We started ministry this week! We have spent the last two days in a slum called Nabutiti and in a couple different local high schools. It has been amazing to see God working through us and in us. In Nabutiti, we were able to lead several people to Christ and give food to some of the more needy families. It’s easy with the kids. They are immediately best friends with us “mzungus” just because of our white skin. The adults are obviously a little more difficult to talk to. Most of them speak Luganda and very little English, so even with an interpreter, the language barrier makes it difficult. We’ve had the opportunity to talk and pray with many people sharing the gospel. I’ve had some great conversations.
Today, Erika, Sheri, and I were with a few of the university students and Pastor Ronald from the church in Nabutiti as our interpreter. We talked to a Muslim woman named Miriam who was busy peeling bananas with an impressively large knife in preparation for her family’s lunch. We talked to her for a few minutes about our personal experiences of Jesus’ love, and she was very receptive and interested. We stayed and talked with her for around 10 or 15 minutes and the whole time you could see the wheels turning. By the time we left, she was still feeling that she needed more time in making this huge, life-changing decision. Even still, we walked away knowing that God is working in her heart. She graciously and sincerely thanked us for coming and talking to her, and Pastor Ronald will follow up with her in the coming days and weeks.
The last couple days of ministry have been packed full of good stories that we look forward to sharing with you all when we get home, but for now it’s definitely time for sleep. We love and miss you all!

-Lena