A DAY OF CELEBRATION!

Last Friday in Nebbi there was a big celebration to say we love you and good-bye to John and Erica. The first of many such celebrations around the country in the next few weeks. We are sad to see the Rinehimers return to the states, but were thrilled to see our churches love them in such a gracious, generous, loving way!

The pastors who are in training in Nebbi brought some representation from each of their congregations for a day of singing, eating, gift-giving and loving...all directed to John and Erica and their ministry among us over the last two years!!! What a special day it was.

Elsie Jayne with Pastor Cosmas and his wife Joyce as we waited in their home for the festivities to begin.

Pastors Andrew and Joyce...all dressed up for the special occasion.

Dancing in the gifts...just like at a wedding celebration here in Uganda.


John and Erica recieving their good-bye gifts!


With the pastors in training!...please pray for these...that they might grow in Jesus even as we feebly attempt to show them His Life and Love.

Daily Life

It's the little things that just happen in the daily-ness of life that somehow point to the eternal. We pray these examples of recent happenings in our life are truly making an eternal impact!

We ate out at a local restaurant recently and had the manager ask us if we liked to read. His name is Baker and as the conversation continued it became clear, he was not a believer. He loves to read and thought we looked like people who might have books (a.k.a. money to buy books for ourselves or others). A few days later he came by the house and we were able to share with Baker his first Bible! He was so excited!!! Pray with us that he might hunger for the True Word and for Jesus!!!

Only a couple of days after we met Baker we had a security police man at the Arua Airfield ask us for a Bible. We were happy to share one but only had our study bibles with us. Joanna went back out the next day to take all four of the active duty officers at the airfield a bible. They were delighted and were so thankful. They asked her to read something to them right then. What a special time it was to read from Phillippians 3 of Jesus and Who He is and Who He calls us to be! Pray for the three men and one lady who serve at the airfield...that they might have the same attitude and life as Christ!

Elsie Jayne continues to point her mom and dad to Jesus!!! She is braver and bolder each day as she smiles and greets everyone she meets and stands and just dances with joy at a new day of life!! Oh that we might share in her joy just in living a new day! God is so good to bless us with today!

I wonder what eternal realities He is working out in each of our lives as we wake up, go to dinner, drive (or fly) to a meeting...Jesus is about His eternal purposes and we praise Him!