A New Addition to the Team

This last Sunday a man appeared at our gate just as we were leaving for church. He was from Armor Group, a near-by business that trains dogs to assist law enforcement in tracking, narcotics, explosives, and security. The previous Saturday, we had been trying to practice our Swahili and spoke briefly with the Armor Group guard. The guard had misunderstood our questions and thought we wanted a dog. The company promptly sent this man named Wilson(not the pastor previously mentioned) over to offer us the "last" available puppy. We had both assumed we would have a dog for security in Arua but neither of us had thought through how we would actually acquire such an animal. Jesus apparently recognized our confusion and solved the problem by bring the dog to us! We finally talked Wilson into giving us a day to pray about it so we could make a somewhat emotionally stable decision (as the dog was wooing hearts even as we talked). But the damage had been done and there was no turning back. Needless to say, we are now the owners of a "vicious" security dog. The adventure continues and we chuckle because Jesus seems to continue to delight in the BIG and the small things. We are quite grateful He cares about both!

We trust you sense His delight this week. Thank you for praying for us. We have been here a month and feel both humbled and grateful for all your love.

Billy & Joanna...and Marori