Uganda – Street Kids

Posted on July 16, 2009

We went to a street kids home called Save Street today. Moving. Conditions are poor; spirits are rich. Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God. Some days they don’t get a meal, but they are happy, learning the gospel, and in school. They did traditional dances for us, we took pictures, played games, I gave a short message. We sang with them and prayed over them. Sweet children without parents. The pioneer of Save Street, Innocent, was a street kid years ago and chooses to still live with them. Such love and commitment to the gospel. Amazing.

On top of all that, they are starting a church on the premises that reaches out to the surrounding community. Remarkable. They need prayer, financial support, and encouragment. Thank God ACL sent us here. THe team is loving Uganda well, and being changed by all of this. Thank you all.

Pray for our pastoral training and evangelistic visits over the next four days in remote villages.

WIth you in the Gospel,

Jonathan

Mission to Uganda

Posted on July 13, 2009

Austin City Life is sending a team of five to Uganda tomorrow. We will be training church planters and working with orphans and street kids. Although some of us have traveled quite a bit, none of us have been to Africa, much less Uganda. We expect to learn a lot from the kids and the adults, Christians and pastors. We also hope to forge a long-term partnership with an orphanage and church there. We also have partners here in the U.S.:

We are partnering with Acts 29 on the field by connecting with J.D. Senkbile, Africa          Director for Acts 29. The international mission of Acts 29 is expanding significantly. We are glad we get to be a part of this very important part of God’s Mission.

We are partnering with DGM to take theological resources to under-trained pastors in rural areas. DGM generously donated about 600 books.

I serve on the board of H.E.L.P. and we hope to partner with them to promote long-term orphan care.

Austin City Life Newsletter

Posted on July 10, 2009

Here is our latest Quarterly ACL newsletter. If you’d like to receive these by email, just leave your email address in the comments as follows: jonathandodsonATyahoo.com. We’d be happy to put you on the list. We hope these stories are encouraging!

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