This post is from Lily. She's been away for the past few days preparing for the Ann Graham Lotz visit to Uganda. Her travels took her to central and northern Uganda. Lily is now in Nimule, South Sudan. Here is her post.
- John Eastham
18 August 2012
Bibles for the North
Psalm 1:1-2 “Blessed is the man who walks
not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the paths of sinners, nor sits
in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in
His law he meditates day and night.”
We often don’t appreciate how precious it
is to have a Bible. In fact, we have
many Bibles in our house. We have a
variety of Bibles: different translations, children’s, study, compact, and even
those in different languages. Many
Ugandans don’t even have one Bible in their home. Many pastors, also, don’t have
a study Bible or resources available to teach the Bible to their own
congregation.
Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of
Evangelist Billy Graham, is coming to Uganda in October, 2012. It has been a privilege to come along side
AnGeL Ministries to bless the people of Uganda.
Through a series of seminars in Gulu (in
the north) and Kampala, the goal is to revive the hearts of God’s people in
Uganda by reviving the church leadership, rooting them deeper in the Word of
God. Two thousand study Bibles, two
thousand compact Bibles, and six hundred children’s Bibles have been donated for
this outreach.
At a recent planning committee, a decision
needed to be made as to which Bibles would go to which venue. Everyone wanted the study Bibles. It was finally decided that the Study Bibles
would go to the North.
“This is the time for the North,” said Pastor Osiru, one
of the committee members. “Let them have
it."
She couldn’t have said it better. The
people of northern Uganda are healing from decades of war. The people desperately need a fresh touch
from the Lord.
Please continue to pray for the country of
Uganda, especially for the people in the northern cities. Pray for the pastors coming, that they will
have the means to come to this great outreach and that the Lord would do a
mighty work in their lives so that they can take it back their villages.
Lily Eastham
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