“Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.” Joshua 1:7
Many of you may not know that I am now back in Uganda! Though the Ugandan airport is likely to remain closed to commercial flights through the end of the year, I flew home on a repatriation flight from Washington DC. Uganda has become home to me after the 25 years of serving here, of which 21 years has been with HUM. The words “be strong and courageous” have always been there in my mind and heart, keeping the Lord’s commands of loving the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and loving our neighbors as we love ourselves. I am very happy to be here, though I am in quarantine for 14 days, which was expected! The Lord has always been with me – and as it says in Joshua 1:5, he will never leave us or forsake us, and He has never.
It has been a strange time, one that should be a concern to all of us, especially as Christians. I had a lot of time to pray while I was in the States, spent more time than usual in the Word of God and thinking about many things. Most of you know I arrived in America the day before the flights from Europe were closed and I had my surgery done the day before the hospitals closed to all cases except life and death situations. I thank God that my wrist was worked on and is working now. I still do therapy every day, and now on my shoulder as well. I request your prayers as I continue the work of the Lord.