Our work has begun in Kampala.

Our journey to Uganda started at 10:45AM on January 15.  Thirty hours later, Steve and Leslie Kenney and I arrived in Entebbe, Uganda.  We were greeted by several dear friends from the church in Kampala and as always it was so exciting to see them.  We had a good night’s rest at the Tagy Hotel which is right next to the church.  The same attendants were there at the hotel to greet us.  Our first day was spent at the church building resting and visiting with our extended family.  Many members of the church and folks from the community do not have jobs, so, they come to the church for friendship and fellowship even throughout the week.

Our activities began on Friday when we met with the church advisory committee to discuss our trip objectives.  With a flip chart, we documented several issues that the church is facing.  Where the church meets is a home for many in the community to not only spend time fellowshipping, reading books from the library, but also, many come to worship the Lord.  Several people who participate in Life Care Groups, are also members at other churches in the community.  This mixture of people with different views on the Bible tends to create various issuessimilar to any other church anywhere else in the world.  Though the issues are common to us, they are never the less difficult to determine how to address and maintain unity in the church.  As such, our trip objectives will be to help create a framework for the leaders and members to consider the issues and have a better way of addressing them. 

The next day, Steve spoke on a Narrative of the Bible.  This is basically what he has been preaching over the last two years at North Central, but compacted into four hours.  The lesson and discussion afterward helped the roughly thirty attendees to learn that there is a bigger view of what God is doing in the world and we exist for the sake of God’s purpose and what He is doing in the world.  This was a new thought and formed the basis for putting the issues into perspective. 

Today is Sunday.  We will worship together this morning, have lunch and then continue the teaching.  Steve will continue teaching and working with the Advisory Committee concerning the issues that face them.  Please pray for open hearts and a deeper understanding of the Lord’s Word.
Yours in Christ,
Nancy Harbron

Steve Kenney takes a moment from speaking to the Advisory Committee.