Uganda 7 Day Countdown

It is hard to believe we will be leaving for Uganda in 7 days! God has already done so much to get our team to this point and we are blessed and thankful beyond words. We are taking over 1500 toothbrushes, 2759 bracelets the kids from our church have been making with looms, lots of letters from sponsors, money for food to plant when we get there and the list goes on. There will be so many smiling faces when we get there to just see us and to be loved on...taking gifts will just blow them away. My heart is already bursting!

I have completed preparing The Women's Conference, 3 sessions on Esther, 2 church services on Prayer, and a High School Chapel service on prayer. It is in God's hands now to teach, reach and touch the lives of all of those there.

Please pray with us this week each day as we desire to bless God while we are there. He has already blessed us beyond measure and we are each honored to be able to go.

Sunday- Pray for safety and health for our team during our 2 weeks. Please pray for them by name:
Mike, Liz, Duane, Mary, Darrick, Monica, Abby, Sarah, and Bob.
Monday- Pray for the 1000 kids at the primary school and 250 at the High School. Many live there and many walk or take a bus to get to school each day. Most do not have parents and some have relatives who check on them. Pray for these kids to trust Jesus as their Lord, work hard in school, and to be free from illness. Pray they will become leaders in Uganda that will glorify God.
Tuesday-Pray for the crops we will be planting. Pray God will bring rain to prepare for the harvest. That it will be more food than they know what to do with!
Wednesday- Pray for the school teachers and administration. Pray God will bless them and multiply their time and efforts. They work very hard for very little money and many spend hours getting to work. Pray they will love the kids and share the love of Jesus with them.
Thursday-Pray for the Women's Conference on Saturday and Sunday. There will be many women from all over Uganda and many brought in from outlying areas and the bush on buses. They will spend the night in the basement of the church Saturday night since it is too far to travel back home. They will attend Church services at Pastor Dongo's church on Sunday morning and then attend the rest of the conference Sunday afternoon. Pray they will be able to make the travel, they will hear from God and many to accept Jesus, many to be encouraged as they head back to their homes, and for all details for the event to run smoothly. We are not sure how many will attend, we are leaving that to God!
Friday- Pray for the Kids Olympic day the guys will be handling while the women are at the conference. Pray for fun competition and for the kids to have fun while building relationships with others.
Saturday- Pray for the day we drive a few hours to Jinja to minister to ladies with AIDS. Pray we can be an encouragement as we share Jesus with them and the love that only He can give! Pray they will be healed, have money for the AIDS medication, their families will not contract AIDS and that they will have jobs to provide for their families.

Thank you for praying with us on this great adventure God has called us to on the other side of the world. We are taking you with us to love on the people there in Uganda. Thank you so much for joining us in support and prayer. You are a blessing to us! 
  
Phil 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Mary