Hitting the Ground Running

As you might have guessed by now, I have made it back home safely to Uganda. We arrived back to our apartment with no power and still no refrigerator. Our refrigerator died about a month ago and is supposedly getting repaired. George has eaten an impressive 20+ boxes of macaroni and cheese during my time away. Pray that our refrigerator is fixed soon and that the costs will be covered under warranty.

I have hit the ground running. The ladies from the MAF Women’s Bible Study want to start our weekly Bible study as soon as possible. We will have our first study next week. Pray that the Lord will prepare our hearts as we study selected Women in the Bible. Pray that we would find practical application in our lives as we read the fascinating stories of ordinary women who become extraordinary in the hands of God.

“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” Rom 15:4

I am also busy making preparations to go on a mission trip from May 28th through June 6th to Pader District in Northern Uganda with Engineering Ministries International (eMi). I will be part of an engineering team that is going to design a master plan for a community center on a five acre plot of land owned by Uganda American Partnership Organization (UAPO). The center is intended to assist community members in rebuilding their lives as they move back to their land after being forced to live in camps for more than 12 years. The proposed master plan seeks to include an assembly hall, community kitchen, medical clinic, vocational training center, library/educational center, agricultural training grounds, and recreational facilities for children. You can learn more about UAPO at www.theuapo.org. For more specific details related to the project, select the Mukisa Community Village Project. You can also follow along on the project’s progress by choosing to view their blog updates at www.theuapo.org/blog. Pray for our safety as we travel by road eight hours or more to get to the site. Pray that we will be united in purpose, that Christ will be glorified in everything that we say and do, and that we will be able to accomplish all that is needed to complete the design of the proposed community center.

In Christ,
Luan