The month of May has come with all of its swirling madness. The mix of end of year studies, parties, games, recitals and for us, birthdays makes days seem like hours and hours like minutes, they fly by at such an unbelievable rate. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I am thankful, very thankful because it means that Tim is going to arrive home soon. On the other hand, the chaos makes an already tired brain complete mush. I cannot think a straight thought.
Interestingly, Tim is experiencing the same mayhem in Uganda. He is teaching, discipling, running a sports program, helping babysit, being a moving company and pastoring. Tomorrow he adds a three day trip to south west Uganda with our friends Ernest, Catherine and Boaz to lead a pastor training conference. For those of you who have not enjoyed Ugandan roads, it is akin to a riding a wild roller coaster minus the loops. They will be riding on these roads for 8-10 hours. They will arrive and teach for 2 days and then return home Wednesday.
I write to ask you to pray for the team of Ernest, Catherine, Boaz and Tim. They are very excited and the pastors in Uganda are hungry for teaching. They don't have podcasts, bookstores, and Bible classes to enjoy at their fingertips like we do. Therefore when these conferences come, they come eagerly to hear.
Please pray for travelling mercies, for God's hand to be upon them and their ministry and that God would work in these pastors hearts reviving them in their work for the Lord. The enemy, Satan, is resisting their work. Pray a hedge of protection about them and for the Word to be released with power in people's hearts. Finally pray for stamina, endurance and joy as they do their work even when they are exhausted.
The second thing I would like you to pray for is mothers. Being alone with no husband, seeking to care for our children and take care of our family needs and business for these months has given me a microscopic idea of how difficult it is to be a single mother. The reality of the responsibility of everything resting on my shoulders has at times been too much. The difference is I know, Lord willing, that come June 15, I will have a husband again. That helps in the crisis times. But for normal single mother, there is no relief in sight. I really appreciate the single mothers I know and their faithfulness to their calling. I would encourage us all to pray for the many tomorrow who will feel their singleness and thank God for them. In Uganda, many mothers are single or widowed. For them, this can be a sentence of death if they do not find work or help from their family or community. Many of these mothers, not able to care for their children, take the children to the remand homes so that they will at least get food. Please pray for these mothers, that God would provide for them so that the families might be reunited. Finally, pray for the "mamas" who care for children in the orphanages, children's homes and remand homes. They don't get celebrated. They just do their work quietly with little return for their labor. Thank God for their joy-filled love that they give to these children. Finally pray for all of these women to know their God in a deep and powerful way as a result of their situation of dependence on Him each day.
Your prayers have had a profound impact on our family these 4 months. You do not pray in vain. Thank you.
Andrea
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