Goodbye for 9 weeks, Uganda! Today we concluded our time here worshipping with our church family. As we pulled into the parking lot we could our brother’s and sister’s African voices singing. Tears began to well up in my eyes. I’ve been dreaming of this moment. We greeted the congregation and thanked them for fasting and praying for Ezra. They cheered as we shared that Ezra has been seizure free since his surgery. “Children die from this very thing here”, friends shared. Pastor James led the congregation in a very moving time of prayer for all the children in the world who suffer from epilepsy. To our delight the choir had prepared a special song for us, ‘Just A Closer Walk With Thee’. We laughed in delight! It was beautiful! In true African fashion, Nathan preached for one hour. After he finished, Pastor James said, “It’s over?! I thought you were just getting started!” We were very touched following the service when dozens of people took time to greet us personally. One Ugandan said, “it’s no longer time for goodbye, just say ‘see you soon’”. So Uganda, see you soon.
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