Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Dear Friends and Family,
First of all we would like to thank everyone for praying for us and Luke. He has adjusted very well. It is as though he has 
always been with us. We cannot stop giving thanks and praise to the Lord for this precious gift we have been given.
This month we wanted to focus on some of the mission trips that have been taking place. Right before Luke came home Brian and I along with another couple from Calvary Chapel Kampala, Greg and Josephine, went on a missions trip to Kitgum, in northern Uganda. 
This area was one of the heaviest hit areas during the time of the LRA. It left the people scared and untrusting. Now that there has been time of peace the people are beginning to open up and the fields are getting ready for harvest. We have had missionaries up there for about 5 years now and it is amazing to see how God has been using them to reach the people of Kitgum.
There were many purposes of our mission to Kitgum. First of all was to help out the McCourtney’s, a missionary couple who live there. The wife was going for a brief trip to the
States and I went to help look after 10 of their children while she was gone. Brian went to help the husband with a church plant he has begun in a village about 2 hours away from Kitgum. The couple who were with us were on a mini vision tour. They are about to get married and are praying about moving to Kitgum to help with the ministry there.
Also while we there a team from the states was there ministering alongside another missionary, Erica.
We could not believe how quickly time flew by. I love Kitgum and the people speak Acholi so it reminded me of when I lived in the refugee camp. For the most part my ministry in Kitgum was to care for the children and I had a lot of fun doing so. I did get to go one evening with the team to an orphanage ran by a friend of mine called Lois. Brian preached at the village Orom church 
plant, which meets under a tree while Greg and Josephine taught Sunday school. They were blessed to see people come to the Lord. They also began to dig the foundation for a hut so Zane and others can stay the night there when doing ministry.
We were all able to attend Calvary Chapel Kitgum on Sunday and have a time of fellowship with all the missionaries and the visiting team.
What a blessing to be a part of the body of Christ and to have one another for encouragement and assistance.
Missions is the heart of Calvary Chapel Kampala. We desire to see people reached, discipled and sent out. At almost any 
given time there is some type of mission taking place from our church. Most often it is locally and som times further away like Kitgum or even a little further away like Kenya or Sudan. This month as a church we have done something we have never done before and that is to send a small team on an overseas mission trip. Mohan, who is the missions pastor at Calvary Chapel Kampala went with just one other, Carlos, to Sri Lanka. They both have had a burden for those who have been oppressed by the recently ended 
civil war as well as a desire to meet with and encourage the Christians there.
If you did not know I was able to go to Sri Lanka immediately after the Tsunami. Since that time Sri Lanka has held a very dear place on my heart. If it could have been possible I would have loved to have been on this trip.
Instead of telling you second hand about the trip I am going to include a personal update from Mohan and Carlos.
“Greetings from Carlos & myself from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Thank You very much for praying for us, as we have clearly witnessed the hand of God as well as His favor upon our lives.
We are partnering with BELIEVERS CHURCH (there are 98 of them all over the country). The hospitality that we have received is amazing wherever we go.
Our first week’s update is that we traveled to a village that is 180km from Colombo in Kurunegala district to work with a Pastor (Maindha) who hails from a Buddhist background and has his church for 10 years. By God’s grace, he has withstood many persecutions in his time over there and has 
about 40-50 believers. His prayer a few days ago was that he would go house to house and do evangelism because he has been only distributing tracts. Hence, the Lord met his desire to do the same as well doing a Jesus film in a believer’s home. The church has been blessed by the evangelism,teaching and praying for the people. On Wednesday night we had prayed for an old woman who had sleepless nights, but she came on Friday evening and witnessed that she was able to sleep well since then. Also, on a house visit a young son told his Dad (an alcoholic) to go to church and see the Jesus film, to which he came and even got prayed for. By the grace of God, we have done our responsibility and trust absolutely that God would do his part since he alone is sovereign.”
PRAYER REQUESTS
Pray for fruit to come from the missions trips to Kitgum and Sri Lanka and continued vision for further mission opportunities
Please pray for those who have come to Lord, to grow and get further discipleship
Pray for the up coming midterm exams at the Bible College.
Pray for Luke to continue to be healthy and for all the legalities involved with his adoption.
Pray for Brian’s pastoral ministries and teaching at the church.
Pray for Jill as she continues ministry to the women and overseeing the Home fellowships.
Pray for Brian and Jill’s finances as they need to raise at least $500 more a month
Thank you for your continued prayers and Support.
In Him,
Brian, Jill and Luke
