Today (08.20.08) the sand volleyball court repairs were completed in the morning time. The tools we had to work with were, how shall I say, pre-historic and made it very difficult compared to what we would encounter in the states. However, I was grateful to have done this labor in place of the members of this fellowship knowing they would have had to use the same tools to do the same job. It is good to sweat for the Lord among the other ways we serve Him.

After the morning labor was finished Ian and I went to Remand Prison. This is a prison where men are held after being arrested while awaiting trial. Men can be incarcerated 2,3,4 years without receiving trial. Innocent men can be held captive for exceptionally long periods of time due to the fact in Uganda you are guilty before being found innocent.

After meeting with some of the inmates we worshiped in the traditional Ugandan style of hand drums and voices unplugged, unhindered and passionate. I wasn't able to understand the words they were saying but I sang in the Spirit and this is a language common to God's family.

After worship Stephen, the pastor of the prisons, introduced Ian and I and had each of us share our testimonies. It's hard to express in this micro clip the movement of the Spirit as we shared but He was there. Each of us shared aspects of our testimonies as the Spirit led.

After testimonies I shared from the scriptures about the victory Christ has won for us, that we are being led in victory, we are free from condemnation and as a result we are free to love courageously and serve God and one another. I shared from a number of passages most notably Colossians 2:14-16 and 2 Corinthians 2:13-15. I told them I wasn’t qualified to speak to them but I came in the love of God and that by His grace I am what I am. It was really awesome. I spoke for maybe 40 minutes. Afterwards we worshipped again and then Ian and I prayed over the prisoners (somewhere between 60 and 80 men) and then took time to greet and encourage them.

Unfortunately we weren’t able to take any pictures to show you, so instead we put a picture of the African sunrise that Ian took. After the prison ministry we helped lead worship for the Wednesday evening bible study. Erin spent most of the day serving at Amani Baby Cottage about which she will tell you more later.

Thursday 08.21.08 we are going to construct some futbol goal posts for the youth. In the afternoon Ian will teach the condemned men at the prison after we share our testimonies. Please pray for the Spirit to fall.

Lee