Thursday, July 15, 2010

BAPTIST GLOBAL RESPONSE






JULY 14TH, 2010: THE IN-HOME CARE KITS THAT WE HAD REQUESTED WERE DELIVERED TO THOSE IN NEED IN THE SLUM AREAS OF NAGURU AND NATEETE. THE BGR IS AN ARM OF THE IMB THAT HELPS CONNECT THOSE IN NEED WITH THOSE WHO CARE, AND WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF NOT ONLY SERVING THEIR PHYSICAL NEEDS WITH THESE BUCKETS, BUT WERE ABLE TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS WITH THEM AS WELL. THESE BUCKETS CONTAIN MANY ITEMS THAT WILL ASSIST CARE GIVERS OF HIV PATIENTS. THERE IS EVERYTHING FROM SOAP TO BED SHEETS TO VITAMINS IN THESE BUCKETS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED BY BAPTIST CHURCHES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THE KAMPALA URBAN TEAM WAS ABLE TO DELIVER 50 BUCKETS TOTAL, IN FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF THE TWO SLUMS. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HEARD THE GOSPEL AND SEVERAL PRAYED TO RECEIVE JESUS. WE THANK GOD FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A PART OF HIS WORK, AND FOR BLESSING US WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED.