Arua Orality Conference

Jesus has helped us! Last week I tried and tried to post a blog or get an email out so that you all might join us in prayer, but it never would work, even though we did have internet access. Those moments are frustrating...when you know that God is working and the enemy doesn't want to see success...what a great trick...to put us in a place where the body of Christ couldn't support us in prayer, but the great thing is you all prayed anyway!!! We sensed your prayers and Jesus' responses carrying us every day!

Here are just a few highlights of our week...

To start things off on Saturday we had a day of prayer with our pastors in Nebbi who were in many ways hosting this conference!
Pictured in front are Joyce, Jagen Charles and Benson
Standing are Opio David, Ohamringa David, Andrew, Billy, Kisa Patrick and Cosmas



Billy and our dear friend Bramwel

There were 77 delegates at this conference, Ugandans from all over the country, Kenyans, and even some Americans. Our friend Bramwel who facilitated the time together had another friend of his join us from Hong Kong as well! So we were a world-wide body even as we began to learn together how to share the stories of God's word so that others might come to know Him and His heart for a lost and dying world!

Much of the conference is taught through practice in small groups.

This week Billy led a small group...this coming week he will be the facilitator and a small group leader as he facilitates the same conference but for 32 Dinka pastors in Southern Sudan near Akot, where he was back in August.


Elsie Jayne missed her parents and Lucy as we were at the confernece sight on the other side of town from 8a.m. until the late afternoon for me and well after she was asleep for her daddy...often almost 10p.m. So, it was a LONG week for all of us.
Elsie Jayne was THRILLED on Thursday though when she got to come and see all of the pastors as well as visit with her friend Angela whose parents had come up from Kampala to attend the meetings!