Monday, October 31, 2011

Women's Day at Jjogo Community Church




Hannah's Daughters in Traditional Dress

Our son, Emmanuel's mother leading worship
So blessed to have Christine as a Sister in Christ

Dancing for the Lord 

Preaching in my African Attire
Momma Phoebe took me shopping

Dinner on the Grounds

Let's Eat

"I will Rise"

Sharing our Lives

Women of Jjogo
Black and White thanks to the church children helping Ben take the snap
OPPS!

On Sunday, we celebrated the ladies of Jjogo Community Church. I, Rebecca, wanted to spend some time fellowshipping with and blessing the beautiful women of Jjogo. The worship was lead by the women's group, Hannah's Daughters. They were wonderful and all dressed in the traditional Ugandan dress. I was asked to preach, which was a big stretch, but God was faithfully and blessed the word. We then had a catered lunch at the church for all the ladies and children. When we had finished, we gathered together again for worship. Abigail and Elizabeth choreographed a dance to "I will Rise", by Chris Tomlin, to share with the ladies. I am very proud of the girls for working hard together and performing beautifully. Then Phoebe and I sat together with the ladies and had a time of sharing and questions. I shared what it was like to be a muzungu in America and what my life there is like. This time really showed me some big differences in our cultures and parts of their lives that are hard and difficult. I would like to encourage all of my sisters in the US, to pray for our sisters in Christ around the world who are dealing with very difficult situations and hardships. We serve a loving God, who knows our joy and our pain. Who is with us always no matter where we go. What a wonderful day we shared together. Thank you Women of JCC. You have blessed me more than you will ever know. To God be the Glory!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

"Vistahs"

Dr. Rogers, Momma Vikki, and Uncle Trent with our  tribe

On Safari with the Thomas family

On the Equator
Just relaxin by the Nile River at the Lodge

Sunset on the Nile

Yes, that is an elephant and no, there is not a fence

Our driver Hannington and guide Sarah with the gang

Peter, Rachel, Hannington and Jacob
We were so blessed last week with "vistahs" from home, the Thomas Family, Rick and Vikki Rogers and Trent Messick. We had a wonderful time catching up and just being together. Of course, we could not let them go home without going on safari and seeing all our friends at Divine Grace. We had a great safari. We saw elephants, hippos, giraffes, Cape buffalo, Jackson Heartbeast,  monkeys, baboons, lizards, and more. I am truly amazed each time at how great God is and how wonderful all his creation is.
We spent a few days around Kampala going to church, visiting Jjogo school, and just hanging out. We then made our way to Divine Grace Primary School, stopping at the equator for a photo and an equator experiment. Did you know that you weigh 3% less when standing on the equator? We had a good time visiting with the staff and students at DG. They are always a blessing to be with!

To our dear friends who are family,
Thank you so much for making the sacrifice and taking the time to come ALL the way to Uganda. You will never know how great a blessing it was for us to be with you all. We love you all and look forward to seeing you soon!!!