Caleb decided to decorate himself after the Chiefs
won the Super Bowl...in red...with food coloring.
I came back to East Africa a couple of weeks ago to tie up some loose ends before the extended stay in the USA. We had a vehicle at a mechanic who was waiting to be instructed and paid, a house that might possibly need to be moved, and Paul was waiting for me to come back and finish some Bible classes with him after he had finished the book work.
It’s been an adventure, as always. My first day in Uganda I got a brand new turbocharger for the LandCruiser (a not-free, welcome-back gift!). The search for a new house to rent has been tough. I’ve gone from having one possible lead to having six possible leads with one standout, back to having one possible lead who has been delayed in communicating…so I’m writing this from Uganda as I wait, and search, even though I don’t really know where else to look!
The day after I got back to Lohutok last week, Paul and I planned to go to Torit. I needed to get some supplies for the house, meet with AIM leadership, and the 5 hour road trip is always a good time for Paul and I to have some of our course discussions. Paul’s house is always the first stop on the way, but about 15 minutes before I got there I started hearing a funny grinding sound in the wheel of the pickup. A spring had fallen off the drum brake the day before so I was hoping that the noise I heard was inside the brake drum. I continued to Paul’s house, then looked under the truck and saw a large puddle of gear oil…it was not the brake drum. The bearing was shredded. Scott came and helped me pull the axle and take it back to Lohutok where we could communicate with people about getting spare parts.
Since Paul was planning to have his course discussions with me, he came behind us on his motorbike. I was at Scott’s house where I could use internet to communicate with mechanics, and when there was a lull I went up to our compound to tell Paul to come. We could do class while I waited for messages. When I got to my house, Paul told me that he couldn’t come now because he was busy. I was a bit confused but just said okay, got something from inside and left. As I was leaving I noticed Paul sitting under a tree with Michael, our watchman and my language helper who was asking about the gospel back in August when I left. Later Paul told me that when he showed up, and I wasn’t around, Michael came and said “Come over here and talk to me about this.” Paul couldn’t come because he was busy talking about the gospel with Michael.
Sitting in a Fire Truck! Amy and the boys got to make
a homeschool field trip to the fire station...I guess they had fun!
The spare part came, the truck got fixed, and God is still at work! Pray that God would give me a place to move our things to in Uganda, that Michael would believe and be saved, and that the gospel would take root and grow in Lohutok and among the Lopit.
Justin
