One Step at a Time: Uganda...Better Every Time!

Each time we go to Uganda, I think, actually I KNOW, “It can’t get any better than this!” And, the next time we visit, IT GETS BETTER! We had the BEST time, and God blessed us immensely. I pray that He was glorified in all we were able to do.

We will be going back to the US soon, and we wanted to visit Mathias and his precious family one more time while we were still a short flight away. In the meantime, our children at church here had collected an offering to buy clothes for the children in Uganda. We held a “contest” between boys and girls, and the children gave $1,700! With an estimated cost from Pastor Mathias, this would buy a shirt and shorts/skirt for approximately 105 children. But, with Mathias’ ingenuity and God’s GOODNESS, we were able to touch 1,000 children’s lives with the clothes offering! We took shirts, shorts/skirts, and shoes to a small orphanage, “Sunday” shoes to the orphanage our church in Houston sponsors, then took one clothing item to children in two villages, a school, and a church! Wow! It was like the loaves and fishes in the Bible...the clothes just kept being “enough!”

We were so blessed to visit our church’s orphanage, to visit and worship at Mathias’ church, and his children’s church! What a blessing to see the children memorizing verses, leading in worship, leading in testimonies, dancing and praising God, and reviewing Bible stories!

As always, we LOVED spending time with our Ugandan family. Mathias, Frances, Mark, Patra, Mitchell, Matthan, Marjorie, and Junior always welcome us so graciously! Spending time with them is just THE BEST! They make us feel so welcome and loved! Visiting with friends there is such a blessing as well!

We are heading back to the US soon! I will be coming the end of March, and Larry will follow sometime this year. We are building a home in New Braunfels, and plan to live there. We are listening and waiting to see what adventures God has for us next! We know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, He will continue to lead us One Step at a Time!