Peace Celebration

It is Sunday afternoon in Uganda.  We arrived in Soroti at 10:30 PM Saturday night after a 3,5 hour drive from the Nakayot Peace Village.  We had arrived at Nakayot on Thursday afternoon. Friday the two day celebration of the10th anniversary of the establishment of peace in Karamoja began with a reenactment of the trek that the Pian and Bokora tribes made from the homes to "no mans land". We met a large group from the Lomoruchubae that had begun walking to Nakayot and joined them on the final 4 miles of the trek.  There was lots of singing and dancing along the way.  Friday night we participated in an prayer and praise worship session that went until 2:30 in the morning. During that worship time 30 people trusted Christ as their Savior!
Saturday the all day celebration kicked off about 10 AM and concluded around 3 PM.  There were LOTS of speeches!!!!

Mike, from our team, got to share about our joy in being able to be a partner in the work going on in Karamoja.  EVERY speaker shared with the 1500 in attendance what a significant impact the churches from the USA were having on the people of Karamoja. We was a very emotional time for us. We give all the praise to God for allowing us to partner with Him there.  All 1500 were served a meal by CLIDE, our ministry partner in Uganda.  That was an amazing sight to see.

This morning (Sunday) we attended Rockview Baptist Church in Soroti.  John Witherow, Sunsets missionary to South Africa who had joined us on this trip preached. His message was enthusiastically received.

Tomorrow we begin our 24 hour journey home.  It has been a rich 3 weeks in Uganda.  We are humbled to be told how much we are loved here and how we are impacting and changing lives. It just doesn't get any better than this.  Thank you Jesus.