Saturday, September 11, 2010

URGENT PRAYER REQUEST

Everything is crazy here from day to day. A couple months ago there was a bombing here in Kampala that killed 60-70 people at an Ethiopian restaurant that is very close to the house I'm staying at now. They just reopened the restaurant today with a lot of security. There are eight more bombs that they're looking for here in Kampala, and there was a bomb threat again just a couple days ago. When the last bombing happened they only knew a couple days in advance, so I'm kind of just expecting it to happen sometime in the near future. They have been at high risk for a while now, but even moreso since a couple days ago. They are targeting Americans, Ethiopians, and Christians. Well, that's two out of three for me and many others here. We have security at the church and an armed guard there on Sundays, but I don't think you can ever be too prepared for a bombing. We have to stay away from any public places where there are large crouds of people (i.e. soccer games, etc.). I think there are even travel advisories out right now about not traveling to Uganda because of everything that's been going on, but I'm not sure. Bombings can happen anywhere, even in the United States, but because of what's been happening here in the past few months it honestly makes me a little nervous. I have to remind myself that the Lord is in control. Please pray for salvations and the safety of everyone over here, especially those who are being targeted. Thank you so much for your prayers! Much love and God Bless!

1 comment:

  1. Praise the Lord you are living out His will! Even with the threat of persecution you can glorify Him. The power that is given to you by the Spirit can cause nothing to harm you; fear not you have perfect love that casts out all fear and promised protection and the hope of glory before you.

    Love you Jen!

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