Life

Jesus has provided new LIFE!!! Our dear friend Jane gave birth to a baby boy on Friday! He was born in her home in an area outside of Arua called Ombachi. They are both healthy and beautiful!!! Rejoice with us and with Jane that God has been so kind to her!!!

Also, in a very different way we are celebrating the life of Beatrice's father. He went to be with Jesus last week on Wednesday night. Billy had the honor on Thursday to carry (in our truck) the man's body to an area toward Sudan called Maracha. I was telling my friend where Billy had been on Thursday afternoon and she asked me..."Did they give him the chicken?" I was surprised she knew what his thank you gift for driving had been. It seems among the Lugbara, where we live this is the required gift for the one who transports the body to the place of burial.

So, in very extreme ways we have been celebrating life these days. Billy was able to be in pastoral training in Nebbi on Friday all day! He heard our pastors we have been with the last three years, plus two more who have joined the training while we were in the USA share ten stories each from the Gospel of Mark. While at times that was REALLY hot and tiring...the overwhelming reality is that there is LIFE in Nebbi district. The Word is being proclaimed! The story of WHO Jesus is and who He wants us to be is getting out!!! LIFE has come!!!