These past three weeks have been extremely busy, as usual.
Book Ministry is going well but always slower than I wish. We are teaching the first 6 books through Moses and The Exodus in several places. On Saturday, June 12, Henry, Timo, and I will travel to Jinja, about 4 1/2 hours away to the seminary to have a mini-workshop with pastors and distribute books. As they are busy with course work during the week, we will meet Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon with those who are interested in having the books for a resource. We have always been very well-received there by the pastor/students who are anxious to have teaching materials. We will leave Saturday morning at 8am and return sometime on Monday.
There was a problem in the printing of Book Seven, so it is being reprinted and should be ready end of next week. Book Eight is ready to be printed, also. We are trying to get reprints of The Creation; the printer at the University has made two attempts, but there were many errors and they are trying once more.
We are getting great testimonies from those who are both teaching the books and learning from them.
At the fishing village on Tuesday, a Muslim woman invited one of the young men into her home to teach her. We are still sorting out the various challenges and trials in that village.
Children Ministry is keeping me busy. English Bible classes at the orphanage are going great. We are now in Luke 16. The reading is improving, the English is getting better, and I know that the Bible lessons on Jesus’s teachings that the children are reading will be life-changing. We have 18-20 on Tuesday and Thursdays. I am expecting more Bibles to arrive with a group coming June 23. Maybe soon, each student will have his own Bible. Sunday School continues to go well. We are studying the book series and learning many English songs. Two Sundays ago, I had 50 children ages 4-24!! What an exciting time that has become! This group was previously unreached in a Sunday School.
Chicken Project is over for now. The chickens stopped laying eggs and we were only feeding them. We sold them for a good price and hope to be able to start up again with new chicks in the near future. The children are definitely missing the eggs and we are sorry for that loss of much-needed protein.
Pig Project is still on hold. We are waiting for funds and a suitable place to house the pigs.
Vegetable Garden is supplying the children with fresh beans, cassava, and sweet potatoes–all welcome changes in mealtimes. We also have Irish potatoes and eggplants planted.
New Dining Hall will hopefully get up or at least off to a good start when a volunteer team of 8 arrives in 10 days from University of Texas! They are willing to help construct and paint and we are hoping to make much progress with their assistance.
There is certainly no shortage of work that can be done here to nurture the Soul, Body, and the Mind. Thank you for your prayers and support and encouragement.
What a busy, productive time. And you still found time to do this update–it's great to hear what you are doing.