Good morning friends and family,
I am feeling the need to send out a list of prayer requests for friends, ministry, and personal reasons. Please pray along with me:
Friends:
- Rev. Sam has health issues that are weighing him down. The cause or treatment has not yet been determined and it is starting to affect his work and energy. Please pray for a proper diagnosis and the money to treat his health. And pray for divine intervention.
- Rev. Beseri has an ailing elderly father who has been in and out of hospitals for the past few months. The family is tired and financially strained. Pray for the father to be able to eat well, gain strength, and increase in health.
- The Tiesenga family is coming back to Soroti next weekend after being in America for almost a year. Praise the Lord that I will have more team-mates in town again.
- Rose, my neighbor is writing her exam papers this week, and I am helping to look after the twins.
- A family lost a 17 year old son yesterday. For weeks he was sick and instead of bringing him to town for medical advice, they brought him to a witch doctor for herbal remedies and more. The family found out just a few days ago that he had cancer when they took him to town finally, and last night he left his earthly body in a very painful manner. Please pray for the family... for comfort and a knowledge of God's peace.
Ministry:
- There is a big sports day coming up on April 22, that I will be helping to host at one of the local primary schools. Pray that we will have fun and that I will be able to communicate well in regards to the boundaries for the cheering teams and the activities for the players. We had a practice round yesterday and it was rather chaotic. Kids want to cheer from the middle of the pitch. :)
- Oil of Gladness is in the middle of a revision process. We have chosen a new team of leaders and we are hoping to fill up the schedule with some new ministry events. A few members have said good-bye or taken a leave of absence from the team and so we are looking for more musicians. But praise the Lord the piggery project has 19 piglets in the barn.
- I am teaching God's story in three primary schools right now and I love being in the classroom.
Personal:
- I am once again trying to reconcile an ATM problem. The bank machine shut down when the power went out and debited my account in Canada without giving me the money here in Soroti. Please pray that Barclays and Scotiabank will reimburse the lost money.
- This week I had a stalker at my gate twice. The first day he wanted my number and for me to be his wife. The second day he said if I wouldn't be his wife I should at least send him to school. Please pray for my safety, patience, and personal awareness. Then on another day I had a pastor called me whom I met at a GPS planning meeting two weeks ago. He got my name off of the attendance list, called and also asked me to be his wife. I don't know how to handle these situations except to pray, hang up, call out for help... and I'm grateful for friends, neighbours and stubbornness that have always come to the rescue. But no more putting my number on attendance records... any where!!
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