When I’m here it always happens!

UPDATE UGANDA
August 15, 2018

When I’m here it always happens!
Pictures to come – 3rd World with unstable network

WOW!!

It’s been an incredible few days. After 36 hours without sleep, I was able to get some. Then another 35 hours of travel I was able to take a nap on a foam mattress on the floor; before heading into Mbale town to do some immediate-need shopping. It definitely is a journey getting here — but it’s worth every minute. When I’m here it always happens. Every once in awhile during a worship time, when it’s just me and the Lord, I become so overwhelmed! No, it’s not because of how hard it is, how much work is involved, the countless sleepless nights, the struggle for donations, the massive scale of what’s ahead of me. It’s none of that. I become overwhelmed that God prepares us for what He will call us to do. My whole life He has molded me for this and when I look at all the ways He has, it’s a humbling revelation. And I am incredibly grateful that God would, dare I say, choose me to do this. And yet for those of you who know me, you are well aware that my life has been lived outside what’s considered “normal”. And the Lord has been shining the light in those odd places, sparking those interests in me so that I would be “thoroughly equipped for every good work” 2 Timothy 3:17. But I am no different than anyone else. I said no to God calling me to the mission field at one time in my life years ago; I have shared this with only a very few people. I feel privileged that He would ask me again. And far above it, that He would ask me to go to a place that I had held a deep desire to go for decades but felt it was ‘exceeding abundantly above all that I could ask or think’, Ephesians 3:20.

I have been to the village twice since I’ve been here in Nkonkonjeru. Later today I go to renegotiate the land deal in Kachuru village. Our prayer is to secure the three acres to build and establish the mission house. Please join us in prayer and financial support. It is not the way of these East African people to be brought to a table to negotiate a treaty without money in hand for the transaction. And you never know when one’s needs supersedes market value, or if greed will. A fair price is $6000 for the land, the survey, documents, and legal representation. We need you desperately as we are very fortunate to have another willing to sell some of their family’s wealth of inheritance to us. We delayed too long before and the land was sold because the money was not raised. But now we can take this rare opportunity and God will redeem the rest!

I want to thank everyone again for their continued support of prayer and to those who have sacrificed for the orphaned street children of Uganda. These are long term solutions we are implementing. Will you continue your support or consider becoming a faith partner with a monthly gift? Your donation is secure through PayPal at www.waytograce.org or www.paypal.me/waytograce, and if you know Bill you can give to him directly. Of course, you may also mail a check. If you would like more information, you can find details on the website, here on FB @waytograce.

“In Him we live, move and have our being”,
Kathy Thomas, Founder

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