When we arrived at Kyampisi this morning (Sunday) Peter asked me to take his car and pick up Nalongo from her home. She was so excited when she saw the car pull up outside her home as she's not able to walk to church as it's too far. As I was leaving I noticed her neighbour, Deo, and invited him to come to church next week. He agreed.
Church had already started when Nalongo and I arrived. The congregation were fully engaged in singing vibrant praise to the Lord. After some time, Peter welcomed visitors, initially locals, then us as a family. After being introduced I spoke briefly about us all being one in Jesus and that we were very excited about being a part of the team at KCM.
One of the highlights of the service was the item by the Kyampisi Children's Choir. The choir, consisting of about twenty five children, sing with such clarity and enthusiasm (not that dissimilar to the Watoto Children's Choir).
Peter preached from Leviticus 25, especially verses 8-13 where we read about the Year of Jubilee. He spoke about the importance of personal holiness and forgiveness and atonement with each other and with God, especially at this time in the history of Uganda. He also challenged us to take this time for personal renewal and seeking a deeper understanding of God's purpose for our life. He linked all this to the 50 years of Independence celebrations that Uganda will celebrate this week, October 9. He also honoured those in attendance who were 50 years or more in age.
Peter also tied in the verse from 2 Peter where Paul writes that 'we are a royal priesthood and a holy nation - a people belonging to God who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light'. He also encouraged us to claim the authority we have as Christians to declare liberty to the people of Uganda.
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