Oh my, for the second time since I have been in Africa, eight hours of good sleep was mine last night! It's nice having such a quiet place to rest and I must confess I don't miss the noise from the front of the Joka's Hotel where we stay in Kampala nor the other partying guests or adjacent railroad tracks and trains. Today I am refreshed, ready and so excited for all God has planned.
Last night the Officer in Charge of the prison we were to go to this morning, Bufulubi Prison, called and asked if we could come at "mid-day" instead if 9 so Alfred did a quick change with the O.C, at the second prison, Bugumgu YO, to reset our time to be there until 4pm.. It means that the long drive back to Kampala will put us back at the Joka's Hotel about 9 pm if all goes according to the current plan.
The constant changes not only keep all of us dependent on waiting upon the Lord but offers so many new opportunities that the days are exciting to say the least. I am fortunate that Alfred does such an amazing job coordinating everything, it means I don't have to orchestrate or be concerned about anything ......... just preach with a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit.
With the late start morning we had Pastor Aaron led a wonderful 40 minute devotional with all the team members sharing their heart for this mission God has called all of us to.
We arrived at Bufulubi Prison a few minutes past mid-day and were told that the Officer in Charge had the prisoners leave work in the fields early so they could attend our crusade. So we were received well and finished it good time to head to Bugumgu YO Prison. While doing two prisons so close in time it was decided to only do 1 worship song and I tried to clip anything absolutely unnecessary from my speaking creating a 2 hr crusade instead of 2 1/2 hrs.
But when we arrived we noticed that a some time while traveling over the rough rutted dirt roads we had lost the whole large strip of the body of the car that is directly under the left front door. None of us saw or heard it come off or hit the ground. The car only has insurance to cover accident damage when there is a police report, nothing if you just loose a piece!!!!! Please pray concerning what it will cost to replace it.
Shortly after starting to speak at Bugumgu YO I noticed dark rain clouds seemed to come out of nowhere and we were in the open with the prisoners. I turned to the team and said that I felt it was a demonic attack and to pray that God would intervene on our behalf ......... and He did.
We had enough Bibles for all who had stayed through the whole crusade and we were able to hand them out before the rain came.
I must tell you we are watching the Holy Spirit pour out His power on prisoners and staff alike. it's amazing to watch and hear as staff tells us, before we leave, how the crusade impacted them!!!!
We left the prison at about 6:30 and along the way after having our sandwich we picked up some
roadside fast food, roasted chicken and gizzards on a stick, I just had chicken.
Singing praise/worship songs
It has been a VERY long busy day and is now 10pm so I am more than ready for a very hot bath and bed.
Tomorrow is another prison.
Please continue to pray for this ministry, the team and our travels.
That none would be lost,
Arlene
for the team
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