Because He Lives

Because He Lives

I can face tomorrow

Because He lives

All fear is gone 

Because I know 

He holds the future

And life is worth the living

Just because He lives

Yesterday we experienced our first real Ugandan church service.  We walk into loud, joyful, singing with dancing and lots of energy.  The church was packed and we walked in the back and there were no more seats, but then the ushers took the mzungus up to the very front and brought us a bench to sit on.  The music was my favorite part of the whole service.  The first song they sang was in Luo which is the language they speak here but after that they sang Because He Lives.  There was no holding back with the people at this church.  It was loud and powerful.  I thought it was cool that they sang this because this song became one of my favorites after David Crowder sang it at passion this past year and then I got his cd and this song is on there as well.  It is such a great song!  We are nothing without Christ.  It is because of him that we are alive.  Christ does not need us, we need him!

Today we were able to go to the land that will one day be Abaana's Hope and see the progress that has been made in the past two months since they bought the land.  It is about a 45 minute drive from Matt and Jamie's house in Gulu just because of how bad the roads are along the way.  It was a very rough ride dodging potholes and swerving to try to take the smoothest path possible.  We were able to see what all was being done and the plans that they have for the area.  It was very cool being able to see the very beginning stages of this ministry, knowing that it will turn into something so great in just a few years!  They have cleared a good bit of the land and have started growing crops.  A boar hole should be coming in soon and once they have water, the first building will start to be constructed.  God is being glorified through this ministry in every way!  We can begin to pray over the children who will be living in the homes here!