At the time of this writing, I am now 9 days away from departing for 2 weeks in Nepal. I will be blogging and adding photos. I will be speaking at 2 pastors conferences and preaching at one church and visiting the orphanage we help support. Please pray for my continued good health, a smooth trip, and effective teaching and preaching.
Blessings,
Pastor David
We have been home from Uganda for about a month. Now that June is here we are thinking about our summer plans. The entire month of June will be crazy busy. In a week my eldest granddaughter will be graduating from high school and preparing for life at university. Lots of friends and family will be in town. In a couple of weeks Debbie and I will be attending a conference in Southern California and will spend 5 nights there. Also in June, 3 family birthdays, our 47th wedding anniversary, and Father’s Day!
Looking beyond June, we will have Ugandan pastor Zeddy of Kampala with us for a week and then in August some dear Christian friends from England. In the midst of all of this activity, we may be moving in to our new home, only 10 minutes from where we now live. Of course, all of this is “God willing”. We know that our plans don’t always work out the way we hope, so we always have the attitude of “if the Lord wills”. And, we’ll rejoice in the Lord in whatever comes our way.
I am in the early stages of planning another trip to Nepal for September, prayerfully considering which steps to take while there and how I can best serve the needs of the churches and ministries with whom I work. I am hoping to have someone accompany me again.
So, thank you for reading this and for supporting MTI in whatever way you can.
Love to you all,
Pastor David
(Click on the title to see the photos)
Today was the final day of ministry activities for us in Uganda. We were picked up at 9 AM by Pastor Zeddie and taken to the church. We then climbed the 64 steps up to the sanctuary . . . yes, 64 steps! There are 2 morning services. Prior to the service we went to the church office and hung out with 4 of Zeddie’s 5 sons. When the service began, the incredibly talented worship team began with a lively African worship song, followed by songs familiar to us. Zeddie then invited me up and I preached from I John 4:19-21. Debbie sat in the first service but stayed in the office talking with some of the young women during the second service. I was really pleased with how the sermon turned out, in each service.
After church we went to Zeddie’s home for an absolutely DELICIOUS meal prepared by his wife Hope. By far, it was the best meal of the entire trip! Some of their friends were also there and we enjoyed a time of great fellowship.
We were then brought back to the hotel and rested and packed for the trip home. Zeddie will pick us up tomorrow at noon (we’re glad we don’t have an early flight!) and transport us to the airport.
There is so much more to tell you about, but what a blessed trip. We are very thankful for good health throughout. But, we’re not home yet, so please pray for a safe trip home where, according to the forecast, we will FINALLY be able to enjoy summer-like weather! We have a 5-hour flight to Doha, a 9+hour layover, then on to San Francisco where we’ll spend the night, getting home Wednesday afternoon.
Thanks for all of the prayers. God willing, we’ll see you soon.
David
The worship team
Me preaching
Pastor Zeddie and his wife Ruth and their sons, Jason, Joel, Joshua, Jonathan, and Josiah, flanked by 4 of their friends who came over for lunch, in front of their home.
