Oh Praise Him!

That's as creative as I can get today...

First, I want to encourage all of you to pray for the people of Haiti...God WILL prevail. Many of His hands and feet are at work and more are to come. Please pray for healing and restoration!!!! I have a friend, Grace, who will be traveling there in February...her heart is Haiti. Pray for her travels and work there...I can't imagine being so far away from the people you love as they go through a horrific thing...my heart would be breaking if something like that happened while I was away from Tegot....

Satan really is trying to attack...emotionally I am sound and he can't get me there anymore....so now he is trying to get stuff around me....ha...let me explain:

Today, I had my day planned out and good to go....but the van refused to turn. Just wouldn't budge. I planned it out perfectly - food was packed for Jennifer and Mama Ocira, had my sermon set and even had makeup on and heals. Come on now!

Called Pato to tell him the situation. He accepted the fact that I wasn't going to be there....
It was 7:45 so I thought I would start walking to go to Watoto's 8 o'clock service. Then I realized it would really disappoint Pato and Vicki if I did not come AND that Satan probably had this all worked out cuz God was going to show up today. With that, I rebuked him and walked over to a boda boda driver and said I needed to go to Lacor and that I would pay 2,000 shillings. Agreed. Texted Pato that I was on my way.

Man, I am so glad that I heeded to the Holy Spirit because the lesson I spoke on was kinda what I had planned but the worship guided me to focus on something at a different angle. There is this instrument that is flat and double lined with little beads in it that make a neat whooshing, rattling sound. Very cool. Well, as we were worshiping, I closed my eyes and the vision of Isaiah 6 came and I could SEE the seraphim flapping their wings AND I could HEAR them!!! I felt the holiness of the LORD and just felt His greatness and fullness. Oh, was it amazing!! I spoke on BEING in the presence of God makes you forget all of your faults and makes you JUMP to do His will because you are so overwhelmed with His glory while you stand before Him. That in order to hear God you must be present with Him...you must have a relationship that is consistent, good and worthwhile. I went a bit more on it but that is the overall gist of it. God is good. PG that I went. I pray that I can see and recognize Satan's schemes all the time.

After church, we walked to visit baby Barbara and Jennifer. We found them outside sitting on a mat. Hugged Jennifer (which she is totally used to now - HA!) and then shook her hand (gotta follow Acholi protocol)and saw baby!! Praise, Barbara is doing well and should be discharged by Wednesday!!! She was a little hesitant of me still and wouldn't come to me (you know she is getting healthy when she is afraid of the muzungo). Jennifer kept on telling her that I am like her mama...that I am ok. Held another baby, Steven, who is VERY ill with malaria...so sweet and tiny. Please pray for healing for him. He was worse than Barbara. Anyways, by the time we left, Barbara kinda smiled at me and let me touch her. BABY STEPS!! :)

Had some great conversations today about relationships. Kinda two-fold. One, on the issue of mutliple wives and how to break down the barriers to communicate it and not disrespect anyone. Ai vi...much prayer. I really feel called to ministering to these families yet I have no experience in marriage (obviously) and am not Acholi....Second, about dating relationships and how as Christians we should not be yoked to an unbeliever. For some reason, people think I know a thing or two on relationships, be it dating or marriage, and I think that is funny. But apparently it all works out. I've done lots of research on this stuff, not for my benefit, but for people in my life who had difficulties with their marriages/relationships and came to me for advice...so I guess I have a lot of head knowledge...zip on the heart knowledge though. Haha.

On that note, I gave Maggie and Robert two dishes of food - dodo, beans and rice - like I said I would (I made sure I gave it to Maggie and while she was in the house too...just so it wouldn't be weird). Anyways, when I saw Robert later today I asked him if it was good and he said yes. I asked if it was good for a Muzungo...he then said that I need to marry an Acholi and stay here for good. LOL!! I laughed.

Visited the Zion girls again today. We played jump rope, Atu Atu Gwyno (Duck, Duck, Goose)and some other traditional games. Lots of singing too. Then they asked me to read to them. Aloyo was in charge of picking out a book. She choose Cinderella...apparently it is their favorite and they know the story well. All 14 pairs of eyes were glued to the pages and they chimed in with the what happened next of the story. To see these young girls be enamored by a story that little girls back home look for made me just see these beautiful girls as the most precious people EVER. I say that because these girls are children of women who are prostitutes who want better for their girls. These girls know things that no little girl should know, much less seen and experienced. Their stories would break your heart and make you want judgement NOW for how men have hurt these angels. The things....the stories...so I as I looked at them when I would show the book around, I just felt little tears of joy that they were safe, protected. That they could have Cinderella dreams, too.

Walking the neighborhood causes a commotion. I say that, cuz these kids run at me, grab my hand (try walking with 5 kids on each hand and then a bunch huddled by your feet) and ask for odillo....yup...they asked me for odillo, not ball. They know I understand their language and are speaking me to in Luo...PG!!!!

Then there is Munu...he actually responds to Munu....and he still calls me Muna....and that is ok because he is my Munu.

If I can end this entry with Prayer Requests it will just seal it with prayer:

Barbara and Steven to get healthy

Mama Ocira to heal and go home

We have four potential, GODLY volunteers interested in working with us: Erik, David, Stella and Christine. I invited them all to our staff meetings so they can be part of our group and see what we are about (cuz our meetings are FAR from secretive).

Our van...it is sitting in the compound dead. How we should proceed - renting a van, getting motorcycles, boda boda'ing it, investing in a new vehicle, etc. This all will require some serious funds....that it will be there and be used properly.

For my students at PCLA - that they grow in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and men (SON AWARD Luke 2:53)

For my family and friends.

Ok, thanks!!!!