Uganda Team 2007
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chris and i are the first ones to enter into this amazing site. chris is returning to his office in california early tomorrow morning so we thought we would get right to it!
anna suggested we write comments on the trip and carole’s newsletters. as always i’m full of questions and am in awe of everything she accomplishes.
from her december letter to family and friends (non-news letter) i am quite concerned for her daily emotional well-being. i feel i want to take her a sandwich, giant french fries and coke so she can just chill and vent. does she do all of this by herself?? i know she has a staff and people coming in and out but she sounds like she needs another carole? or maybe 3-4 caroles??
i am very interested in her medical concerns, although i have very little medical training, i would love to help in that arena. also, my typing skills might help her?? shall i get a lap-top and get started?? chris and i want to help her now too. is there anything we can do now?? god is touching my heart to touch her now!
her newsletters are very informative but i agree, she must speak very clearly about her money needs. we can get her money if she just asks. i will speak with our pastor this weekend how our congregation might go about supporting her. believe me, this pastor has no problem asking for support!!
i’m worried about her, about the people. these emotions i’m feeling are so ready to get out there!! we’re so ready. what can we do today? anna, we’re planning a trip to riverside in the month of july. do you have the dates of any meetings so we can coordinate??
love to all.
saly
Well, hello everyone, we’re enjoying sleet turning to large snowflakes here in this wintry wonderland, Williams AZ. As I’m finishing the news letters from Carole my thoughts and emotions are awe struck by God’s triumpts in Carole’s ministry. Humbly, Carole tells tales of God doing greater things with this Uganadian ministry; Jn 1:50. Her experiences rejuvenate my lack in faith seeing God working in the common places and doing miraculas signs among the children of the Gulu region. It’s like reading Acts 2: 41-43 all over again as many are brought into the light. All this is not without paying a certain price for his glory! Along with all that God is doing in Uganda, we must build spiritual power from collective prayer from as many as we can muster to protect our sister from attacks from the enemy. The word “urgent” continues to resound in my mind. Carole’s right, the question of peace continuing in this region spurs the point of urgency, for the battle for souls is “urgent” Mt 24:36. Whether Sally and I are blessed to be among you all on this journey or not, our thoughts, emotions and prayers are with you. May God continue to pour blessings and protection to Gulu, children, ministers and the elect!
Looking better, Anna. I’ll post a real comment later.
I will be reading the newsletter this week and refreshing my memory.
I just gotta say that the LORD is moving powerfully in Uganda for these children and for his Kingdom. I love that their work is focused so intensely on making disciples. I love that their hearts are set on God and his will, and that they have been blessed to see so many not only come to know Christ, but want to be equipped by the Word so they can continue working in God’s fields. I hope these children, pastors, teachers, and all believers will continue to be strengthened by the LORD, and healed in the depths of their hearts that have been so wounded by the war.
Wow! It’s been so long since I’ve had any updates from Uganda. When I read the letters all I could do was pray.
It’s so awesome to hear about those who are truly doing the work of God. It is so obvious that He is in the midst because of all the miracles.
But my heart aches for Carol and all the prayer leaders, teachers, workers, etc. It’s such a blessing to hear about all the people accepting Jesus because of their passion and dedication to the Lord. But what about those that don’t have the opportunity because of lack of resources and manpower. It seems as though everyone is very over worked. If there is anything I can do to help I would be honored.
But Carol will call on God, and the Lord will rescue her. Morning, noon, and night she cries out in her distress, and the Lord hear her voice.
As I read Carole’s newsletters, I just pictured God not just working in Uganda but sprinting! It seems like God does miracles everyday in every direction. It amazes me and encourages me. I feel like I’m reading Bible stories rather than real, everyday life stories.
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That was Psalms 55:15 & 16
Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Psalms 55:22
I hear you Carol and I am here for you. But most importantly God hears you.
The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you.
Deut. 33:27
2 Chronicles 16:9a says “The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.”
I know that Carol is fully committed to the Lord, so I find joy and peace in that scripture. I pray that she does to.
I look forward to receiving the updates each time they are sent and it is a blessing to read about the great things that are happening in Gulu. Since the first time I heard about this ministry and have not been able to get enough info about it and I desire for more and more. I get on the web and I read the newpaper from Uganda and it is amazing the stories you can read about the peace talks and the different views. I have been praying the peace talks will resume and that one day there will be peace in the region and that Carol can sleep at night and not have to worry about the children being kidnapped. I also feel like Carol should be lifted up and praised for her couragous life and the changes she is making in Gulu. I hope that when our team goes there it will be a blessing to her and give her some time to relax a bit and let us do the work. God has a plan and as long as we keep that in mind everything will work out. Be blessed!
Ok so I read the newsletters a while ago, then typed my comment, read the other comments that were posted, then I had to re-read the letters again from Carol. This time I seemed to read so much more into them. It is only by the grace of God that she is able to stay strong and keep going even though completly drained. Wouldn’t it be a blessing to her if our team went over and pampered her and her staff for a day or two? What a servert of the Lord she is!!
I read all of the news letters. They were very informative and thoughtful. I definitely have a better sense of what God is doing in Uganda right now.
