Nov. 13^th, 2011

Hello everyone,

Wow, it is amazing how things can change in a matter of a day or so. Lyle and I will NOT be going to the Sudan. The team wanted to extend their stay up there for a day or so longer and we didn't have the flexibility next week to comply. So we were able to change our flight to leave here on Tues. instead of Friday. Please continue to pray for this group of 3 who still feel they are to head up into the south of Sudan.

We were able to attend a church here in the area today and Lyle, because we were guests, was the speaker. It was wonderful to hear what God had to say through him. We have been in Nairobi now for 6 days and it is a very metropolitan city, very unlike Kampala. As the pastor drove us to his church, he kindly picked us up, he left Nairobi and headed to a more rural area and the little kiosks and peddlers started reappearing on the road side like it was all through Uganda. I just gasp and exclaimed "Oh Lyle I have missed this, it is like Uganda!!" It was so good to get the affirmation of where God wants us. We have enjoyed our time here and made several new friends, brothers and sisters in the Lord, but we are very thankful to have God clearly let us know that His will for us was not heading to South Sudan. We both had the opportunity this last few days to really be willing to live John 12:23-26, the gist of which is not caring for our life in this world and keeping it for eternity. In this passage Jesus clearly says that anyone who wants to be His disciple MUST follow Him because His servants Must be where He is. That has been our cry to Him, oh Lord wherever you want us, we are willing to be. Oh we are so grateful to Him that He wants to guide us and give us the most amazing life. Lyle is counting pills and bagging them up for the refugees in the Sudan as I write. Thank you all again for being willing to pray for us, our love for our Lord Jesus has just grown deeper and deeper and the vision of what He wants for us in Uganda has taken some clarity. Again, without intercession by other parts of Christ's body, I am not sure how smooth this would have been. So again thank you!!!

Lyle speaking....Our time here is coming to a close. It is hard to believe that we have only one more day in Africa. It is so strange to me how time can seem so long, then when it’s time to leave it seems as if I had just arrived. Just a personal observation, I know some may not see it the same way :-) When we asked if we could go to church with our friend I had no idea the outcome would be me speaking! Fortunately God is faithful and provided a topic and the Lord used Ingrid and the Pastor afterword to really bring some points home. There are lots of other stories to tell, so we look forward to seeing you all again. Through all this time both of us have seen God's absolute faithfulness and we have reassuringly heard His voice throughout the trip.

As Ingrid said, thank you so much for your prayers and please continue to pray for our final day here and our travel home. We have no idea what God has in store and it's not time to assume the trip is over.

Love to all of you,

Lyle and Ingrid