I have made it to Uganda! What an experience. African Airports are far different from US airports. The weight of the suitcases are only supposed to be 30lbs here and when you are overweight you cannot pay at the counter but have to get money from ATM, go to pay the airline, come back to the ticket counter and show them the receipt and then get your airline ticket. That was just to leave Nigeria. I flew from Nigeria to Rwanda and then to Uganda. I could not believe the view of the African Rain forest flying to Rwanda. I thought to myself I am sure that there are many unreached people inside that forest. I am sure from the vast expanse of forest there are villages that have never been located. For miles all you could see was jungle. It was totally amazing. I tried my best to peer down in hopes of seeing a village but the jungle is so thick. I cannot wait until next month when I have the opportunity to visit the Congo, in some of this Rain Forest. Our plane was delayed 2 hours in Rwanda due to mechanical difficulty. It is always reassuring when they tell you that. I finally arrived in Uganda at 1am. None of the ATM’s where working so in order to get my visa I had to leave my passport with the immigration officials go to a bank which had an outside ATM in the capital city of Kampala get the money for the visa, come back pay for my visa, get my passport and then head out into the interior. We finally arrived at 3am. What an adventure. The first night upon my arrival we had service. 2 people came to accept Christ. The people are very excited to hear the Gospel. I am preaching at the lunch hour in a nearby hotel and then at a church each night. I am scheduled to preach or teach every night for the next month, sometimes twice. Please pray for strength. It appears that there are not a lot of churches in this area. The village I am in has no foreigners. By US standards it is very poor but by African standards it is lower middle class. I have already found 2 little girls dying of AIDS. One looks pretty sick with some skin infections. I held both of them and ask God to please heal their little bodies. They are kind of stand offish. AIDS is still a stigma here and it is still prevalent. Despite government help, it is not enough for the need that there is. The children really break my heart. All of the churches I have visited so far are remote. They have dirt floors and wood or homemade brick sides. The church I was in on Thursday was quite the adventure to get to. We had to cross the Nile River and take 3 different mini buses just to get there, and then walk just a little piece. They have dammed up the Nile and are using it as their source of electricity for the area. They tell me that we will be going to the source of the Nile before leaving here. I do not think many white people ride on the public transportation. I received very many looks while on the mini busses. The people here in Uganda are not as warm and friendly as what I found in Nigeria. It seems as though they are trying to determine you before warming up to you. I continue to wave and greet them however. I am sure they are thinking crazy happy white man. The closes town to me is a place called Jinja. It appears to be a well-established town. Security is much different here than in Nigeria. We are not hearing anything about bombings or anything like that. It appears that it is going to be an exciting month. We are scheduled to be all over Uganda. I will continue to send pictures and updates. Please continue to pray. Pastor George
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:17:17 +0000
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