NATEETE (NA-TAAY-TAY)

TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, OUR TEAM ALONG WITH THE MANNA MINISTRY TEAM CONDUCTED A CHURCH SERVICE AND CRISIS FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN THE COMMUNITY OF NATEETE. THIS WAS ONE OF THE SADDEST AREAS THAT I HAVE BEEN TOO. WE ARE IN THE RAINY SEASON AND THIS AREA FLOODS, ALOT. THE DAY BEFORE WE CAME, THE WATER LEVEL WAS THREE TO FOUR FEET HIGHER THAN IT WAS TODAY, BUT THERE WAS STILL 6-8 INCHES OF WATER AND MUD INSIDE ALMOST ALL OF THE HUTS. I WAS ASKED TO GO WITH DOUGLAS AND SURVEY THE AREA AND PRAY. WE WENT TO THE MUD HUT OF A MAN THAT WAS VERY SICK AND DYING WITH AIDS. HIS HUT WAS FILLED WITH WATER AND HE COULD BARELY MOVE, BUT WE WENT INSIDE AND GREETED HIM, AND I HELD HIS HAND AND PRAYED WITH HIM. THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE WITH TB, HIV, AND THE CONDITIONS OF THE AREA MAKE IT RIPE FOR CHOLERA AND MALARIA. DOUGLAS TOLD ME THAT WHEN I GREET PEOPLE, TO LOOK INTO THEIR EYES BECAUSE I MAY NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN, IT IS SO SAD. HOWEVER, THE GOSPEL WAS PREACHED TODAY AND THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD WHERE REAL HOPE COMES FROM AND WE ALL KNOW THAT GOD CAN CHANGE THIS AREA IF HE WANTS, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIM. WE JUST ASK THAT EVERYONE THAT READS THIS REPORT TO PLEASE PRAY FOR THESE PEOPLE AND ASK GOD TO HAVE MERCY ON THIS AREA, THEY WILL RECEIVE NO HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT, IT WILL TAKE DIVINE INTERVENTION, SO PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT ARE SUFFERING IN NATEETE.

Kawempe

MANNA MINISTRY CONDUCTED A CRISIS FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN AN AREA NORTH OF KAMPALA CALLED KAWEMPE LAST FRIDAY, AUGUST 24. SEVERAL PEOPLE ASK IF SOME PASTORS WOULD COME OUT AND TEACH THEM ABOUT JESUS, SO TODAY, SEPTEMBER 1 MY TEAM LEADER DANNY HOOD AND I DROVE OUT THERE AND JOINED OUR GROUP OF UGANDAN PASTORS TO ENCOURAGE, TEACH, AND EVENGELIZE. THIS AREA OF THE CITY IS HEAVILY MUSLIM AND LOADED WITH PROSTITUTION, BUT WITH GOD, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. WE HAD AN EXCELLENT DAY, WITH AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE ASKING JESUS INTO THEIR HEARTS. DANNY, DOUGLAS, AND I WENT FOR A WALK THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND WERE LED TO A HOUSE WHERE 5 MUSLIM MEN WERE STANDING, WE ALL GREETED THEM IN LUGANDA, AND WERE INVITED INTO THE HOUSE. UPON ENTERING, WE WERE GREETED BY AN OLDER MAN IN A TURBAN. WE WERE IN THE HOUSE OF THE LOCAL SHIEK!! THE FIVE MEN WERE HIS ENTOURAGE/BODYGUARDS. WE ALL GREETED ONE ANOTHER AND THEN THEY STARTED TO PRAY, SO, WE STARTED TO PRAY TO THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE GOD, THAT THE DARKNESS AND EVIL OF ISLAM WOULD FLEE FROM THESE MEN, THIS HOUSE, AND THIS COMMUNITY. AT THIS POINT, DANNY GAVE THEM A GOSPEL TRACT THAT EXPLAINS WHO JESUS IS ACCORDING TO THE KORAN, AND ASKED IF WE COULD COME BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND TALK ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A DIVINE APPOINTMENT, WE WILL SOON FIND OUT IF A DOOR WAS OPENED OR IF IT HAS BEEN SHUT, BUT I THINK THAT IT WAS OPENED WIDE, AND A GREAT MOVEMENT WILL TAKE PLACE HERE IN KAWEMPE

ROAD TRIP

WE TOOK A RIDE DOWN TO THE EQUATOR ON SATURDAY. THE EQUATOR ITSELF IS NOT VERY FAR FROM OUR HOUSE, HOWEVER, TO DRIVE TO THE AREA WHERE IT CROSSES LAND AND IS NOT CROSSING OVER LAKE VICTORIA TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN AFRICA

WALKER AND DELANEY'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AT HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL WAS GREAT, WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH GREAT TEACHERS AND A WONDERFUL SCHOOL. THE KIDS HAVE ALREADY MADE NEW FRIENDS, AND ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME.

