Thank you Lord for Your prescence here!

So, on a more serious note... I wanted to update everyone on what the Lord is doing in minsitry here in Uganda. Even though we have only been here 1 week, I have already seen some beautiful joys along with tearful sorrows.
The past 2 days we ministered at a place called Namuwengo, also called Stiwetto (sp?). This is where my heart overflowed with so many emotions! Namuwengo is the poorest area of Kampala. Most of the people that live there are refugees that have fled from Northern Uganda or other war torn areas. It is so hard emotionally for me to accept that there are people that have so little. Physically, many of them truly are suffering.
Yesterday (Sat.) was an emotional struggle for me. But after seeing the things we saw, how easy for me to only be struggling emotionally. We met a lady........ Her husband past away 4 years ago from AIDS and left her with 7 children to take care of by herself. And she herself also has the disease. In the past, she has walked to a place that gave her medicine, but lately she has been too weak to make the journey. When we passed her on the path, tears were streaming down her face. We stopped and asked if we could talk with her. She took us to her home, where we sat and spoke with her, with the help of our translator.

It was a DIVINE ENCOUNTER!! To make a long story short..... the holy spirit really worked...and this woman accepted Jesus into her heart with tears streaming down her face!! It was so amazing, because we saw through her story how God had been preparing her heart for this moment. Her mother (though she lives in another village---not in walking distance) is a christian and had already tried to share with her. It was the most beautiful moment that I have had since I have been here. I just prayed in my head throughout the encounter, for her and her situation. Praise our God that this woman now has eternal peace and hope!!!! Even though this life is a struggle for her, and painful, it is a temporary struggle. Eternally, she now has a life with Jesus Christ.
It is HHHAAAARRRDDD to see these types of situations. It is hard to have my eyes opened to such extreme pain and suffering. However, I am so thankful that God is using me as a vessel to bring Hope. I am not worthy to even speak His name, yet yesterday, he allowed me to be a part of changing eternity for one of his children.
Please be in prayer for this woman. Though we aren't exactly sure of her name, God knows who she is. She is our new sister in Christ and she needs all that we can give her through prayer.