Trumpets are fantastic instruments. Some of my best friends in High School played the trumpet.
And they played them well!
Trumpets can be jazzy, melodic, mournful, powerful and LOUD!
From my friend Kristine, I read this on trumpets today:
"I love the story in Nehemiah about the Jews rebuilding the wall in Jerusalem. ...Nehemiah told them, 'The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!' Neh. 4:19-20
You are standing along the wall in Uganda, and we are manning our post here in Tyler, TX. Even though we are widely separated along the wall, we are always listening for the sound of your trumpet, and we join you there in prayer. Our God will fight for us!..."
Today I sound the trumpet--a call to prayer for:
Three plots of land.
And the dreams of a small town church.
In Tooro culture, the purchase of land and any construction...are accompanied with an Expectation.
Many Batooro people believe that land is controlled by spirits.
Spirits of ancestors who are buried there.
Spirits the owners and previous owners have appeased and called on for generations to allow the construction and inhabiting of the property.
This belief, while foreign to most Western mindsets, is a core belief for the people to whom we minister and serve with.
Early this week, Jeff, Ronald and Dick gathered in Advocate Chambers with lawyers to finalize the purchase of three plots of land.
The day after the purchase Jeff, Ronald and Dick along other leaders of our church gathered on the land to celebrate the conclusion of a very complicated purchasing process...
And to enter a Throne Room.
To ask our King. The One true God. The Lord of Lords. To reign supreme.
In our hearts, our World View, and our church family.
In an overt act of Faith, these 12 Ugandan men praised the One Who continues to challenge and transform their lives.
Not the spirits they have been taught to appease.
Will you pray with us?
That on this land a tabernacle will exist. A place to honor our King.
That no Golden Calf will misdirect our attention.
But that our worship and communion will honor HIm Who is Worthy.
Both now, and forevermore.
Please praise HIm too!
He has given us a great gift with this land.
We are so thankful!
To God be the Glory!
1 comment:
Great thoughts, Cheryl and Kristine! I love that we get to hear the trumpet sound from all the way over here in West Texas too and join you in prayer! What a blessing to have blogs!
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