Uganda Sunday, July 15

Our service at Immanuel, Ishongorero took about 2 hrs and was followed by a baptism of a baby girl.  The service started with about 15 minutes of singing, clapping and praising the Lord.  When Pastor Bensen preached he did the sermon in both the native language and English. Following the baptism, greetings were given by numerous officials-greeting from the President of the Lutheran Church of Uganda  then by various local officials.  It was after 3 pm before the meal was served.

After the lunch, 20 filter buckets were given out to people from Immanuel congregation. Very few of these people had been at the presentation by the team who was here in February, so we  decided to have them complete the questionnaire, review the filter bucket including removing he filter to backwash with the syringe provided with the bucket.

All in all it was a glorious day! When pastor  ame this morning, he brought each of us a dress to wear to church and shirts for the guys so everyone could tell the team members. When we returned to the hotel, the electricity was out but returned  before it got dark.

 Praise the Lord for all the people who welcomed us at each of the preaching stations and pray the gospel flourishes in their communities.

Praise the Lord for the ability to provide water filters to transform pond water to crystal clear drinking water.

Praise the Lord for continued protection as  we travel. 

Monday we go touring at a park in the area.  Hopefully the internet will be working to send on last email, tomorrow evening  before leaving for the airport on Tuesday

Once again, we thank you for your prayer support.  Knowing we were being lifted up in prayer has been a great comfort.

Blessings
TEAM 1821

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