June 2011
During our recent trip to Uganda, Africa, we witnessed God giving increase to many seeking souls. The fields were indeed ripe unto harvest. The first convert was our van driver, Emanuel, and eight hours later his wife Rebecca also prayed to receive Christ. I really thank God for prayer partners and ministry supporters who make such a missionary journey feasible.
Because of the Bible Read-A-Thon proceeds, we were able to purchase and give Bibles to many prisoners and villagers in English and the Lugandan languages.
The mission team also placed a bar of soap into the hands of approzimately two thousand, seven hundred prisoners. I bid them to remember that soap cleanses the skin, but the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin! We wept with the broken at our final service with thirty-five women prisoners, some cuddling a child in their arms. Ron Yoder preached on the pain of rejection and the power of forgiveness. Most of them could relate to abuse and not having a loveing, caring Father in their up-bringing.
The misson team (and Ugandan construction workers) also built a classroom at a primitive orphanage school and assisted Ugandan doctors and nurses in three village medical clinics. The medical clinics again provided a unique opportunity to preach the Gospel to a captive audience. The Holy Spirit moved mightily among the people – people from different religions standing publically to pray and receive Jesus Christ. It was God-sent opportunity to preach Jesus while the sick are being treated with medicine. It was after all Jesus who said ” I was sick and ye visited Me. I was in prison and you came unto Me.” Matt. 25:36
Because of Jesus,
Nelson Coblentz
