It was a special privilege to have Pastor Kolb and Rod Hill in our Sunday morning services at Ntare Bible Baptist Church, the first church we started when we came to Uganda. The church had been preparing for weeks, and everyone was excited about the big day. Pastor Naboth had led the church to fast [...]
What jumps out about the ministry here in Mbarara region? Hands down the answer to that question is the growing number of men who are passionate about reaching their community for Christ. We have been blessed to meet many of the Godly men who are stepping into leadership positions at every level. Rod spoke with Sylvia today [...]
Revelations talks about the Gospel going to every corner of the world. Today, we obtained a new understanding of this truth as we visited four churches in the Mbarara area. The churches we visited are not far away from each other geographically, but clearly reach different populations. Poor roads, limited transportation, and high gas prices [...]
Sitting in the open air dinning area at breakfast this morning, a third divine appointment was arranged. A single lady in her sixties came out to enjoy her breakfast. Russ, Sylvia, Rod and I were sitting at a table for six and no one else was in the room. As the waitress was sitting this [...]
Today we spent the day at the Queen Elizabeth National Game Park rejoicing over the creation of Jesus our King. After a 6 am start and a two hour ride to the park, the day was divided in three segments: morning with the land animals, an Ugandan-paced leisure lunch, and an afternoon boat ride getting [...]
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Today we traveled by Toyota van six hours south and west to the town of Mbrara where the Ntare Bible Baptist Church is located. Pastor Naboth (In photo to the Left) greeted us warmly at the prayer meeting tonight despite suffering from severe pain in his kidneys. After the service He asked me how [...]
Culture Engaged! Yesterday Russ and Sylvia welcomed us to their home, today they introduced us to their country. We enjoyed a full day of touring Kampala, the nations capital. We experienced unbelievable traffic congestion, many kinds of food, and three different kinds of markets. Harriet, a friend of the Daniels family, joined us for lunch [...]
Praise the Lord, We are off the plane and we are glad to be in Uganda. Russ and Sylvia greeted us at the airport with hugs and a fresh pineapple drink. We had a delightful meal at a restaurant near the airport. It was a great time to visit and get caught [...]
Good morning. Rod and I slept well last night. Coming through the St. Louis Airport Rod was given the business by airport security. It was pretty funny. No such fun this morning. All went smooth. We did connect with a man named Ismail. He is a Ugandan on his way back home. We first [...]
A man who is waiting for a seat on an oversold flight walks up to the United Airline employee and asks for an aisle seat. Meanwhile Rod and I are wondering why I got 10A and he got 10C. We summarized that there must not be a 10B. We forgot to think about [...]