September 1 God Answers Prayers

I want to take some time today to tell you of two wonderful men who are part of my very small class.  In fact, at this point in time, they are my class, but they are more than enough to tell us that this is where God wanted us to be right now.  It has been far more than a meeting of minds.  We have shared our hearts with them and they with us, both within the class and in many conversations outside of the class.  They are truly men of God.  Both M. and W. are Pastors within the PAGU.  One serves closer to where we are the other in an area to the north which takes about 4 hrs to reach.  It is our hope and intent to spend one Sunday with each of them and the people they serve.  

I believe both of them are men of real influence.  Perhaps not the type we first think about, the movers and shakers within the power structure of the church.  These are the type of men than truly aim to serve God by reaching the hearts of people.  They do not pedal the gospel for personal gain or glory.  They truly desire to speak and live the word in such a way that people are set free to love and serve our Lord Jesus.  These are the type of people I prayed I would teach and God has answered that prayer in a way greater than I could image.  Perhaps not in quantity but in quality.  I even thank God for the fact that due to a conflict of schedule my other student was no longer able to be a part of the class.  His absence has made the interaction of the three of us even more rich.

Before we came on this trip we selected the text from Romans 1:11-12 that you find at the top of this blog.  These words have been fulfilled in many ways but especially by sharing with these two men.  The stories they share within our class and outside of the class have so filled our lives with a deeper and richer understanding of our God and his word.  They read the word and experience God from a very, very different perspective than we do.  This has added so much to our understanding as our reading and understanding of God and his word has added to theirs.  Together we have been mutually encouraged by one another’s faith.  What a blessing.

There are others who have touched our lives deeply and we thank God for each one of them and for their willingness to share their journey with us and allowing us to share our journey with them.  I would like to share so much with you about each of them but somehow I believe that would be a violation of the trust they have placed in us as they have shared with us.  If you would like to know these wonderful people than you too must seek them out.

I will leave you with one request that comes from M. and W.  Please pray for the people of Uganda and for this nation that they will see the hand of God working in them and through them to bring healing and revival.  Don’t worry, every time they have asked for a specific prayer for Uganda, I have asked them to pray the same prayer for our nations for their need is our need.