WOW it’s been a couple crazy weeks over here in the wild, wild west. Well westish, more like eastish, okay mostly like the wild east Africa. Almost two weeks ago The Earwickers and I hoped a bus to the bordering country Kenya. We took the short little 25hour bus ride over the low planes of Uganda through the high mountains of Kenya over the most “amazing” roads I’ve personally ever experienced to a town called Meru. Our trip to Meru was six days. During our time in Meru we taught, lead worship, did nightly crusades and played lots with little kids which I seem to have a full time ministry of over here in Africa. I am convinced that you can be anyone’s friend in Africa if you only have a camera and some hard candy. I think there is nothing more the Africans enjoy more than these two things; oh and the Holy SpiritJ

After our 25hour return trip back from Kenya on the bus, we were a bit rushed for time getting to the airport to catch a flight down to Rwanda. After a 25hour bus ride and an insane taxi van ride to Entebbe lasting more than two hours we finally arrived at Entebbe airport to find we had missed our check in time by less than three min; and the airport had just giving away our seats. A bit tuckered out from travel we just stood there for quite some time in the empty lobby of the less than busy airport with less than four flights going out a day. Looking at a few worn out and beaten down travelers I was finally able to convince them to go sit down and have a soda in a little restaurant atop the airport. After a bit of rest we got another taxi and went home for the night. The next day we left a lot earlier and made our flight the following day to Rwanda.

Through a friend of Brent’s parents we were invited to go and spend three days in Rwanda with a team of investors from the states. The team was lead by a pastor of nine years from Saddleback Church CA. Many of the team was Christian however a few weren’t. The team from the states was part of an organization called Maui Millionaire. In the group were authors, founders of large businesses in the US and millionaire investor from all over the world. This was a big deal for the Rwandan government. Because of the genocide of 1994 the country had been ripped apart and one of the biggest hopes for Rwanda now is rich people to put money back into the country. So while we were there we met many of the government leaders and had dinner with the governor and the team was even able to meet the President of Rwanda. More importantly than all that however, we were put up in the nicest hotel in the country. Now because we were a day late, the hotel was short on room; so in an attempt to get us rooms the Earwickers ended up in the top presidential sweet; literally the nicest room in the entire country of Rwanda. Blessing of the Lord, I also got a pretty nice room with a hot shower and as many free sodas and food as I wanted. The food was the best I’ve ever eaten in my life anywhere. So after all it turned into a very refreshing time after a crazy week in the mountains of Kenya.

While there we were blessed to get many God connections and open doors with pastors in the country. It was over all an amazing experience.

Now we’re back in our home country of Uganda and trying to get back in the swing of things. Over all we’re all happy and refreshed and ready to hit it hard again soon. Trying to get back to the islands soon to see my orphans and love on the islanders a bit. Love you all and we’ll keep in touch.

Blessings. Seth a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Off and away!

Hey just wanted ya’ll to know I’ll be on my way to Kenya tomorrow for a week and then off to Rwanda for almost another week so I don’t think that I’ll be around internet for somewhere close to two weeks. If I don’t respond to you for a while I apologize but when I get back I’ll have some mad updates and pictures for ya’ll.

Be praying for Brent and Verge and myself as we travel and minister all over Africa over the next few weeks. Pray for favor with God and man; open doors and many salvations; true disciples to be born and encouraged as we go. Love you my friends and family and will talk again soon. Blessings.

Seth a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The lost will be found.

Mucoma Yeba Zibaway, Praise the Lord for His goodness and never ending kindness toward His children, From generation to generation His mercies never fail us.

The young man Bruce that I wrote about in one of my blogs has now given his life to the Lord. Coming from an Islamic family and an abusive stepmother; God has once again faithfully rescued His elect out of the hands of the enemy. Bruce is eighteen years old and now that he is of legal age he has made the personal commitment to become a follower of Jesus Christ.

Over Easter weekend Bruce went home to his village to visit his family; to find that his cruel stepmother was dying from a horrible disease. Bruce although being saved for only a few days, had taken the Bible we had given him and been faithfully reading through the gospel of John. Seeing how God worked many unusual miracles through the hand of the disciples; Bruce began to preach to his family about becoming born again and giving their lives to Jesus Christ. He also spoke to his stepmother about the power of God being demonstrated through healing. His mother wouldn’t allow him to pray and his family didn’t convert their lives to Christ; but God has done a mighty work in Bruce and that is the greatest miracle of all. Bruce is a very persistent man with a great desire to learn and grow in the things of the Lord. Brent and I meet with Bruce a few times a week now and are teaching him many things of the gospel. He always comes with many questions and is ready to learn and change.

I believe that there are many people just like Bruce who are ripe and ready for harvest everywhere in the world. If we will take the time to slow down from our routine of life and look for the divine opportunities in the everyday.

Lord burn eternity on our eyes, let us never grow cold to the lost around us, May our eyes stay focused on the things that matter. The kingdom we can build for ourselves will never compare to the Kingdom that the Lord Jesus is allowing us to be a part of, if we only take our eyes off ourselves. Naked I came into this world and naked I will return, The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord.

Bussi Island

So I just got back from a week on the great islands of Lake Victoria. The amazing Earwickers and I headed off a little over a week ago to an orphanage on Bussi Island. We spent our time every day wearing ourselves out playing with 160 orphan kids. Over the week we did a Vacation Bible School with the kids. It was lots of fun but a bit difficult considering that these kids are up every day without fail at 5:00am for an hour long worship and prayer meeting that they lead themselves. The oldest child at the orphanage was fourteen however most of them are between six and ten. Every day at five they are up for a child lead Spirit filled hour long time with Jesus; and every night at seven they have another hour and a half worship and prayer service that they lead on their own. The little kids on this island put just about any Christian I’ve ever met to shame with their devotion, dedication, passion and love for the Lord Jesus. We went there to teach them and learned more by far then we taught. During our stay on the island we saw and help plant a new church and see seventy nine people get saved and baptized. Taught the kids how to fish and fly kites, gave away lots of hard candy and sang many songs around a large bonfire. It was the time of my life…

P.S. if you want to see many new pictures just go to the picture update link and see it all for yourself.

Bussi Island

So I just got back from a week on the great islands of Lake Victoria. The amazing Earwickers and I headed off a little over a week ago to an orphanage on Bussi Island. We spent our time every day wearing ourselves out playing with 160 orphan kids. Over the week we did a Vacation Bible School with the kids. It was lots of fun but a bit difficult considering that these kids are up every day without fail at 5:00am for an hour long worship and prayer meeting that they lead themselves. The oldest child at the orphanage was fourteen however most of them are between six and ten. Every day at five they are up for a child lead Spirit filled hour long time with Jesus; and every night at seven they have another hour and a half worship and prayer service that they lead on their own. The little kids on this island put just about any Christian I’ve ever met to shame with their devotion, dedication, passion and love for the Lord Jesus. We went there to teach them and learned more by far then we taught. During our stay on the island we saw and help plant a new church and saw seventy nine people get saved and baptized. Taught the kids how to fish and fly kites, gave away lots of hard candy and sang many songs around a large bonfire. It was the time of my life…

P.S. if you want to see many new pictures just go to the picture update link and see it all for yourself.