God Continues to be at Work!

Dear Friends,

Thank you so much for your prayers concerning our mission team's need for a flight home. We are truly grateful to God as He answered our request in the midst of a very challenging situation. There has been a lot of scrambling and time on the phone, but all has worked out. They will be traveling on June 2nd and 3rd, the original travel dates.

All continues to go so well concerning the ministry. Again, God is hearing your prayers. Word is that the team is doing great and they are being used mightily by God to accomplish His purposes. Amen!!!

• Sixteen more men and women in prison accepted Christ yesterday and have already begun the discipleship program. Three of them are muslim woman. One said that she was thankful that she was in prison because that is where she heard the truth.

• Ten people accepted Christ today during the distribution of food. This happened in one of the poorest sections of town. One of the ladies, Sarah, prayed to receive Christ and then broke her pipe and handed it over to Douglas. She gave him her drugs as well. The ladies on the team gave her a Bible and request that you especially pray for her as she will be going through withdrawal. May God help her overcome all obstacles and grow in her new faith.

• The team visited one of the high schools today. They had a wonderful time. They participated in the discipleship program, played soccer with the students, and had some good one-on-one time. Kathy even had the opportunity to lead one student to Christ.

Tomorrow is the big day at DiDi's World, Uganda's only amusement park. The team will be picking up all 42 children and then head out for the time of their lives. I can only imagine the smiles on the children's faces as they ride a merry-go-round for the first time. Later, in the evening, the team will be attending a Saturday night church service with the university students. Rusty will be speaking and other team members will be sharing testimonies and songs. We so much appreciate your prayers for this time.

Thank you for lifting up the following petitions:

• Lord, I pray that you would be with all the men, women, boys, and girls who have just made decisions to follow You. Please grow them and help them to become strong. I pray that You would especially be with Sarah and give her strength to overcome her addictions. Lord, may you be her Abba and make her so strong.
• Please Lord, continue to give each team member strength and joy for the new day. May they continue to put you at the center of everything.
• I pray that You would give the team perfect unity in all they do, and not a trace of negativity would be found within them. Please be with their families at home and continue to give them all peace about their time apart.
• O Lord, may this be a magical day in the lives of the children and Mama Mary, and may every team member reap the benefit of sharing in their excitement. Thank you for letting them go to DiDi's World. May every child have the time of their lives.
• I pray that all would have thankful hearts, and ultimately, when the day is over, the children would know that this day is a result of YOUR goodness to them.
• Please be with Rusty as he speaks to the university students in the evening. I pray that you would use him as your voice in their midst. Please use all the team members as they reach out and love on the students whether it be through a testimony, song, or hugs.

Again, we are so thankful for you!

Betty Jo