Ongilai Church, Pallisa, Uganda

 I was privileged to speak at the newly built Ongilai Church on Sunday. I was warmly greeted by about 75 adults and as many youth and children. They danced and sang in worship, then sat quietly as I shared God's Word with them through my Interpreter, Simon. I talked to them about the importance of relationships, based on our relationship with Jesus Christ. I used Ephesians 4 and prompted them to "put off the old way of life" and "put on the new". They actively participated in THROWING OFF the anger, lies, bitterness, slander, etc and "pulling into their hearts" love, truth, forgiveness, kindness, encouragement, etc as they walked in Christ's love. We talked about the importance of the Holy Spirit's filling and how we get strength through being daily in the Word of God. As we finished, the Zonal Leader told me that they had a humble request: there was only ONE Bible in the church, the Pastor's. They said they would love to have a Bible where they could read it in their homes and promised to do that every day. At the end of the trip, I purchased 10 Bibles for them to share and read together. A blessed donor will reap the reward of that gift to these humble, hungry people.