“And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.'” (Acts 16:9 ESV).
We’re leaving for Uganda tomorrow. Robin and I are joining several WCCers and members from other churches to respond to Ugandan Pastor George Mbonye’s call to “Come over and help us.” We’re doing this in partnership with Amazing Grace Adoptions and Orphan Care, a non profit based out of Raleigh, North Carolina that has been working with Pastor George for several years.
We’ve had our shots, taken our malaria meds, sprayed our clothes with insect repellent and packed our bags. We’ve prayed and prepared our Bible lessons and prayed some more. Now it’s time to go.
So, please keep us in your prayers as we promise to pray for you too. Pray for the 50 African pastors that I’ve been asked to train in leadership and preaching. Pray for the pastor’s wives that Robin has been asked to teach. Pray for the teachers and students that our team will be teaching. Pray for our health and effectiveness.
We’re thankful to our church and to our many partners who have made it possible for us to answer Pastor George’s call for help. And we’re especially thankful to God who has made it possible for us to obey Christ’s command to “go and make disciples of all nations.”
One other thing, I hear that Pastor George has a “bota-bota” (motorcycle) too. Maybe he’ll let me take it for a spin.