We started our Sunday like every other Sunday, with The Fields Church at the Y. As we prayed for the nations just like normal, we prayed specifically for the people of Uganda, Joel and Jill Skinner, and Mark Vickers and I (Bryan Sloan) because we would be leaving for Uganda immediately after our worship gathering. We grabbed a bite of food with our family and said our goodbyes, which never gets easier, in fact…harder. It makes me think about how hard it must have been for Jesus to leave his Father and home on the greatest mission trip ever taken. It wasn’t easy, but he was willing. We want to have the same attitude in missions now as we follow Christ’s example!
We made it all the way to the Matoke Inn AIM guest house in Kampala Uganda without any hiccups. One new experience we had was watching everyone from our airline get screened for Ebola when we arrived in Uganda. Medical professionals were taking temperature readings from every person and asking a few diagnostic questions to prevent the spread of Ebola into other countries. I guess Mark and I looked healthy enough or they were tired at the end of the line, cause they simply called me and him over, stamped our paper, and sent us on our way!
We are hoping to catch a little sleep and then will make our trip to our final destination tomorrow morning by car. It should be another eye opening experience if we will look through the lenses of Jesus and see people as he saw them. That’s what we are here for isn’t it? That’s what your praying for isn’t it? That we would see the nations through a few and disciple a few to reach the nations! God help us!