Hi Everyone! This is Kim. It's been a few days since I've written, so I'll try to update you on what life has been like over the last few days. First, however, I wanted to share something with you that really challenged me. I've been reading a book called "Born for Battle" as part of my daily devotional time, and last night I came across a section that really struck a chord with me. The author writes...
In the warfare of the church on earth, it seems to me that the number of those using their weapons is on par with the World War 2 statistic (only one man in four had made some use of his fire power). We sing, "Like a mighty army, moves the church of God," but if only one out of four in our envangelical churches is using his weapons, our attitude gives the lie to our profession. If three-fourths of those on church membership rolls are so uncertain and confused about their role in the conflict, or so paralyzed by fear that they do not use their weapons, then victory will obviously be that much longer in coming. The gospel moves at a slow and timid pace when the saints are not at their prayers early and late and long. (emphasis mine)
Since the Stanley's and I have also been reading the "World Prayer" book for our morning devotions, this quote really stood out to me. In fact, ironically enough the section we read this morning was called "praying for missionaries." We talked about how easy it is to be in prayer BEFORE you go on a trip because you are constantly thinking about and preparing for it. But once you arrive, you become so busy "doing" that you forget to spend time praying. This should not be the case. In fact, we were challenged today to remember that prayer is the most important thing we can do here in Uganda. Yes, we may be working in the schools or in the office, we may be loving on the children here, and we may have opportunities to share the gospel message with those that do not have a relationship with Jesus, but our most important task while we are here is to pray without ceasing! I've really been challenged with this idea, especially since life is so much slower-paced here and I find I have that much more "free" time. What a better use of that time than to be on my knees praying and "making use of my fire power".
On a lighter note (smile), the weather has been AMAZING these last few days. It is raining once again, which means the weather has cooled down dramatically. Who woulda thought that you have to come to Africa to have nice, cool weather for the summer!
I'm continuing to help out at the primary school. I've spent most of my time grading papers and helping the teachers with other tasks, but yesterday I was able to pull some students for one-on-one tutoring. I hope to have more opportunities to work with the students. In addition to working with the students, I will begin working at the Baby House here at New Hope for a few hours each afternoon. Much like it's name, it is a house where babies live until they are able to be adopted or joined with a family group. I am very excited for how the Lord might use me in the lives of such precious little ones.
As for sharing the gospel here at New Hope, we talked with one of the teachers today about finding a time for Tyler to share the gospel beads with his class. As we've mentioned before, since this is a christian organization, there has not been much opportunity to share the gospel with the people here. However, we thought it would be wonderful practice for Tyler, Troy, and Raegan to share with the students in their classes. We'd also like to share it with our Family Group one night.
We've also been trying to practice our Luganda as much as possible. Everyone speaks English here, so we haven't had much practice, but each time we're with our Family Group, we try to ask them a few words or practice what we already know! You should see the looks we get here when we say something in Luganda. It's just not done here a lot!
Other than that, there's not much to tell today. Raegan is feeling much better after taking her 3rd dose of malaria medication, so we are thankful for that. And we are very thankful to have figured out why we were without power for so long! We did ask for an authentic experience, so I guess we can't complain too much!
I hope everyone back home is doing well. We miss and love you guys! Thank you for continuing to join with us each day of our journey.
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