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Thursday 6-26
Randy was a little under the weather today so he stayed back at the Hotel. There is a 24 hour bug that has tackled the team one by one and it was his turn. Please pray with me that I don’t get it. Some of the children at the home have had it as well.
Our mission today was to take medical supplies to Lugazi Hospital and go through the wards praying for the sick. I was paired up with my team member Virgil Ricks, who is an incredible preacher and prayer warrior, and our interpreter Simon our bus driver, who recently rededicated his life to the Lord while the first team was here. We approached each bed respectfully and asked for permission to pray for the sick men. It was heartwarming to see their openness. Each one wanted prayer and explained where they hurt. After praying originally we would ask them if they felt any better. Most of them said they did feel a little better so we would continue to pray until we saw that the Lord had worked to improve their condition. We saw two men who were bed ridden get out of bed and stand! The best part though is that 8 of the people we prayed for were not yet Christians, but they took today’s opportunity to accept Jesus as their Lord and savior. It was not only the patients but also the wives who are now brothers and sisters in the Lord. They now have hope that goes far past this life we are living and into the eternal future. I know there was an incredible party in heaven today!
One man we met was a 70 year old believer. He told us that he thought he would get well as soon as God would forgive him. He thought he was being punished by God. It was our joy to tell him that God was not punishing him, that Jesus loves him and that all His thoughts are good towards him. I looked into his eyes and assured him that this is true only to see the first tear trickle down his cheek followed by many others. He had an injury to his foot and I could smell the infection. We prayed and he said with confidence that he knows for sure now that he will be ok. I am glad he is in that ward with all the other new believers to encourage them. I pray they will all grow and thrive in the Lord and count their sickness as a blessing because through their sickness they have encountered the Living God!
After the hospital we went to Pastor Hudson’s home for lunch. We had the privilege of having Pastor Hudson stay with us a while ago, so it was so nice to meet his wife Mercy and their children. We also went to his children’s home “Faith Children’s Home” in Lugazi, where the children sang for us. It was so sweet to see these precious children that once were orphans but now have been adopted into a home of there own with brothers and sisters who love them.
The last stop in our journey was the radio station where Pastor Hudson preaches to 7,000,000 people. There, two of our team members spoke and one of our team members sang to the country of Uganda. I can hardly wrap my brain around that.
In the evening we had a meeting with a man who is staying at our hotel, and had been in the area where we were meeting and praying this morning. He was so touched by the presence of the Lord that he came to offer his help to Show Mercy any way he can. He is in pharmaceutical sales and wants to facilitate funding and much needed drugs for the Children’s Cancer Hospital that we want to help. He is not a believer yet, but we asked if we could pray for him tonight, and after we did, he had a huge smile on his face. God is working incredibly!
I am reminded of the song we sang to our kids… “Our God is so great, so strong and so might, there is nothing our God cannot do…” I am seeing a God like that.
Thanks for all the comments and prays, we know we are loved by all of you.
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