We are officially half way through our men's conferences!
Today we had 153 men show up for our conference which is an improvement over
last year's total. This group was older and more mature spiritually than the group in
Kampala which makes it even more meaningful. The men Man Up taught in Palissa
for the first time three years ago, are now pastors and leaders at their
respective churches where they are able to share what they learn with their
entire congregation. I spoke on spiritual leadership again with a strong focus on mentoring and relationships.
We also went through our prayer module today like we did last year and it was just as cool this year. My partner in prayer
was Pastor Samuel and his words of wisdom meant the absolute world to me. I put
him at the top of my list of men I respect.
This morning I went to the River of
God Church with Mitch and Eric. Unfortunately my talk didn't go very well due
to a translator issue (imagine thirty teenagers staring at me for 30 minutes
because they couldn't understand what I was saying).
The worship they have before church
is just incredible though. It's truly worship in every sense of the word. It
is so incredibly genuine. It is amazing to see the people's love for God. It was particularly powerful to witness their tithes and
offerings. We see the conditions these people live in and know that
every schilling has to be extremely valuable to them. But instead of worrying
about themselves first, the entire congregation got up and offered some amount of
money to support the church.
At first I was amazed at the progress of Pastor
Samuel's church/school but the more I think about it, who wouldn't want to get
behind this man and try to help in anyway they can? This man is a true leader
of men and he is on the front lines of God's battle daily. This area has significantly more Muslim people than the other places we visit but Samuel engages them in theological debates and converts people to Christianity. Despite the
threats from men in the community, Samuel proudly does God's work on a daily
basis.
Tomorrow, fellow man upper, Eric, and I will go speak to a high
school in the area. We are planning on elaborating on the Roman's road of
salvation before doing an altar call at the end. This will be a huge opportunity
for these young men to hear about Christ and mold them into future Christian
leaders. Pray for God to bless us with His words tomorrow! God bless. -T
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