Greetings from Uganda!!
We are having a blast and have enjoyed every moment God has given us on
this trip. We were greeted with running children who almost knocked us
down with their affections. Cyprus was the first one to run out of the
house and plant a hug around my knees. Then following was the remainder
of the kids screaming and laughing as they embraced each of us. They were
so happy and I could barely recognize some of them because of their
growth. Remember shy Moses?? Well he is as sociable as Bonniface. He
sings in the choir and dances!!! really??!! There was so much singing,
dancing and laughter that Jennifer asked us if it was ALWAYS a party
around the home. She was amazed at the kids' enthusiasm.
We have learned many things and God has spoken to our hearts regarding
"What next?" and we are anxious to share it with all of you. We were so
inspired when we met up with Daryn Kagan. She introduced us to my new
hero Kate Fletcher founder of Hekemah which is an orphanage for girls in
Karen near Nairobi. Daryn is composing 5 stories and said that the first
one will be airing on her website first this past Monday. You can get a
glimpse of our desires by watching some of her stories and we'll fill you
in when we return.
Colin and I gave an all-day seminar to the newest Ugandan entrepreneurs on
Tuesday and they have asked us to come back Thursday for more. We had a
class of 15 to start and as the day went on more and more people kept
showing up. They will each receive an SLR camera, lenses and flashes to
begin their new business. Tomorrow we will teach a Photoshop class and
business class. They are like sponges and teaching them is such a
fulfilling experience.
Rex has had another life changing trip and everywhere he speaks they take
up an offering for him and the people give so much. Rex always gives it
back to the church however last night they insisted he keep it. He took
us and 2 of our choir girls out to a nice dinner. We have witnessed many
healings and changed lives. I was helping him pray last night and my hand
was on this woman's upper back and I felt a big bump as hard as a rock.
Rex was praying for her request which had to do with her husband and when
he finished he said, "Do you have pain in your upper back?" she started
crying and said yes. He prayed and when she said "I am healed" I felt the
"rock" completely turn to soft tissue and disappear. She cried as she
returned to her seat. Nothing surprises me anymore!
We are daily blown away by the wisdom and teaching of our friend Jennifer
Curtet'. See her website at www.jennifercurtet.com. I can't think of a
better person for our ministry here in Uganda. Imagine the famous John C.
Maxwell in a woman's body!! That is Jennifer. She is absolutely
beautiful, intellectually challenging and exactly what the universities
here need.
Ludovick (Jennifer's husband) is our nutritionist and health manager. He
is a genious and we constantly stay up until all hours of the night
listening and picking his brain. He is running with Rex every morning and
teaching guitar lessons to the kids at night. I told him this morning
that we were going to make a speaker and teacher out of him yet!! He has
been such a strength to our team and we have enjoyed him so much.
Mike is famous here and you can always hear people yelling "It's Uncle
Mike!" We constantly meet new people and they say something like, "Oh I
have heard of "Uncle Mike" but I'm not familiar with any of you." haha It
makes us laugh because of the number of occurences. We feel so "second
fiddle" around him!! He has showered the children with his love and
affections and we witness emotional healing daily. He takes them to the
store and buys them soda and plays games and lets them sit on his lap
during the church meetings. He is truly an inspiration to everyone.
Charlene played cards with nearly all of the choir boys and had such a
great time. Daniel accompanied Rex to the inner city and experienced his
first "speaking engagement". Colin is traveling with Rex today and we'll
see them back tomorrow. They are appearing on a radio show and visiting a
hospital for HIV aids children.
We are not too excited that our trip is coming to an end soon but it seems
that we have had 5 years worth of amazing and enriching life experiences.
God has again put us in awe of Him.
Many hugs and lot's of appreciation on behalf of our entire team,
Annette
PS. please put us daily in your prayers as we have again made our enemy
very angry! We covet every one of your prayers. |
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