3 out of 5

Today our team took a tour of two college campuses here in Kampala. Some members of our team have backgrounds in college ministry, so it was encouraging to hear the incredible things God is doing at these schools. Kampala International University has a college ministry that started only 4 years ago, but now has over 600 students involved according to the leader of it, a Kenyan named Kennedy. He said that about half of them came to Christ in college! And these are students mostly from African countries outside of Uganda who will, for the majority, return to their home countries (and take the Gospel with them).

We later travelled to Muyenga, a wealthier part of Kampala, to share the Gospel with the residents of this gated community and hand out Bibles. It felt a little "Jehovah's Witness" to me, but the results were worth it. All of the houses have a guard that stands right inside the gate, and many residents weren't home, so there were a lot of guards that heard the Gospel today! A guard named Edward told me, after hearing the Gospel for what was probably the first time, that he would go home tonight and pray for salvation! And me and Steph Jones spoke with a mechanic walking by about the Gospel, and at the end we asked if he thought he needed Jesus. "But.... I am Muslim," he replied. I asked how a Muslim gets to Heaven, and he said by their 5 pillars, but he was only able to name 3. I asked if he upheld those 3 and he said no. We then talked about sin and grace for a little longer and gave him a Bible. We later passed him on the street, but he barely noticed us because he was reading the Bible while he was walking! These people are so thirsty for Truth, it's amazing. The false religions here don't seem to have a very tight grip on the Ugandans-- most have a nominal faith at best--so the depth and weight of the Gospel has a powerful way of captivating its listeners. Please be in prayer for our team as we head to the opposite end of the spectrum tomorrow--the slums of Kampala, where I hear we'll encounter many homeless AIDS victims. Thanks for praying! Jeremy