20210501 Newsletter

 

Dear Family and Friends,

As I write this, I’m looking out my window at a beautiful sunny day and thinking all of God’s blessings to me here in Uganda. It has been a full and rewarding month.

Welcome Home was visited last week by the minister of gender (cabinet level in government). We were told that Welcome Home is the best children’s home in all of Uganda Our children are happy, healthy, and well cared for. This is because of a fantastic staff, and many prayers that go up for Welcome Home daily.

Our older kids have been learning about the community (buildings, services, businesses) and having a great time while they improve their English skills. A highlight was visiting a cargo ship and a bread factory.

These children will be moving to the USA soon so our goal is to expose them to as much of Ugandan culture as possible (so they know their roots) while also exposing them to American culture (teaching them about US money, number systems, vocabulary, customs, etc.). They were intrigued to watch (on worship videos) American kids on skateboards, jumping off of diving boards, camping, hiking and doing other things US kids enjoy that Ugandans have little opportunity to experience.

 We are still processing through the series “Breaking Mental Strongholds” for Welcome Home staff. The last two weeks have been very open and honest as our staff publicly confessed and renounced lies they have believed about God, themselves, and others. There is an atmosphere of wanting to be free of bondages and grow in their faith. This is what excites me.

I’ve also been leading a two-week workshop of forgiveness at my local church. The response is encouraging as people have told me it is life changing for them. They have learned things they never knew about forgiveness in a way they can apply to their lives. A result of the workshop is I’m now working with a woman at my church and her son who are serious about growing in the Lord. I’m meeting with them once a week. (Please pray for this as I’ve never really discipled anyone one on one before). We are working through forgiveness and mental strongholds together.

I am genuinely encouraged by your prayers, emails, and support. You mean so much to me. Thanks for reading my newsletters!

Janet