Ok, I just read Carole’s most recent newsletter and her urgent email about so many unmet needs. My heart breaks…as it does each time I read. To be honest, Uganda is often far from my thoughts. I get caught up in what is right before me and lose sight of God’s work and the needs in other places. Each time I read something from Carole, my heart sinks as I’m reminded of the things that truly matter in this world. I am often brought to tears as my perception of life and realization of reality come back into focus. Each time, I am blown away at all that God is doing and that His work in Northern Uganda is a result of many hearts given fully to Him. And I long for my heart to be fully His. I am overwhelmed by the needs in Northern Uganda. My heart is burdened as I consider how God may be calling me to meet those needs, what sacrifices He may be calling me to.
I am also amazed each time I hear from Carole at the extent of the work being done in Gulu. Each time, I wonder, “How on earth is all that possible!?” My jaw drops as I read of story after story, ministry after ministry. The work there exceeds my imagination. The ministry of Favor of God is pouring out in every direction and touching countless people in so many different ways. It’s an explosion, and infection, it doesn’t stop growing, it doesn’t stop reaching. And I wonder, how can one person, one team, do so many things and do them so effectively with so much fruit? And in all of that, how on earth do they find time to devote themselves to prayer and the Scriptures, as I know they do unceasingly? Then I humbly realize that it IS that devotion that produces such fruit. And my heart is stilled as I stand in awe of our Creator who can do the unimaginable when we give ourselves fully to Him. Wow…just wow… I praise God for people like Carole who show me what it is to be fully His.
After reading Carole’s most recent urgent report,I am praying for a focused plan and funding. It seems, besides the continuous need for harmonious prayer, these are the two things that could be of greatest aid to the outreach.
After reading this first chapter of Honor, I am brought to the place where I was in college. Where I could feel my passion more deeply than times before or since. There is something about injustice that ignites me.
I am simultaneously enraged and horrified at what my ancestors did to the Native Americans. The wiping out of entire communities was the work of this country’s leadership back then. And it still is today. The very same things are still going on this very moment. This analogy Fawn gave of breaking treaties (p21) and promises is demolishing the name of our God still today.
To make this concept she speaks of personal…I fear the thought that some of my actions have so misrepresented God that others will not even consider him as a result of knowing me.(p21) I think of all the people I have failed to make peace with and I know that I am as much at fault for dishonoring the name of my Father as Colonel Chivington.(p20) I have believed Satan’s lies that my enemies are worthless. Failing to recognize that there is only one enemy…Satan himself. Those who he lead me to believe were my enemies were really people that I should have loved. I was too busy pointing fingers(p16) when I should have been loving unconditionally.
I am awestruck by the example provided (p16) of the Early Church hiding under bridges to catch babies. The Roman’s commented; “They love our own more than we do.” For a split second my mind said…no way did they love like that. Then I realized that their love really was that powerfull. It is me that is missing the mark. It is the church today that is not doing our duty. Simply because I have never loved like that does not mean that I can not love like that. My thoughts turned from disbelief that they could love so selfless, to a desire to learn that kind of love. And to live that kind of love. I am not there. I confess…There exist people that I hate…I lack forgiveness. I believe it was in the movie the Unconventional War where mothers of daughters abducted by Joseph Koney were able to pray to God and completely forgive Koney. Even knowing that he raped their daughters. Even knowing that he may have killed them. How does one forgive like that? I have never forgiven like that. I am missing the mark. I need to forgive like that.
My prayer after reading this chapter is that I will more urgently take on the honor of my Fathers name. That I will recognize that every act of unforgiveness is a dishonor to his name. I am responsible for others not desiring him. If I was doing everything right they would see him through me an turn and be saved. I realize that I need so much work. I realize that my relationship with my Creator will deepen when I invest in it and sacrifice for it like my God desires of me. I know that is the path to the ability to forgive like the women who’s daughters were captured by Koney. I feel like this chapter has given me a bit of direction. God is making himself very clear…I am to value him above myself. Every moment. Lest I bring him dishonor.
After reading Carole’s newsletters, I too, am deeply inspired by her spiritual and emotional tenacity!
I was discussing this today with a friend and we concluded any Christian ministry here in the West, would be completely blown away if they had even a portion of the fruit that Carole is seeing every week!
I feel so honored to even know her and be the tiniest support for her in any way! I feel such gratitude to the Lord and eager anticipation to hear how He wants us to serve her and this ministry! Let’s get together and pray!
( more info to come re: Friday,3/9/07 7:30 pm –for time of intercession for Favor of God, ( My house)
Whenever I read about what God is doing in Gulu, I just want to sell everything, send the money to Gulu and move there tomorrow. The only thing that holds me back is knowing that God hasn’t told me it is my time yet. I feel like a horse being tied down and held from sprinting forward… but I have to trust that God knows what He is doing in my life and that His timing will be the best. My prayer is that we will all be faithful in serving and blessing Carole and FoG the very best possible from here in Riverside.
Responding to SALLY’s comment – yes, talk to your church and pastor and see if they would like to have Carole come and speak. She is here in the US until April and I believe she will be coming to California in early April. She is definitely looking for more ministry partners – that is why she is back in the states – to take care of the ministry finances so that eventually they won’t have to stress every single month about the money. And if anyone else has any connections with people or churches that would be interested in supporting the ministry or even in sponsoring an orphan or staff member there for $50 a month let us know.
In closing, I feel so honored to know Carole and be even a tiny part of this amazing ministry! Reading about what God is doing there increases my faith and challenges me. Does God only to amazing miracles in Africa?? I don’t think so, I am believing He is waiting for us to need Him and seek Him like that here in America.