WOW!!

What a privilege to be in the house of the Lord today! I was thrilled and blessed to watch the Luzira believers’ worship. Their joy is so infectious-they sing and dance and praise with all their might. Even a downpour didn’t dampen their spirits. Everyone just crowded in a little tighter and kept on going!
The children are so loving and precious. Driving up, they begin yelling “Mzungu!” and crowd around you immediately. They all want you to hold them and hug on them constantly. They love to sing Sunday School songs. I am amazed at how quickly they learn not only the motions, but the words, to the songs we have begun teaching them. As we left today, three children ran alongside the bus for quite a ways-it was so sweet to see how excited they are to have Mzungu visit!
Yesterday, when they were told they would be receiving a treat sent by their sponsor family, the children erupted into applause. They sat patiently, as patiently as little ones can, while each child was called to get their gift bag. They had been told that once they had their gift, they were not to open their bags until they got home, and so they sat clutching those bags waiting for their relatives to come take them home. It was a real treat for them to receive new clothes, toothbrushes, and even some toys. Many of the children showed up for church in some of their new clothes!
Praise the Lord for his loving kindness!
In His service, Laura





We have an awesome team. That is all there is to it. I was so amazed to see our team in leadership all over the grounds of the church compound today. Watching one group coral children, another teaching the adult women's class, our men multiplying disciples as they sat in a circle with the men of the church, and all hands on deck to serve the piping hot porridge to children in this slum who otherwise would have gone hungry today. We also did songs with over 100 children crammed into a room smaller than our grace kitchen and I was blessed to preach both services and lead worship with a team headed up by Crystal Gulley and Stephen Hokenson. And, the Lord rained down both spiritual blessings and much needed rain as we sat and worshiped in the little tent. It was quite the site to see all the children scatter when the sky opened holding their plastic chairs over their head as they made a run for their little room. They had been seated outside because the two tents that had been joined together were completely filled by the adults alone. PLEASE PRAY FOR LUZIRA COMMUNITY CHURCH TO HAVE THEIR OWN LAND AND A BUILDING. After supper last evening our team sat around prayerfully brainstorming as to how we could see God do a miracle and send a team from Castle Hills to pour a slab and raise a building within the next year. IF ONLY WE HAD A PIECE OF LAND. Please join us in praying for this miracle...please let this mental image of these beautiful black orphans running for cover with plastic chairs for umbrellas serve as a reminder of how great the need is here.

It's on to our next assignment,the Prison tomorrow. The largest prison in the country of Uganda is located in Luzira and tomorrow we go to share the gospel with not only the hardened criminals but with ladies who are pregnant and some who actually have their children living in prison with them. Cover us as you have already and I know God will move mightily. (Col 1:29)

Thanks for being on Team Uganda 2010

Donnie