rooting and fruiting. ha!

Hello family and friends. We have no water again today, but besides that, things are going well here. We went to the ministry house for prayer and worship. They insisted that I play guitar with them, even though I didn’t know most of the songs. It was really funny trying to guess what was going on! After worship, Carole introduced a more focused mission.

The following story is NOT coincidental. In May, I felt led to this passage in Isaiah 37:31-32, which says, “And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. For out of Jerusalem shall go out a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.” I thought it sounded cool, but I really didn’t know what it meant for me. About a month later, I felt led to 2 Kings 19:30-31, which happens to say, “And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. For out of Jerusalem shall go out a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.” SAME VERSES!

After experiencing a season of feeling like I was barely surviving, I began to take root in God. Before I left, I wrote Pam a letter talking about these verses and about how I feel like it is my time to bear fruit upward while I will be in Gulu. Little did I know that this was Carole’s new vision! She stood up and spoke about taking spiritual root in God so that Favor of God can grow upward and bear fruit. It was really exciting to hear. It seems like everything I do here is getting confirmed. I just feel like God is continually telling me that I am right where He wants me to be. It is so cool to actually feel confident about this for once!