Casey and Hunter got the opportunity to take a trip to Northern Uganda and it was incredible. It was about a 5 hour drive from Kampala to Gulu. They arrived there on the 26th and met up with other missionary groups from Mbale and Jinja, a total of about 16 people. After having a meeting about the objectives for the next few days, they settled in for the night. On sunday the 27th they were able to meet with a church located in Padera in an IDP camp. IDP stands for internally displaced people. These people have been displaced mainly due to the rebel uprisings of the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army led by Joseph Kony). The church had around 70 people in it with the majority of them being childred. Despite the pain and unrest these people had experienced they were full of the joy of the Lord. Hunter and Casey were extremely encouraged by this group and the church service which was held beneath a tarp and a mango tree, lasted for about four hours. 7 people were baptized in the river that afternoon and about 7 others rededicated their lives to Jesus. The missionaries were able to give out over 2000 lbs of food to the people in that camp as well as 3 others like it. On the 28th the missionaries had some time to meet with a Christian group in Gulu and worship with them. From there they headed Lira, stopping by Okelo James' property (one of the native missionaries with them). There they got to climb a mango tree and eat all of the mangos that their stomachs could handle. They also were able to witness to the village there and a number of the people decicated their lives to Jesus. The next day in Lira, the missionaries visited three more IDP camps to encourage the christians there and to hand out some more food. That about wrapped up the trip so Hunter and Casey were back in Kampala late Tuesday night. Little did they know they would be strongly reminded of some of the food that they ate on the trip the next morning. Hunter described it as "Hiroshima of the bowels". He and Casey were laying around and walking to the bathroom at Mark's house all day Wednesday.
Language Lesson for Northern Uganda:
Opak Lubanga- Praise God!
Opak Rwot- Praise the Lord!
Kopango- How are you?
Kope- I'm well
Tok catan ibol wa cen - Scoop satan up and throw him away
Wabineno deyo pa Rwot- One day we will see the glory of the Lord.
2 comments:
That is so amazing guys. God is really at work there. It reminds me of the stories in the Gospels where people were baptized after hearing the Word of the Lord. It nearly brought tears of joy to my eyes as i read of those being saved during your travels north. You're in my prayers. Keep doing His work.
Stay strong in the Lord and continue His good work.
your brother in Christ
Michael (Sierra Madre)
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