Resupply in Jinja and Romans in Bukeeka

Today was a bit more laid back, and for that we are thankful! Martha, Becca, and Charlie went shopping in Jinja with Sarah negotiating prices to restock the food gifts with which we have been blessing poor people and the hygiene kits they have been giving out at the women’s conferences. Shopping for such supplies can be a long and difficult ordeal, since each item is available at a different market stall. Fortunately Sarah knows where the best prices can be arranged with the least amount of haggling. After shopping they went to Fountain of Hope to determine how many of the students need new mattresses. The mattresses cost $60,000 USH each, about $22 US dollars.

Pastor Ken and I spent the day at Bukeeka where I was privileged to teach on the Book of Romans for a second day. The pastors asked many excellent questions, some of which would be difficult to answer even without the language barrier. Yet it was a great joy as the group was very thoughtful, appreciative, and committed to serving their various congregations.

It is hard to exaggerate the faithfulness of some of the pastors we have met. Pastor Peter lives with his young wife and six children in a two room mud hut. He has no transportation except his feet and cannot afford to send all of his children to school. Nor does he have the $500 for a surgery to remove polyps on his vocal chords which are preventing him from working as a teacher. This spring he was in a serious auto accident with one of the other pastors while returning from taking an American guest to the airport and he suffered a chest injury. Still, this man is full of joy, and last night at the evangelism rally his wife got up to give her testimony of how good God has been to them.

Pastor Ken and I are compiling a list of the needs of the churches we are visiting, as well as what’s needed at Fountain of Hope. The cost to meet most of the individual needs is not great, but the sheer number of needs is overwhelming. When we get home we plan to prioritize the needs and raise funds to meet as many as possible. Please pray, not merely for us, but even more for the brave men and women who are so faithfully doing God’s work here in very difficult circumstances.

Sola balunji (good sleep),

Kirk and the Investigators