It’s been a busy week. We were to do some business in Kampala last weekend, but there were riots in town over whether or not a tribal King should be allowed to visit a village area that historically has opposed him. The government stated that he should not go and the unrest ensued. We finally went on Tuesday and, besides seeing burned out road work equipment and the presence of soldiers, it was business as usual, complete with crazy traffic. The next day Geoff drove in again but this time to Entebbe (another 45 min beyond Kampala) to the airport to pick up a new teacher for the missionary kids. Here at New Hope we were busy with school and getting the teachers’ house ready for the new inhabitant. The kids are very excited to have her here. The arriving part of all the coming and going of staff is the fun part for the kids—the sadness comes later when their friends leave to return to native lands.
On Thursday Geoff jumped in the van again to drive to Masindi (looking at a map it is north of us another 3 hours). In an effort to expand the maize mill production, he secured a deal to purchase approximately 100 tons of maize. The lorry returned to New Hope with 4 tons—the first load of many. This purchase will strengthen our ability to provide posho flour to our ministry and at a fair price to our surrounding communities.
Friday and Saturday I was pleased to help get our New Hope founder’s house in order. They have been away in England for a month and return soon. It will be a joy to have them back again.
On Sunday Geoff preached his second consecutive message and then crashed for two hours in the afternoon while I had an awesome Bible study with “my girls”. Some Sundays they are VERY quiet--getting them to answer even a “yes” or “no” question can be impossible. But, this week was enjoyable as deeply thought out questions and concerns came forth from the heart of one of them. “Some people say the devil and God are the same”--- “Some people say they are going to do something they know is wrong because they know God will forgive them. Are they right?”--- “What kind of fruit is Jesus talking about in John 15?” It was a time of probing God’s word for answers—showing them the consistency and validity of scripture while answering their concerns. They went away satisfied, content and I was thankful to God for the blessing of time spent with them and for His truth that they received.
The previous Sunday the girls from David Family sang a beautiful song in the church service. We recorded a part of it and I have attempted to post it on the blog, but can’t seem to get it to upload. I was impressed at their talent and had no idea they were going to present a song. One of our recent short term team leaders had taught it to them and encouraged them to share it with the church. I’m so glad they did---I was a proud mama sitting in the audience with a huge grin on my face!!!
Meanwhile back at the Britton ranch . . . the kids are not as eager as the adults to get grass growing in the yard. Their newest form of entertainment is running and jumping in the dirt, trying to see which one can kick up the most dust. Thankfully we had a solid 5 hours of rain last night, so that activity was curbed today. Made for a muddy dog, though and lots of sweeping out dirt and mud from the house today----THANK THE LORD FOR CEMENT FLOORS!!!!!
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sounds like you all have been very busy. That is wonderful news that Geoff was able to secure the maize deal. Sounds like a lot of traveling and he deserved that Sunday nap!! I would love to see the video if you can get it to load. Thanks for sharing your week with us.
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