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Uganda Journal Day 9 – January 10th
Because it was the last day of the conference, we spent an extended time, after the normal morning of preaching and worship, of hearing the different church teams present songs.
Eric McAllister was still sick with a fever. That evening, when we got back to the guesthouse, he was feeling well enough to come outside, so Isaac gathered the team around for some time to just worship together. Eric led us in a cappella worship, and we sang all the songs that were too hard to translate or too slow for the Kiburara congregation, but meant and ministered so much to us. We stood as group out in the yard and sang as the sun set, and the workers at the guest home paused in their preparations for dinner to stand and listen to us. It was one of the most meaningful moments on the trip to simply pause after a day of serving God and quietly worship Him. We felt completely refreshed. After singing four or five songs, we gathered around Eric to pray for healing, and then, for the first time in days, he came down and ate dinner with us in the common room.
Most evenings, after dinner, many of us would play cards… and some of us would play pranks. Courtney Ricucci and Casey Somerville had a good time pranking most of the guys, rigging up their mosquito netting and putting hot sauce in their toothpaste. Feel free to ask Isaac what it feels like when you get Vicks Vapor Rub smeared on your deodorant.
Journal written by Dave and Casey Somerville. Pictures here and in the banner taken by Matt Wahl.