Sunday, 13 July 2008

• Sunday Update!

  Many exciting things have taken place here in Mukono. Today we had another great Sunday worshiping God! Service this morning was especially sweet. Ugandans, Whites, Asians, African-Americans, Hispanics and the like all worshiping together. We all even sang to the Lord in Lugandan!!!! We had prayer, Communion and Kurtis preached the Word this morning!! After service we has sweet fellowship over lunch. Followed by a good ole' game of soccer. The night was devoted to youth group where the FBC team lead us and Josh preached. Finally, we ended the night with one of the greatest movies ever..."The Lion King"

   

  Now that we are back from Luweero, I think it is safe to say that all of the teammates thoroughly enjoyed our time there. Even though there was no running water and electricity in the village we had no problem adjusting to the change. All of the families in the village have lived their whole lives without these basic necessities, so for us, it was not’t a big deal to go three nights and four days without it. It was especially a treat to see the smiling faces of the young children there. They were excited to see us and loved being around us. We spent many hours just loving them and playing with them. One major event that took place there was the birth of a new little baby girl. The mother labored and delivered the child all by herself. With no medicine and not even her husband there to help. Sherrilyn, Debra, Deane and I (Maria) had the opportunity to take some food and supplies to the family. It was amazing to see a new little baby that was just born the day before. Upon arrival that day they informed us that the baby and mother were doing fine. As we entered the room that was dimly lit by one candle we saw the precious baby wrapped in a cloth. We began to talk with the mother and father as Debra translated for us. We asked the family what they named the baby and they replied that she had not been named yet…here’s the exciting part J…So then Debra said “You should name the baby Sherry…”(which is the name of the missionary lady that was with us, whom lives in the village). We all just laughed, and then Debra said “no, her name should be Maria!!” And we all began to laugh again…But then the mother said “Oh, thank you so much for naming my baby!!!” To our surprise she was serious. Wow! What a privilege to have a sweet little Ugandan baby named after me!!!! This was definitely a highlight for me on this trip.

   

  But many other exciting things have taken place during our stay. Many of us have had the opportunity to spread Christ’s love to the lost people of Uganda. What a joy it has been to minister and love the people of Luweero. Before we departed we had one last opportunity to minister to the people in the village. We had a bus full of shoebox gifts that was sent to SOS Ministries from a nonprofit organization in Europe. In each box were toys, clothes, school supplies and toiletries for boys and girls. Our team drove through the village and handed out the gift boxes to all of the children in the village. What a joy to see their smiling faces as they received their box. Many of the children had no idea of how to use the items that they received, so we had to show them what to do with the items. It was heartbreaking when we had to leave. When we were leaving and saying ‘bye’ many of the children said ‘no bye’ (in the Luganda language). One little boy even ran alongside the bus as we departed down the dirt road. It was definitely saddening to leave them but we are excited to know that the Hurley’s, Grainger's and SOS Ministries will be there to serve the village.

   

  We look forward to updating you on our team ministry soon!!!!

   

  ~Maria

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