SUNDAY SERVICE AT KYEBANDO

PASTOR BENON HAS A GREAT CHURCH AND A GREAT CONGREGATION OUT IN THE COMMUNITY OF KYEBANDO.

THE KIDS GETTING IN THE GROOVE

WALKER AND DELANEY ARE GETTING ALONG JUST FAMOUSLY HERE IN UGANDA. HERE IS DELANEY HELPING OUR HOUSE HELPER ROSE MAKE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, AND WALKER IS PLAYING MANCALA WITH OUR OLD FRIEND BUYONDO. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE MAKING FRIENDS, YET ANOTHER BLESSING.

SUNDAY SERVICE AT BANDA

WE ENJOYED A VERY SPIRIT FILLED SERVICE WITH THE PEOPLE OF BANDA. PASTOR JOHN, WHO IS ALSO A BARBER, IS AN EXCELLENT LEADER FOR THIS COMMUNITY. IT IS JUST SO INCREDIBLE TO WORSHIP HERE. THE SERVICE USED ENGLISH, LUGANDA, LUO, AND SWAHILI IN ORDER TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY ALL PRESENT, IT WAS PRETTY COOL TO SEE GOD SPEAK TO EVERYONE IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.

THE CHILDREN

THE KIDS ARE EVERYWHERE, AND THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL

MAIN STREET BANDA

THIS IS THE MAIN ROAD IN THE COMMUNITY OF BANDA. BANDA IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF KAMPALA AND IS POPULATED WITH PEOPLE FROM THE ACHOLI TRIBE OF NORTHERN UGANDA. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE CAME HERE TO ESCAPE THE WAR IN THE NORTH.

OUR AFRICAN MOSQUITO EATER

WE HAVE ABOUT THREE OF THESE LITTLE LIZARDS THAT RUN AROUND OUR HOUSE AND EAT MOSQUITOS, WE LOVE THESE GUYS. CHRISTINA CALLS THEM OUR BUG ZAPPERS.

MEETING WITH SOME LOCAL LEADERS

WE RECENTLY VISITED THE BIBLE WAY MINISTRY CENTER. WE HAD A GREAT TIME DISCUSSING HOW THE GOSPEL IS SPREADING THROUGHOUT UGANDA. THE MEN IN THE PICTURE ARE JOSEPH, JAMES, VINCENT, AND PAUL.

MY UGANDAN BROTHERS

THESE ARE MY BROTHERS, THOMAS BALUKU, WHO IS A WOOD CARVER AND CHURCH LEADER, AND DOUGLAS ALIRO, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE MANNA MINISTRY CRISIS FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. THESE GUYS ARE AWESOME.

HOUSE CHURCH AT KAWUKU

SPRING HILL BAPTIST CHURCH TAKING THE GOSPEL TO UGANDA

HOUSE CHURCH AT KAWUKU

WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME PRAISING GOD

AND WORSHIPING TOGETHER AT KAWUKU

HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SCHOOL THAT WALKER AND DELANEY WILL BE GOING TO. IT HAS MANY BEAUTIFUL PLANTS AND FLOWERS, AND A STREAM THAT RUNS THROUGH THE CAMPUS. THE LARGE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM IS FOR THE CAFETERIA AND FOR CHAPEL, AND THEY HAVE A LARGE FUTBOL FIELD!!

A SHOT OF OUR ROAD(MITALA RD) AND OUR VIEW OF LAKE VICTORIA IN THE DISTANCE

THIS IS ON THE ROAD TO OUR HOUSE

PICS OF OUR HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD

OUR LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM, AND BEDROOMS

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

WE LEFT AMERICA WITH ALOT OF GOOD GOODBYES

WE TRAVELED THROUGH LONDON

WHICH WAS NICE

AND WE ARRIVED AT OUR NEW HOME

GOD HAS PROVIDED FOR US AN EXCELLENT TEAM

AND A BEAUTIFUL HOME