Harris Family

“Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 As my wife and I were reading our devotions last month, we came across the encouraging verse written above and quickly had our family commit it to memory. Ministry can feel […]

“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His faithful servants.”  Ps 116:15 On August 18th, a significant event took place, in which a man who had discipled and cared for so many people, including myself, went to be with the One he was leading everyone toward. My father, Merlin R Davis, […]

“Trust in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.” Psalm 37:3 The lockdown has let up a bit here in Uganda, allowing Matt to travel down to Kampala with Luke to renew their visas.  Praise God for travel ability AND approved visas! We have yet to travel down to finish the process of […]

“In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.”  1 Timothy 4:6 Sadly Uganda has been hit hard with the second wave of the Corona Virus, and we have […]

“You are my servant, I have chosen you and not rejected you.  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:9b-10. God continues to […]

“Whoever has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me.  And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”  John 14:21 April was a very trying month, but God has shown Himself faithful to supply His strength and presence according […]

“And He was saying to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’”  Luke 10:2 As a family we have invested a lot of our energy into reestablishing our home life here in Uganda.  We know that we can’t […]

“Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”  Rom 15:5-6 We were blessed beyond words during our time with […]

“Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord.”  Psalm 27:14. Over our time in Nebraska it was a great joy to see our kids playing contentedly with their cousins, learning the names of SO MANY aunts and uncles, and getting to know my parents. When we […]

“Therefore we do not lose heart.  Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.  For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since […]