After months of preparation, a team of our brothers and sisters in Christ - men, women and children from West Texas - are at work in the east Africa nation of Uganda for Christian mission. The 2010 Uganda Mission Team from First Presbyterian Church of Midland will be sending back regular reports from Uganda, along with photos.
Update #10
We were able to enjoy a day of rest and sightseeing. Such a beautiful country. We visited Dr. Patrick's place at Sisi Falls. It is called the Garden of Eden and it is a fitting description of the place. There was more water flowing over the falls this year and the heavy mist coming off the falls soaked many of us. It felt wonderful - cool and refreshing.We took photos and hiked at our leisure, enjoying a picnic lunch on the grounds.
We arrived back at our hotel and began packing for the journey home. Mt. Elgon Hotel has been such a delightful place to stay over the years. Many of the staff members have become great friends and they treat us so kindly. Tonight at dinner they surprised us with a "Good Bye" cake and thanked us for coming to Uganda and spreading the word of God. Such gracious people - we will miss them.
On that note, we have a wonderful story to tell about one of the staff members and their encounter with our team:
Jesus said in Matthew 18:11 (NESB) "For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost". The Lord opened wide the door for several mission team members to share the Gospel with a young Muslim man by the name Josef. The Lord used His servant Ramon as a point of contact. It was Ramon who first spoke to Josef in a dialogue about a problem with the air conditioning unit in her room. Josef is the repairman for the Mt. Elgon hotel. Later Ramon invited Karen Williams, Hannah Schorr and Garrett Lang to come and help present the Gospel to Josef. Josef prayed to trust Christ as his Savior and Lord. Josef stated that he was just waiting for someone to tell him about Jesus and there was no one to tell him ... until now. Praise the Lord!
We will miss our new friends and country but we are ready to come home and see our families and, as always, a few of us are really craving Mexican Food. We will drive to Entebbe tomorrow, eat at Sam's and do a little shopping, then board the plane for Midland. YEA! It has been a wonderful trip and your prayers and support have blessed us. Thank you all. Next year . . . maybe God will call YOU to join in this wonderful mission to Uganda.
Ya lama noi! (thank you very much)
2010 Uganda Mission Team
We arrived back at our hotel and began packing for the journey home. Mt. Elgon Hotel has been such a delightful place to stay over the years. Many of the staff members have become great friends and they treat us so kindly. Tonight at dinner they surprised us with a "Good Bye" cake and thanked us for coming to Uganda and spreading the word of God. Such gracious people - we will miss them.
On that note, we have a wonderful story to tell about one of the staff members and their encounter with our team:
Jesus said in Matthew 18:11 (NESB) "For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost". The Lord opened wide the door for several mission team members to share the Gospel with a young Muslim man by the name Josef. The Lord used His servant Ramon as a point of contact. It was Ramon who first spoke to Josef in a dialogue about a problem with the air conditioning unit in her room. Josef is the repairman for the Mt. Elgon hotel. Later Ramon invited Karen Williams, Hannah Schorr and Garrett Lang to come and help present the Gospel to Josef. Josef prayed to trust Christ as his Savior and Lord. Josef stated that he was just waiting for someone to tell him about Jesus and there was no one to tell him ... until now. Praise the Lord!
We will miss our new friends and country but we are ready to come home and see our families and, as always, a few of us are really craving Mexican Food. We will drive to Entebbe tomorrow, eat at Sam's and do a little shopping, then board the plane for Midland. YEA! It has been a wonderful trip and your prayers and support have blessed us. Thank you all. Next year . . . maybe God will call YOU to join in this wonderful mission to Uganda.
Ya lama noi! (thank you very much)
2010 Uganda Mission Team
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