Can’t Take the Missionaries Out of the Mission Field
“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and teaching.”
2 Timothy 4:2
It has been a hard month as we miss Vincent and Midigo deeply. But I love how God is faithful to use us no matter where we are, missionaries at all times.
This month I was blessed to teach on “Attributes of the Foolish and Wise Builder” in Texas at a women’s retreat. As I came back to California, I was able to serve at the CCA Pastor’s Wives Retreat. The following weeks I got the opportunity to go to a beautiful tea for CC Baldwin Park, teach on “The Shield of Faith” at CC Golden Springs, share about Midigo at a missions’ conference and serve at the CCA Pastor’s and Leaders Conference. I am always in awe of how God can continue to use us when we ask Him. Both teachings should be online if you are interested.
Of course, it does not stop with me as our sons are also called into missions. Our boys have a great conviction to share the gospel at all times. As we realized we would be in America for Halloween, the boys shared with me that they want to hand out tracks with gifts and share the gospel. We did just that. We went around the block to anyone trick or treating and up to doors handing out 100 track packs. Ian was especially encouraged as he told one lady, “Somebody loves you,” and she answered back, “Yes, God does.”
This coming month we will be focusing Zachary’s health and tests, but I am sure God will open up doors for us to continue to share the gospel wherever we find ourselves. Please pray for this Thursday (Nov. 5th), as Zachary will have his next test at Children’s LA. It will be a barium enema x-ray. They will insert the barium and have him move to different positions to see his lower GI tract. Please pray the test will go easily for him and the results will show enough to get the next test done.
Always Seeking His Plan
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”
Prov. 3:5-6
As God opens doors to start a ministry, it is extremely important to continue seeking Him 100% as He guides you to run it. This month was no different.
Soccer/Football Ministry: We have been praying with open hands to close the sports ministry as we shared in a previous newsletter. Some Europeans had communicated that they wanted to buy the club, but it fell through. To our surprise, Calvary Football Club continues to win hearts, souls, and matches throughout Uganda and beyond. We still have no sponsors or added donors, but we will continue faithful on our knees seeking God how to get through another year. He is the one who closes and opens doors. Please pray God continues to use the ministry mightily, changing lives and spreading the gospel.
School: Please be praying as our candidates (7th graders) prepare for their testing this coming week. Families came to share encouragement, other students performed skits and dances, and they all came to the front of the church to be prayed for by the congregation. With this school year coming to a successful close, we seek God for the next year to come. A few things to pray with us: Finalizing our farm to provide 3 healthy meals a day. Many children are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes all over Uganda, we need to focus on their nutrition. Second, most parents can’t pay the small amount of school fees we need to run the school but still send their children making it very difficult for us to budget and run things safely, we are prayerfully lowering the number of students next year. Third, we are prayerfully focusing on the cylinder machine to begin building the Secondary (High) School. Please pray it will go smoothly. There is always uprise and greed around when God starts to build something new.
Bible College: Thank God for the provision to set up the computers donated from Blue Letter Bible. Students are now learning and enjoying how to use computers, and we are loving reading their work easier. The renovations are finished and ceilings have been added to cool the extremely hot classrooms and dormitories. The students continue to be faithful and are growing in the Word. They are excited to also learn other life skills needed to run future church plants. As we know it is extremely important to plant proper churches, most of our leaders have volunteered to teach these students various ministries after classes. Door to door evangelism, new believers, children’s, tech, and worship are just some of the ministries they are learning. We already have many people interested and asking to join next semester. Continue to pray for all God is doing and going to do!
Prayer Requests and Praise Reports:
· If you have read this far, here is some great news.... Vincent will be coming to America in December!!!! Please pray his flights don’t get canceled or any other issues. More details to come later.
· God is just so good! After buying and setting up the cylinder block machine, we are remaining with enough to start the foundation of the school from the anonymous donor.
· We praise God the renovations of the church are finished just in time for the wedding of our teachers. Please be praying for the wedding of Tom and Nancy.
· Pray for the vision we have for reaching out to the neighboring unreached areas with the gospel.
· Please continue to pray for answers and correct treatment for Zachary. That God would send doctors who will fight for him to no longer live in such pain.
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