We woke up to a fresh morning after some heavy rainstorms last night. A “hearty” breakfast prepared us head to the second day at the Uganda Presbyterian in Basmindyran, about 20 minutes north of Lira. First was Karen’s devotion out of Romans 8:26-28. As we go out to pray this verse reminds us that we need not worry that we won’t have the word’s to pray correctly because the Holy Spirit will speak in harmony with God’s will and God will know what our needs are.
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
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When we arrived at the Church the clinic was full (the inside of the church) and outside under the tents was packed registering for medical care. By the end of the day we saw over 1100 people. We gave out over 1050 nets so we were a few short but not too bad. We also gave out over 150 pairs of reading glasses. We had a few hiccups over the day. We ran out of envelops to put the medicine in about halfway through the morning . Fortunately, we were not too far from town, so we remedied the situation. We ran short of an antibiotic I can’t pronounce but we substituted with another I can’t pronounce. God had us covered.
We give thanks for the opportunity we had to send a 12-13 year-old girl to the city to have a growth on her throat that was closing off her airway. Thank God the doctors were here to diagnose the growth and recommend the treatment. The major tonsillectomy surgery, a week stay in the hospital and transportation will cost about $600.
We give thanks for the opportunity we had to send a 12-13 year-old girl to the city to have a growth on her throat that was closing off her airway. Thank God the doctors were here to diagnose the growth and recommend the treatment. The major tonsillectomy surgery, a week stay in the hospital and transportation will cost about $600.
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I think the big event today was the prayer team in action from about 10:30 am until 4pm nonstop. I don’t think there was ever a gap in the line and everyone on the team took a turn under the prayer tent. People needed prayers for aches and pains, widows in need, help in their marriage, relief from abusive relationships and healing of disease and broken bones. We had many recommit their life to Christ and 6 people come to Christ. The troubles people in this village face are not so different from the troubles we face at home in Houston but they don’t have all the support we do. Most are trying to get one good meal a day while trying to figure out how to make their marriage work and recover from malaria. God is their hope. I get so overwhelmed by their problems and how trivial mine seem that I need God to put it in perspective. Fortunately, the Holy Spirit was all over our prayer effort. We saw many a fluttering eye. Please keep the Churches we are visiting in your prayers.
Today I had a real feeling that the Holy Spirit was calling us to have a bigger team next year so we can really go out and be with our Ugandan friends. The needs are so great and an outreach like our medical touches so many people and exposes them to the Love of God. When combined with prayer it really draws people nearer to Christ. Our newbies have mentioned several times how they did not realize how deep we reached into the community or how hard we worked. There are so many opportunities to do even more. I think the more new team members we have the more energy we have and the ability to do more of God’s work. Please pray about going on this mission. I know it is a sacrifice but I believe you will be rewarded many times over. This year we went in October, but we often adjust the time so that its fits the schedules of those going.
We thank all our supporters for providing medicine, medical staff and mosquito nets. We touched over 2000 lives in this community and hopefully if even for only a short time we brought them some respite from pain and sickness. God Bless you and enjoy the pictures.
*A day late due to a technology challenged author,
Grace and Peace, Doug Eisele
We thank all our supporters for providing medicine, medical staff and mosquito nets. We touched over 2000 lives in this community and hopefully if even for only a short time we brought them some respite from pain and sickness. God Bless you and enjoy the pictures.
*A day late due to a technology challenged author,
Grace and Peace, Doug Eisele
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