the matts:

So yesterday I linked my blog to my friend Jade’s story about her dad getting saved at church here yesterday. He had never even stepped foot in a church before, and he asked Jesus into his heart during worship. Amazing, right? Well the devil thought so, too!

Last night our friend James (who is a Canadian fighting to bring his kids home from Uganda) took Jade, her dad, and me to a great restaurant about a 20 minute walk away. I am a klutz- like majorly… So walking through this city here is tough. There are pipes sticking out of the road, rocks, dust… a big ole’ accident waiting to happen… So it kept me walking slow and I was behind the crew during the whole walk to the restaurant. We had a super yummy, four course meal for $7.50. When we went to leave, I said the only way I was walking home was if Jade locked arms and walked with me the whole time. Thank God for that.

Halfway through the walk home, we were on the sidewalk and saw a boda (motorcycle) driver coming up on the sidewalk with his headlight off. Before I knew what happened, Jade was flying down and I caught air and slid on my right hip beside her. And then Jade’s dad, Howie, took off running! Apparently, the guy had tried to snatch Jade’s purse, but it was strapped across her chest and we were locked together, so I anchored her back. Poor Jade, that had to be so scary!! We were a little banged up and freaked out, but we are ok. Howie’s upset he couldn’t protect his little girl, and James felt terrible- he apologized like 7 times. He makes that walk home with people every Sunday night and has never had a problem- until now. I think next week I’ll take a cab home. Thank God I was attached to her, or that dude could have dragged Jade down that rocky, dusty road. Ouch!

Then a couple hours after we got home, I got hit with a major stomach bug. I have been so sick I thought I was going to die. Not really, but we like drama right? Anyway, the guest house manager made me some passion fruit juice b/c it was supposed to help, so I drank that and ate some bread. BAD IDEA. Finally I laid down b/c the room was spinning and the puke was rising, and I passed out for a couple hours. When I woke up, I felt better… But I won’t be eating anything for a while. The heat isn’t helping, and neither are the smells around here, but I’ll make it. Just keep praying…

Howie (Jade’s dad) is reading The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel- keep praying that God does a work in him through this trip, and that NO attack of the devil overtakes what God has already done in his heart…

And Moses is still doing great- we go in for medical testing Wednesday, so pray that all goes well. Also, please pray that Jade’s case speeds up a bit- she had some bumps in the road, but God is big!!