Mercy Network

8-3-13

After breakfast, we stopped at ARM headquarters to discuss a few issues that arose, and then we went to an area called Kisubi near the Entebbe airport. There was a small church, called Life Transformation Church, who had some volunteer members working with Mercy Network to help hand out food and interpret for us. We weren’t in true slums, but were visiting the very poor and sick, people who were Catholics and hadn’t accepted Christ as their savior, people who needed a helping hand from the body of Christ. Sam, the chairman for the area was also there to thank us for coming.

Mercy Network works this way: they find 25 families in each of 12 locations. They deliver food 2 times a month for up to 1 year and then move on to other families so they don’t create dependance. They also help start pig farms and sewing businesses.

We split up into 4 groups and each group took 5-6 sacks of corn flour, sugar, protein porridge, and beans. We went into peoples homes, prayed for them and gave them the food.

My group was Brandon. Pastor Ken, and Ruth and Dan from the church.
First we went to Margarets’ home. She is 76 and a widow. She has taken in orphans and abandoned children. She has been very sick with Malaria and hasn’t had the strength to help the kids much lately. Please pray for her healing and protection for the kids so they don’t get it.

Next we visited Proscovia Namudu. She is a widow who is HIV+. When her husband died, he left her in a bad place. She came to live with her sister for 3 years, but she had nothing. Her sister died. She has taken in her 5 grandchildren and her sisters children, who’s parents are dead. She watches someone’s pigs for them to get money for rent and school fees. She speaks English pretty well, sings in church, and is believing God for her complete healing. She feels bad because everything she seems to put her hand to fails. She feels a demon may be following her around.

Rose is another widow who is HIV+. She has 2 kids and lives with her sister who has 8 kids. Her sister has a store and helps her when she is sick. She has converted from Catholicism. She has lost her job and needs another one as well as healing.

The last house we visited was of Olive and John. He is a boda boda driver and she cooks porridge at a school. They have 2 kids, Jovia and Rudi. She has not accepted Christ and is a Catholic. She asked us to pray for her mother, Specioza, who has a sickness that has caused her to not be able to walk for 2 years.

We saw some Taro plants and a bush the grows tiny berries that are like an eggplant.

We went downtown after that and had burgers/Mexican/fish and milkshakes at Java Café.

We saw Pastor Alex Mutagubyas' church, The City Church, which used to be Luzira Community Church, where they went over our schedule for Saturday. Then it was time for the first night of the crusade.

The crusade was located in an empty field where the community well is. Great location! People were coming and going for water the whole time and a lot stopped to listen. Brandon preached about how Mathew was the lowest of the low and Jesus called him and accepted him. Jeff and Isaac gave testimonies.