Sept-Oct Newsbrief

Life in Fort Portal.
We have rented an older house in Fort Portal, Uganda. Many of you who have an older home know how they can require a lot of maintenance and repairs. That is especially true here. Work on the house has engaged quite a bit of Isaac's time lately - getting toilets to flush, fixing a leaky roof, etc. Even when our landlord hires someone to help it requires constant supervision: electricians, plumbers, carpenters, masons. The house sits on a gorgeous lot whose former tentant was a botanist - however the landlord ripped out most of the plants claiming it looked too bushy. Oh, well, the land here is black fertile soil and soon we will have it looking like a garden of eden again.

Family.
Praise the Lord he keeps us safe. We are back the to daily routine of meals, chores, studying, homeschooling. The kids love to play in our new yard, which is quite a bit bigger than the one in Kenya. The compound we live on is surrounded by a wall with barbed wire (like all other western style houses in the area). Sometimes it feels like a prison with trees.

Ministry.
We are coming along side Pastor Doug and his wife Destiny in the work of the Lord at Calvary Chapel Fort Portal. In addition to serving the local church body, and serving at the church, Isaac has begun the planning for planting a School of Ministry. We already have our first full time student - Fred from Kenya (recall our newsletter from May 2008).

Next week Calvary Chapel Kampala will be hosting an East African Pastors Conference. Isaac is planning to attend, along with Pastor Doug and the leaders from the church. It should be a good time to connect with all the other laborers in the field and a time of spiritual refreshment.

We have come along side the church here in preparations for a large scale childrens outreach in December. Children are usually neglected and so this will be a chance to love on them and reach out to them. It will be set up like an African version of Hallelujah Harvest (games, puppets, prizes, etc.). It the outreach is sucessful Doug hopes to begin a childrens church on Saturdays.

Greg and Beverly Wootton (Isaac’s parents) are doing awesome in Kenya. We continue to see the Lords hand at work opening many doors and using them mightily. It was sad to say goodbye to them - especially since we only spent two weeks together. It you haven't already, you can check out what they are up to at www.WalkOfFaithMinistries.info