Sunday, March 24, 2019

March 26, 2019

During our stay in Torit we went to a church, in a building, with instruments.  Something that our kids aren’t so accustomed to!

           Last month we had a visit with Amy’s parents, who came to see us in Uganda.  We got to do some fun stuff with them and had some sweet time!  A few days after they left, we hit the road to come back to Lohutok.  We always stay overnight in Kitgum on the way home, sometimes for an extra day to finish shopping and paperwork needed to leave Uganda.  The morning we were set to leave, Caleb got a fever.  It seems like every time we try to get back to South Sudan, something happens!  It seemed like he had malaria or some kind of viral thing, so we decided to head home.  The next day he started to get a rash on his body, which is a little concerning with Caleb.  In the past he has had something called HSP and we were told that he needed to see a doctor if it recurs, so thirty-six hours after we got home he boarded a plane with Amy to go to Nairobi!  Amy and Caleb spent the week in Kenya while Ezekiel and I stayed home, went to some local funerals and paid visits to people we hadn’t seen in a while.  It turns out Caleb had Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease which is a virus that goes away without treatment.  Praise the Lord! 
           While Amy and Caleb were gone, there were some issues in our village.  We were asked to go to Torit for a few days by our leadership, so Amy’s flight was changed and Ezekiel and I met them there the following day.  We stayed in Torit for about a week while we met with various people, I had some lessons with Paul, and tried to make most of the time, and two days ago I came back.  This weekend I’ve been visiting people in the village, helping with some of the needs they have, and practicing language while getting to know more people in the community.  Amy and the kids are coming back by plane tomorrow! 
           Please pray for the people in Lohutok.  There is lots of fear and uncertainty, and people desperately need the hope of Jesus Christ to rule in their lives.  Pray that God would provide for the extra expenses of evacuating Amy and Caleb, and pray that we would be able to stay and have time to keep learning language and that our new relationships would lead to gospel opportunities.  Thanks as always for your prayer and support

Me: Carol, I know he’s fixing your hair but I think he’s actually unravelling your braids… 
Carol: That’s okay, I don’t want to miss out on the sweetness. 

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