Goodbye South Africa...
We felt some sadness today knowing this was our last day in South Africa. We finalized some business, said goodbye to friends and boarded our flight to Johannesburg. Early tomorrow morning we leave for Uganda with an hour lay over in Rwanda. The team consist of David Kandole, David Yarnes and Matt Swanson and ourselves.
As Gene was praying for Uganda the Lord gave him Isaiah 32:15-18. This passage describes the Lord pouring out his spirit…the wilderness becoming a fruitful land…justice and righteousness and peace being restored. The word Gene continually received was the “garden”. At one time Uganda was called the Garden Spot of Africa, but during the dictatorial regime of Idi Amin it became a desolate place, with much persecution and is considered one of the poorest countries in the world. Life expectancy at birth remains low at around 49 years. The rule of Yoweri Museveni since 1986 has brought some stability and economic growth. Uganda has become a model to the rest of the world for reducing the spreading of HIV. The national prevalence rate for HIV dropped from 12 percent in the early 1990’s to 4.1 percent in 2003. This is largely a result from teaching abstinence and faithfulness in marriage. We will be meeting with the president and other political leaders to discuss micro financing and ways to empower the people. This is a result of Gene meeting with the Ugandan Minister of Finances and the Ugandan Ambassador.
Pray that God will give us wisdom and strategies to share for Uganda’s future. Thursday morning’s meeting will be with, General Caleb Akandwanaho, the Minister of State for Micro Finance, in the afternoon we will be meeting with the Minister of Planning & Economic Development. We will be meeting with President Museveni on Frida. Most likely, I won’t be able to have internet access, out of the 28 million people who live in Uganda only 200 thousand have internet service. I will write updateds daily but I may not be able to post them until we come back from Uganda.
As Gene was praying for Uganda the Lord gave him Isaiah 32:15-18. This passage describes the Lord pouring out his spirit…the wilderness becoming a fruitful land…justice and righteousness and peace being restored. The word Gene continually received was the “garden”. At one time Uganda was called the Garden Spot of Africa, but during the dictatorial regime of Idi Amin it became a desolate place, with much persecution and is considered one of the poorest countries in the world. Life expectancy at birth remains low at around 49 years. The rule of Yoweri Museveni since 1986 has brought some stability and economic growth. Uganda has become a model to the rest of the world for reducing the spreading of HIV. The national prevalence rate for HIV dropped from 12 percent in the early 1990’s to 4.1 percent in 2003. This is largely a result from teaching abstinence and faithfulness in marriage. We will be meeting with the president and other political leaders to discuss micro financing and ways to empower the people. This is a result of Gene meeting with the Ugandan Minister of Finances and the Ugandan Ambassador.
Pray that God will give us wisdom and strategies to share for Uganda’s future. Thursday morning’s meeting will be with, General Caleb Akandwanaho, the Minister of State for Micro Finance, in the afternoon we will be meeting with the Minister of Planning & Economic Development. We will be meeting with President Museveni on Frida. Most likely, I won’t be able to have internet access, out of the 28 million people who live in Uganda only 200 thousand have internet service. I will write updateds daily but I may not be able to post them until we come back from Uganda.
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