Today we again split into two teams. This time Becca and
Martha took Charlie to Kikubamutwe, Pastor Robert’s home village, where they
repeated their presentation on Body Stewardship and Service. Kikubamutwe means “hit
on the head,” but the only thing that struck our team was how gracious and
pleased the ladies were with the information, hygiene kits, and opportunity to
meet together.
Pastor Ken and I went to Bukeeka, where I had the
opportunity to teach the first four hours of a study on the Book of Romans to a
group of around eighty pastors, their wives, and other church leaders. Of course,
since this is Africa, we started with only twenty people and others gathered as
the day went on. I was more than a
little concerned about the effectiveness of teaching a lengthy and complex
topic through an interpreter, but the questions and comments from the pastors
participating were very thoughtful and encouraging. Since the buzz was good, we
expect even more people tomorrow.
During the lunch break, Pastor Ken and I got to eat rice,
beef and broth “African style” without any utensils. In America, of course, we
also eat with our hands at pastor’s conferences, but generally that means
donuts!
The Kikabamutwe team joined us after lunch, and immediately
after the conference ended for the day we piled into Jawale’s taxi and headed
back to the crossing at Wabiyinja for the second night of the evangelism
rally. The crowd was even bigger than last night, and again there was loud singing and dancing by a choir and soloists on the rickety
platform. Eventually Pastor Ken was called up onto the platform, and as Bosco interpreted he
shared God’s faithfulness in keeping His promise to overcome the power of
Satan, as evidenced in Jesus’ casting out demons and defeating Satan on the
cross. It was a potent message for those under the influence of
witch doctors, and Pastor Ken managed to make it down the ladder of branches afterward without falling (barely!) in spite of his feet having fallen asleep on the uneven surface.
We again arrived home after dark, ate a delicious dinner,
and made plans for tomorrow. It will be day two of the pastors conference for
me, while other members of the team are planning to shop for some of the items
we need for outreach and the soccer tournament coming up this weekend. Thanks
for checking in and for including us in your prayers!
In Christ,
Kirk and a tired out team!
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