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Dear friends of TLC Uganda, 

Pandemics have a way of altering even the best made plans. Don’t they? I imagine many of you have had your lives, homes, and schedules more than a little disrupted. We can relate. We had expected to travel to a mission compound this fall. As James 4:15 recommends, we were careful to say, “if God wills..” when speaking about our intentions. This season of uncertainty seems to be proof of the vanity James warned against. 

Uganda remains closed to outsiders. Furthermore, Uganda’s President Museveni has taken a position of abundant caution, so our trip will likely be pushed back to next spring. Meanwhile we wait, cautiously optimistic about our future in Uganda. We are reminded that God’s timeline is not ours and His ways, perspectives, and purposes are loftier than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9). So, we submit to wait until the Lord opens the door for us to proceed. Meanwhile we pray that His will is done and that a way will be made clear for us even in this present darkness. May His Word be a light to our path and a lamp for our feet (Psalm 119:105). 

God’s timeline is not ours and His ways, perspectives, and purposes are loftier than ours.

Please pray for us. We, like many of you, have come under attack in this season where discontent, like a cloud, overshadows our communities and one hateful act justifies itself into a flood of others. It is not only our plans that got tossed in the current storms. Our families, marriage, jobs, church, finances, physical and emotional health are all at risk in this tumult. We crave the relief the Spirit brings when God’s people pray. Thank you in advance. God bless each of you reading this, and may He protect you and yours from the deceiver running rampant (1 Peter 5:8) in our culture. May He empower you to be bold influences of grace, salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16) in a bitter, dark world.

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“Life is so unnerving for a servant who’s not serving.
He’s not whole without a soul to wait upon.”
- Lumiere, from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Jesus, in His great commission, said:
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” (Matthew‬ ‭28:19‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

When He sent out the Twelve, Jesus said:
“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.” (Matthew‬ ‭10:8‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

To the seventy-two missionaries, He said:
“Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’” (Luke‬ ‭10:9‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

So we have several instances of Jesus sending out ministers of His message to heal and teach. We are commissioned to go into our world doing likewise, just as the Pharisee was instructed to act as the Good Samaritan, who nursed a stranger (Luke 10:25-37).

This same Jesus who sent you into all the world said:
“where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” ‭‭(Luke‬ ‭12:34‬ ‭NIV‬‬).

Like Lumiere, you may feel as though you aren’t going far enough, doing enough, or shining your light in a meaningful enough way. We would like to offer ourselves to you as representatives, vessels of blessing through which you may extend yourself to the other end of the world. As we advance into Uganda, please send us with your prayers and your heart. The word for this sort of substitution is used more formally in the church is “ordain,” defined by Dictionary.com as: “to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.”

Would you consider ordaining us to represent your heart in East Africa? We need partners who will commit to pray for us, follow our progress, and send their hearts and regular financial support. Please consider being a sending partner with us. To connect in this way please visit our donor/partner page.

PARTNER WITH US

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” (James‬ ‭1:27‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

Want to go a step further? Would you help us multiply our sending support base? Would you approach your small group, Bible study, church congregation or regional leadership and share what we are doing? We need a broad foundation from which to launch, and we are eager to share this ministry with as many as are willing to send us.