June 20....

Ministry Partners,
The time here is going so quickly but then it is because we are so busy trying to keep up with the daily changes.


When partner, Foursquare Pastor's Juliann and Zebedee, Alfred, Jane and I got to the van after being inside Rilima Prison I was so blessed yesterday when Juliann and Zebedee both spoke about the impact of what they had seen God do inside and their renewed and accelerated desire to partner with and work alongside IRM.

 

Arlene & Rilima Warden

The men prisoners from the burned out prison were there and few of the prisoners who remembered me, it was like being to a new prison. Pastor Zebedee did a wonderful job leading the prisoners, who wanted to receive God's free gift of salvation, in the "sinner's prayer" while I followed our same program format of object lessons, ending with the call to pray forgiveness over someone or yourself.

Pastor Zebedee was unable to finish praying as he broke down in tears, A VERY unusual thing for here, when he was closing our ministry time before leaving the prison. Juliann then shared from her heart adding that her husband, also a Foursquare pastor, wanted to start serving alongside us in the prisons.

Alfred and I have booth agreed over the last 10 months that we were going to watch God pour out His power on this trip as never before and he has but we did not realize that we would watch Him pour out His power, by way of a renewed commitment to IRM, in the hearts of those He had already call to partner with us a number of years ago. They are really catching the vision for themselves !!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to see what transpires for these tremendous men and 1 woman of God.

Since today was visiting day at the prison we were unable to hold our crusade until 3. As we were concluding, the Head of Security, who received Christ as Savior at our crusade three years ago, appeared as said some very nice things about IRM to the prisoners.

By the time we left the prison it had gotten dark on us again for the lengthy trip home. The Police stopped mot only us but a whole bunch of vans and large buses and all traffic - everyone. As we were waved over, Alfred stepped out of the van and asked me if I had my passport - everyone would have to show identification as they were looking for someone. Just as I said, "Yes, I always carry my passport.". Alfred said to get back in the van as our van as I saw the policeman waving us on.

Ii was the very same policeman that we encountered the night we returned from our visit with Alex and he had recognized the IRM sign on our van door and this "musungu (white person)" face! Yep, this is a country of relationships and sometimes expectant ones.

 

 Unexpected encounters are always fun!

Tomorrow we will take care of business in the morning with a meeting involving two of the pastors from Uganda concerning our ministry time there.In the afternoon at 2pm there will be a Gospel Meeting Crusade at the IRM office for the surrounding area until 6 pm.

Blessings to all of you for your faithfulness to this ministry.

That none would be lost,

Arlene