Thank you for praying for our Easter services!!! God answered prayer in a big way. The kids & adults enjoyed this wonderful day, & God was glorified!!! Thank you for your continued interest & support. We praise God for what He is doing in the lives of the children at the Calo Me Lare orphanage & the surrounding community. We estimate there were about 75 adults and 250 children on Easter Sunday!!!
Dennis took this picture of our Prayer Walk. Bi-weekly on
Thursdays the moms, children & I take a prayer walk around the orphanage
grounds. We only walk about 20 minutes. Each child grabs the hand of a mom or I
and we start walking & praying. Most of the children do not pray out loud
yet, but the moms all do. We hope the kids will take part more as we continue
walking every other week. We pray from a
specific prayer list, committing different areas of the grounds &
ministries to the Lord in prayer.
We now have 64 children & there are two more homes under
construction. When they are finished & children who have lost their parents
are found we will add 16 more children. We expect this to take place this
summer.
Praise the Lord, this week Dennis & I were able to
get our special pass to continue serving here another three months without
having to leave the country to renew our visas. Thank you for praying about
that. Project Hope also received their NGO (Non-Government Organization)
renewal, so we are full of praise to God for working in those ways as well.
Dennis has been working hard, planting vegetables in our
backyard & at CML. Yesterday we left early in the morning & planted
Gnuts (peanuts) & pumpkin seeds with the children. “Digging” (gardening) is
what many people do for a living. We want the kids to learn to “dig” so they
will have that to fall back on when they are adults. The kids really enjoyed it
and many of them already knew how to do it. Children start working early here
in Uganda.
Five of our kids performed a short drama in Children’s
Church today. They performed really well. When we rehearsed yesterday I asked
if any of them would like to pray, and one of the boys said, “Yes.” Then he
prayed a very simple & profound prayer, asking God to help them. I was so thankful to God for this step of
faith on his part.
We continue to walk by faith ourselves, knowing God has
us here for His purpose. Romans 8:28: And
we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who
have been called according to His purpose.
Blessings,
Dennis & Margie
