Worship at Watoto Central

Sunday saw us drive with Vincent (KCM Board member) to the centre of Kampala to Watoto Central church.

The service commenced with singing at 9am sharp.

I understand the final song of the 7am service becomes the first song of the 9am service. Similarly, the final song of the 9am service becomes the first song of the 11am service. This pattern continues for the 5 services each Sunday.

After a bracket of 4 songs, the worship leader introduced the Senior Pastor who led us through communion and a time of self examination (the elements were passed down each aisle respectively).

After the announcements (in the form of a high-tech presentation on the 20+ metre screen) 3 ladies sang a song
while the collection was taken for the tithes and gifts of the people.

As Sunday was World AIDS Day, the Senior Pastor spoke about the ABC of AIDS prevention:
A - Abstain from sex until married
B - Be faithful with your partner within marriage
C - Christ is the answer.

The pastor gave some interesting statistics:
1. Uganda used to have the highest percentage of people with AIDS in the world - over 20% of the population.
2. This percentage dropped until it reached a little over 5% (due to the adoption of ABC).
3. The percentage has started to rise again (due to a lack of support for the ABC of AIDS prevention).
4. As a Christian community we need to actively promote the ABC of AIDS prevention and befriend individuals who we know are HIV AIDS+ and share with them the message of salvation.

Following an opportunity to respond to the call of Christ, the service finished with a song.

After walking outside I met up with Winnie, one of the 7 passengers on my trip to Gulu.

Sonia and the children returned to the Jesus House with Vincent while I travelled to Gulu.