christ. She  also taught the kids a story about honesty at the crusade. It was a big success

Bill who is operating on one good leg (the other was broken in a motorcycle accident before the trip and he came anyway) got to share at three different houses. The biggest blessing was to have two Muslims (man and woman) accept Christ.

Reggie - 3 women professed Christ (2 were sisters and the other already had a believing sister),  Reggie also was our preacher for the night and did an excellent job of explaining that God looks at the heart, not what you have done in the past. He said God gave Him peace while preaching.

Juliana visited many houses and once she started telling people that it was a free gift of God, they all accepted. She also had a great encounter with believers and was able to encourage them through prayer. All the way around the world getting to pray with our brothers and sisters. It never gets old.

David - got to share with a believing lady who needed encouragement (translator suggested "Armor of God" verses - which is his favorite). He also enjoyed very much the crusade. Listening to them sing, and worship God and dance with joy in their hearts. David gave his testimony and talked about making mistakes in his youth and regretting doing those things and vowing to not do them again with the Holy Spirit guiding him.

Dee - last house visited, a man asked if she would come into hut and pray for an old man who had been bedridden for some time and was very near death.  He was Catholic but was not ready to repent, after more conversation and sharing Scripture, he gave his life to the Lord. Praise God.

Dee also gave her testimony which she never feels comfortable speaking to large crowds, but God helped her through it and it was a blessing to all.

Don - talking to guys in the market who turned out to be believers (just wanted to hear the story from a Muzungu) and a Jehovah Witness came by claiming to not ever sin and is earning his way to heaven. The man was invited to come by the church to discuss the Bible in detail. Met with a young woman who accepted Christ.  Met with another young woman who was a believer and prayed for health for her child. Witnessed at the local secondary school, 1 girl who trusted in Jesus, came to the crusade tonight.

Larry - met with a woman whose husband was the leader of a cult but called themselves Christians. They had put themselves above everybody in their church. I guess they haven't read about the least being the greatest.

Larry then went to prison. They brought the prisoners into the magistrates room where they would normally be judged. They put the prisoners where they would normally sit for judgement and asked Larry to sit in the Magistrates seat. Larry thought about it, and then proceeded to take his chair and sit it right in front of the prisoners. He didn't preach, he just offered them encouragement. Then he changed seats with a prisoner and said this is what Jesus did for us.  10 men accepted Christ. 

-- written by Don.

Thank you all for your prayers for us, and for the people we are sharing with.  The Holy Spirit is truly going before us and softening the hearts of many.  And we are being blessed as we share the love of Christ through prayer and encouragement for Believers ... and sharing the life saving Gospel message of Jesus Christ with those who have not heard or believed. -- dee