What Student's are Saying

     

         Just to let you know a little of what is happening in Moyo, during our June class several of the ladies reported that the women in their village were jealous of their having a Bible, knowing how to read it and understand it. Many of our women this time are from the Catholic Church and they are so excited to be able to understand what the Bible has to say on so many subjects. Also the catechists of these Catholic ladies want to come for our discipleship classes. The students are telling them how much they are learning in God’s Word.

CWWC in Moyo

Students in Class

While I have been home CWWC has continued to meet in Moyo. The students came in June. They will meet again in August and October.

Even though I am home, I need to send the money for this training to continue. It takes $3000 for each week of training. That provides for the transport, food and study materials for these 56 women.  It also provides for lodging, food and fuel for Elizabeth and the team.

             

I have learned that some of you didn’t know that the CWWC training school is a boarding school. The women are brought for one week out of their villages to a central location. In Moyo, it is the District Farm Institute. Just like us if they tried to come every day from home there would always be something that came up to make them miss a day or two. To solve this problem the women come to school for the whole week without distractions.

Please continue to pray for Elizabeth, her team and the students as the come for this year’s remaining classes. When I return there will be two more classes January and graduation in March.

Today I really miss Uganda. I miss my friends, family and most especially the women I teach. Elizabeth and the ladies are in school this week in Moyo. I can't wait to hear the stories of what has happened in their lives while we were a part. Also the report on what went on this week.

Inflation is hitting Uganda hard. The price of sugar when I left in May was 2200 ush now the price is anywhere from 6,000 to 15,000 ush reported in Moyo District. The dollar to shilling exchange rate is $1 = 2670 ush. Wow! I don't know how families are going to be able to eat.

As you can see I need to really raise more support on a monthly basis for the ministries I am involved with. The CWWC takes about $3500 to feed and transport 56 women in the Moyo training school for just one week. The cost of medicines has risen as well. My help in the 2 children's wards is about $2500 now for medicines and staff costs. Even for me to live will go up at least to $2000 a month.

Please pray with me that God will supply these financial needs as I return to Uganda in December 2011

Praise

Just wanted to say things are getting better.

Although there is not a lot of money in my account at the home office

it won't be in a negative balance any more.

Please continue to pray for my support. Right now I think I'm about

45%. I have to do the math but it feels that way.

God bless

Pray, pray and pray

R.A. Torrey said in his book "How to Pray" Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints."

Comment "'I must pray, pray, pray, I must put all my energy and all my heart into prayer. Whatever else I do, I must pray.'"

I could really use your prayers today. I just heard from Global Outreach that my ministry account is over drawn again. I am running short each month about $3000. My sending church, Unity Baptist of Ashland, KY has helped me several times but this time there are no funds left. I am in the hole $1300 right now. Pray that money will come into replenish my accounts.

Also I need new churches and individuals who are willing to help me with the two ministries in Uganda. I can't do it without you! I need 30 church and individuals giving $100 a month or 60 individuals giving $50 a month. Please pray about helping me to give the gospel to the people of Uganda.

Home on Furlough

I hope I can do better at up dating this blog. My sister told me if I have a blog I should up date it. But like everyone time seems to slip away.

I am in the US for 8 months. I hope to be meeting some of you during my time at home.

Right now I am struggling with a mycoplasma pneumonia. Yes, those who follow my FB posts this has been hanging on. It even gave me such a problem when I got to go to Israel. I hope in 9 days I will be well.

I am also raising new supporters. I am praying for 20 new churches and individuals who will help me with $30 a month. That is a $1 a day. I can do so much with that . . . like $10 will buy a Bible for my women's training CWWC. Also $30 will buy about five bottles of 1000 tab of Panodol (Tylenol).

I hope I will hear from some of you.

Furlough

I told you that I would try to update weekly. I missed last week. Here is a brief up date.

I am on "furlough" in the States right now. "Furlough" gives the idea of rest from work. Not so for the missionary. I arrived home on October 31 and have had just a few days of rest. Some of the missionaries that I talk with say, "I can't wait to get back to the field to rest."

Just so you know I have not been laying around this has been the last 6 weeks schedule.

Nov. 6 spoke to Unity Baptist WMU. Who are a group of lovely ladies who support me with finances and prayers. They are some of my biggest fans.

Nov. 9 & 10 I went on retreat with my church to Greenbo State Park. Pastor Floyd Paris spoke on "Men are like Waffles and Women are like Spaghetti", he had us all laughing at the funny way we behave.

The week of Thanksgiving my sister and her family came to Ashland. We all went to see UK blow out Liberty University. Liberty is were me, my sister and her husband attended university. The blow out was 30+ points.

We had a great Thanksgiving dinner at Greenbo State Park. You can't beat it no cooking and no cleaning up.

On the last day of November I boarded a plane to spend 2 1/2 weeks in around Atlanta, GA. I have a lot of friends from this area and a lot of supports both financial and prayer.

I have spoke 4 times last week. I have a great devotion the Lord gave me for the Mt Vernon's Joyful Hearts Ministry tea. I hope you will take time to read it.

This week holds a lot of lunches and dinners with more friends. It is no wonder that a missionary will gain at least 20 pounds before going back to the field. It takes me the whole time I'm back on the field to lost that weight before we come home again.