Sunday, April 22, 2012

            Today we went to the Mityana Baptist Church with our friends John, Winnie, and Pastor Abdul. It was a lovely service. Harry led a small Bible study before the service started. He taught about the importance of reading the Word of God regularly and meditating on it day and night. As the service started, more and more members joined us. Worship was stunning! We recognized a few songs and felt the Holy Spirit the whole time. Side by side with others brothers and sisters in Christ, we raised our hands and poured out our hearts in praise. Pastor Abdul, quiet and introverted the day before, suddenly became this charismatic and boisterous preacher! We greatly enjoyed church today and spent most of the rest of the day relaxing at the hotel. 

           Lila lead the group in some yoga on the grass while Winnie braided Stephanie’s hair. It took 5 hours, but looks great! Winnie worked hard on the fine Mzungu hair and Stephanie sat patiently, enjoying it the whole time. Dennis went to the Mityana prison and saw about 60 patients. 100 of the inmates gave their life to God! He performed some minor surgeries and treated patients with conditions ranging from malaria to broken bones. All in all, it was a good day.

P.S. Still no medical bag. At first they wanted to go through all the items for a few days. Unsatisfied, they asked for a list of everything contained inside. When they had the list, they requested another list of all the donors who gave the supplies. When Dennis told them he had bought them himself, they wanted a list of all the prices. Everyday, it is a different excuse. When we give them the lists they request, they ask for something else. We are starting to get rather frustrated and ask that you all would continue praying for God’s grace and peace.