History tells us that land is a precious commodity. Wars have been waged over ownership of it and people have died fighting to preserve it. The land where the Baptist house sits is at the center of a land dispute. Last Friday we were told to leave the property and we did. This week Jerry and a colleague from Uganda have been in meeting after meeting with city officials and traditional heads trying to resolve the dispute.
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| Our current home away from home -- away from home! |
Seven years ago, Baptists signed a 25 year agreement to use the property. And, while it is a complicated and winding story, suffice to say that other people now own the property and are not willing to accept the contract that was signed those years ago. So this tent has been our home away from home -- away from home for the past week. It isn't terrible, we have running water, electricity from a generator, and internet, which is how I'm able to write this post. However, the situation is distracting us from our main objective which is to research the land. We were hoping the house would be our home base, a place we could go out from, and return back to; but so far it has been the object which has taken our time and attention away from the main thing. We would ask that you join us in praying for wisdom in this land agreement situation. The land is the Lord's and He will use it as He pleases. Pray that we would be a light and a testimony of God's grace and patience as we deal with the situation.
