Amazing!

Yes, I'm still alive folks!  I just spent a week in the bush.  We stayed in a place I like to call the Bates Motel.  :)  Because Derek has sleep apnea, we needed electricity for his mask, so instead of camping in the jungle, we were in this "motel" place.  And as God works in weird ways, there is a great story for which we can thank this sleeping disorder.  The manager of the hotel was a Christian, and he set us up to go to a bunch of schools in the area.  At one secondary school, after the message and the altar call, we were doing a general Q&A.  A girl with a scarf (a Muslim) stood and asked a heavy question.  If she were to get born again, her family would kick her out, so would we support her?  We were just floored at this situation.  We took it outside the classroom to a private conversation with the headmaster.  The weight of what must be going on inside this 16 yr old girl!!!  We gave her 2 days to think about things and then we returned.  She had talked to her mom, who told her she was betraying the family.  The girl did make the decision to accept Jesus and we got to pray with her and welcome her into the Kingdom!!!  The headmaster went with her to tell her dad and get the official "kicked out" verdict.  We set her up to be transported out of her village to Masulita, where the pastor we stayed with at the beginning of the trip will take care of her and we will pay her fees for the next couple years.  :)  This was such an amazing story, and I'm cutting it short on here, sorry.  We were all so blown away by it, but we now have a new sister and that is so awesome!!

Besides that... We've preached the gospel to almost 5,000 people, and over 900 have accepted Jesus!!!  These Ugandans are so open to the message, it's so cool to see the responses.  Today we got to go visit Derek's land and pray over the vision we have for Trinity Fields.  It's a beautiful place!  I can't wait to move there!  And the Ugandan guy that Derek has chosen to run the place is awesome!  He and his future wife are wonderful people and we get along great!  Alex and I have been talking and he fits into my vision too, and he tells me Violet will also.  This is going to be so cool!!

I've now eaten the African food, for a few days, used the squatty potty, and am just loving every minute of this trip!  This country is amazing!!  I have what? 3 more weeks??

Good night for now, I'm ready to crash!