I'd absolutely LOVE it, like jump for joy, do a cartwheel, maybe even a handstand if I've got the time, if you'd join me in praying for a few things ;)
Uganda:
The government - pray that it may exercise its authority with even-handed honesty. Praise God that the nation now has freedom of religion and that under this government there is reduced restrictions & persecution of Christians.
The Church - Loving Unity in Christ. Reconcilliation is needed between tribes, between protestant and Catholic, revived and non-revived, charismatic and non-charismatic churches.
While most of the population claims to be Christian, widespread polygamy, a culture of promiscuity and paying mere lip-service to God, belies this.
Please pray for the training of new church leaders that they would be strongly evangelical, God fearing and constantly seeking, humble and godly servants for Christ Jesus, not doing anything for their own glory or gratification but for God alone.
The remaining unreached - Please pray for the Karamojong (where I'll be going in 30 days!), the Pokot and Jie, who are only partially-reached nomadic peoples. In the last few years many Karamojong have turned to the Lord after years of vicious tribal warfare and severe cattle disease. The big challenge is planting viable congregations that fit the style of a semi-nomadic people with a growing culture of violence and gun-bearing.
Please also pray for another unreached, the muslim community that is a minority but in which there has recently been a rise in Islamist extremism. Relatively little is being done to sensitively reach out specifically to them, and converts have been few and persecuted.
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) - praise God for the blessing that this organisation and its workers are to so many around the world and especially in Uganda with a float plane to the isolated island communities in Lake Victoria, and other planes (like the one I'll be on to get me into the Karamoja) made vital to ministries because of dangerous roads.
Prayer for me: praise God that he has given me this opportunity to tell people about the enormity of God's love that He sent Jesus to us, to die the death we deserve for us to live the life we don't, the price of God's forgiveness for our constant rejection of Him. To tell about God's beloved and perfect chosen One to bring us back to Him when we were so so so far away.
Pray that God would be preparing me in all the ways necessary for this year, spiritually, physically and emotionally.
Pray that all the logistics that need to be done, get done before the training course on cross-cultural ministry I'm doing on 16th-17th March.
Pray for Tom, Jean, Miriam and everyone else in the team over there that God would be constantly encouraging them, renewing their minds and spirits in His great love, mercy and grace.
Thank God for the wonderful support of friends and family He has given me to hold onto before I go.
Thank God for who He is, our loving creator, sustainer, and saviour by grace.
Hallelujah Amen!
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