SUNDAY report

Steve called at 9:oo pm Sunday evening, which is 8:oo am Monday for him.

This morning Steve had the privilege of preaching in a Ugandan church. He described the church building as a simple room with glassless windows, hard pews and people who stayed for hours. He spoke through an interpreter, a sentence at a time, and said that he was humbled as the people cheered and applauded. (I don't think they were Lutherans. lol)

Steve said that his accommodations are quite like camping -- cold showers if the water runs, limited electricity and interesting food. I've never known Steve to be an avid camper, but I know he can handle it! He said that there are many noises during the night, including the 5:oo am call to worship of the Muslims. Dogs barking and chickens doing whatever chickens do add to the sounds of the night. We can pray that Steve gets refreshing sleep. (He also said that he feels like he's catching a cold, so we can pray regarding that too.)

To get water, Steve was up Monday morning at 5:oo collecting it in 5-gallon containers (for flushing the toilet). After that he couldn't fall back to sleep so he watched a couple of episodes of The Office on his iPod. (Just imagine.)

Sunday Steve delivered a gift of money to the church (to help with the building project) and Monday he will be able to deliver medicines at the clinic. Thank you to all who filled two and a half suitcases with pain relievers, anti-bacteria ointments, and other meds for the people of Uganda. They made it there safely and we can pray that they go to good use.

~Cindy