Don left a message on our phone while Josh and I were out today. It was evening, dinner was over, they'd had their "treasure / sharing" time and were heading to bed.

The day was spent in the Natete slum... cleaning up garbage. They'd also done some ministry with the Good News F. C. (SOI sponsored Christain football (soccer) club) on a soccer field with 500+ people. Typically, the team will conduct a soccer match or sports clinic (in this case a puppet show). Then everyone breaks up into small groups, our team pairing up with our SOI staff team and then they give personal testimonies, sharing Christ. It's always so encouraging to hear each other's testimonies! proximately 30 people accepted Christ.

While giving her testimony on the soccer field to a small group, Jubilee was asked by a young boy why she had come to Uganda. She said, "I came to share the Good News!" He then asked her how old she was. She stated she was 14 years old. "You are too YOUNG to share the Good News!", he said. She followed with..."No one is ever too young or too old to share what Jesus has done for the world!"

Don stated that Jim Band is now known as "Pastor Jim!" He didn't tell the story behind the name, but I'll find out later. Our SOI guys have a fun way of nick-naming our American team members or they find a fun way of saying their names with their Ugandan accents!

A child, whom I am told shall remain anonymous, has stated "I think I could live here! I think I'd like to live and work here!" I wonder who that was?

One last story, as Janae was cleaning out a very yucky trench in the center of the Natate slum she said, "I didn't realize just how spoiled I am. I didn't realize just how blessed I am!" And she finished with..."I love my toilet at home!"

As you can see, God is working in each of their precious hearts and souls. Continue your strong prayer support. It is crucial!

Tomorrow they will attend and perform in 2 different slum churches. These churches typically do not even have walls or if they do, they are made out of mud with small wooden benches for seats. It will be quite a wonderful experience for our team. I can almost hear the drums and the beautiful harmonized voices praising the Lord, creator of heaven and earth!

On Monday they head to Gulu in northern Uganda. I know some parents feel a little concerned about this part of the trip. I personally have not been to Gulu. I do know, however, that our SOI staff, nationals who know the country and know what is going on, would not take the team to Gulu unless they knew it was safe. Aloysious, his wife Esther and their 3 young children live and work fulltime in Gulu. They work with the displaced people and with the "Invisible Children" giving them a place to sleep each evening in the night shelters as the children walk in from the outlying villages. They come in for safety.

Thanks for your prayers and your positive comments about this blog site. I'm glad it's keeping you informed and knowing how to pray. I hope to call tomorrow morning and find out specifically about Jordyn.

God hears our prayers!