Joy of a Wedding! Thrilled to be Teaching!!

We had the privilege of attending the wedding of a young couple in the preaching point of Lukaya. What a joy to see them giving their future lives to the Lord and each other. Despite the normal delays everything ran rather smoothly. The couple was of Rwandan descent thus the culture dictated different policies for the bride and groom. I went to pick the bride and her entourage from her family home. Upon arriving and waiting there began a heated conversation between some of the bride's family. Unknown to Mr. Sebyoto ,the leader of the Lukaya ministry, Rwandan culture dictates that the bride must see the groom before leaving the house. I was thinking, "What a way to start a marriage with the bride refusing to leave her home." Everything ended with smiles when the groom arrived to see his bride.

My heart warms to hear our 40 students at Grace Christian School in Masaka quoting their Bible verses memorized for Bible class. I get the honor of teaching Bible class for the entire student body every morning Monday through Friday. They all are learning so quickly. Luke Hermann, a young man from the Kansas City area, has been visiting and helping in our ministry. The children enjoyed hearing his testimony and lesson in Bible class Friday.

Getting Back into the Swing of Things

We had a good first service at Masaka Independent Baptist Church. Ellora and Elysse were sick with the flu so Kristy had to stay home with them, which brought severe dis-appointment from the church members. A few days later the orphan girls were able to hold Ellora for the first time. To see the smiles on their faces was priceless. Praise the Lord all but 3 of the orphans have made it back from the Holiday break. They are excited about starting school again on January 31st. We are excited too, but there is a lot of work to be done by teachers and administration before school begins in both Masaka and Kyotera.