HELLO 2018!

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TRAVELING HOME

Three flights, a six hour drive and plenty of jet lag later we’re back in Gulu! I wish I could say its getting easier to adjust to the time change the more times we do it, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The first five days in Uganda we didn’t have a normal night of sleep. However, the past two nights we’ve been able to fall asleep before 2am and sleep until the sun was up, so we’ll count that for our first good nights of sleep in a week.

Our house is close to being unpacked after removing plenty of dust that had found its way in while we were gone, and its good to be back in our home. It’s a little bit of a change from the temperature being -40º in Canada to 35º Celsius (95º Fahrenheit) here in Uganda. It is amazing how God makes our bodies to adjust to whatever climate we’re in. I can say even with all the heat here, it really only feels uncomfortably hot when we’re active during the heat of the day, or when power is out at night and our fans won’t work.

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A WEEK OF PRAYER & FASTING

As we begin 2018, we want to take time to pray for God’s plan for our lives and the ministry he has called us to. It wasn’t very plausible with all the travel we’ve done the past few weeks to commit a chunk of time for prayer, but next week we’ve personally committed to prayer and fasting and would love to have you join in prayer with us. Attached is an outline of prayer points that we’re focusing on each day of the week and some relevant verses.

Prayer is a powerful weapon against the enemy and a useful to guide us. We’re praying God will reveal more of his plan to us going forward, and guide us as we follow him. Below you’ll find a guide with some different topics and ideas to pray over each day next week.

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PRAYER & FASTING SCHEDULE

Sunday, January 28: Passionate Personal Relationship with God

- That we will remain disciplined in spending time daily seeking God

- That God gives us continued passion to serve his kingdom

Monday, January 29: Ministry Partners & Good Connections

- That we would have wisdom in who to help us

- That God would bring the right people to disciple

Tuesday, January 30: God’s Provision

- Praise God that with year end gifts, we are close to having the funds necessary to buy land

- That God will provide the finances to begin building when we purchase land

- That God will provide us the right direction and plan for the year ahead

Wednesday, January 31: Language Learning

- Perseverance through frustrations as we go deeper into the language

- Commitment to the time necessary to read and speak Acholi well

- Understanding when we are confused

Thursday, February 1: Finding & Purchasing Land

- That God would lead us to the right place for the discipleship center

- That the process of buying land would be free of conflicts, confusion and deception

(Land in Uganda is owned by family groups, which can cause some difficulties)

Friday, February 2: Curriculum Development

- Wisdom on what topics are the most important to learn in this setting

- Perseverance to develop lessons that will communicate well within Acholi culture

- Guidance on what passages to use in the lessons

Saturday, February 3: Readjusting, Rest and Health

- Renewed energy after a couple of awesome and busy months in North America

- Health after we had a stomach flu last week that zapped our energy for a few days

- Help in adjusting back to a different culture, different food, and different way of living

Thank you for your prayers and support!