Reunited at Murchinson Falls Park

From June 11-13 the two teams met at Murchinson Falls Park.
It was a grand reunion for the two team working in the south and the north at a beautiful setting on the Nile River.
We reflected upon the work done, lessons learned and the reality of God in our midst and had some fun.

My favorite story is called, "Holy Crap - the Bible is really real!" (quote from Tommy)
We are seeing the same power that Jesus expressed while on earth happening here in Uganda.
At one crusade a demon was cast out and people were running up to our students and asking to be saved.
There was even an account of a healing of a lame man.

We are finding that in the US we have placed our faith in a box, where we can control it and it works for us. Here God has broken the box. It seems we believe on a intellectual basis but we really don't believe in the living God who acts in our lives dramatically.
In New England we are good at raising skeptics, even those who are Christians.
Many of us came skeptical of these acts of power by God, but now have seen and experienced it.

We are also growing in prayer. People here depend upon prayer and live by it. Its inspiring.

We have had challenging speakers too!
ON the state of resettlement, the impact of the war.
On HIV AIDS and poverty.
We had the president of Child Voice share how to start on NGO and his vision for this work.

Back to our time in Murchinson Falls, we all took a boat ride and hike up the Nile. Seeing many Nile Crocodiles, Hippos, Water Buffalos. Later we took a game drive and saw a herd of Giraffes' of over 25....WOW!

As of today...June 15 the two teams are beginning their new sites in Kampala and Gulu with Come Lets Dance and Child Voice
All students are doing so well. We have only had minor stomach bugs, but nothing that has put a person down for the day.

More coming at the end of the week