On Saturday our team started out at Pillars of Hope for the first part of the morning. We went to a warehouse type building to meet with Godfrey and the kids. They are currently 5 months behind on their rent for the building so there is a padlock on the door. They cannot get into their space until they catch up on rent, which is about $100 US a month. The problem is that this ministry is so new that it does not have supporters so Godfrey supports it out of his salary. Godfrey is a social worker in Uganda. He lives an hour away from his ministry site and has a wife and 4 kids to support at home. He feels so strongly that God has called him to this ministry that next month he is quitting his job, moving to Jinja, and relying completely on the Lord to provide. Godfrey is an amazing man.
Saturday afternoon we went to The Source Cafe, an American style cafe by Lake Victoria (the source of the Nile). We also had a chance to shop at a few market shops while we were there. When we came back to Canaan that night the kids had an awesome welcome program for us. Each age group had cute songs and dances to perform. Every time we go somewhere they say, "You are most welcome here!" And they sincerely mean it. They shake your hand and hug you like you are the person that means most to them in the world. I love this culture!
Please be praying that our team gets sleep at night. Our windows are completely open to the outside so we hear everything that goes on. There is a Muslim chanting every morning around 4 or 5 AM. To put it nicely it sounds like a dying cow amplified through a speaker system. I've never wanted to convert someone's so badly in my life...
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