Shelah and Jade Acker
CBF Field Personnel in Kampala, Uganda
Here in Uganda, people often pray out loud simultaneously, like a symphony. At our church we sing a song that is called “Hear our Prayer” and a person prays in a different language in between the singing of a chorus for God to hear our prayer. Because we are a very international community, we recently sang prayers in many languages, praying for Syria, Afghanistan, Uganda, Yemen, Ukraine, East Africa, etc. It felt very powerful because of how much unrest there is currently in the world.
At our refugee ministry here in Kampala, Refuge and Hope, we always start out the year with a prayer walk around the premises. Our staff break into groups and pray in all the different classrooms, offices and work sites. John Peter is the staff member who has served at Refuge and Hope the longest and he regularly prayer walks the property every morning. We pray that each person who walks through the doors at the Center of Hope and in all the other offices of Refuge and Hope will feel something different—that they will encounter God and that they will feel safe and know the hope of Jesus. We often ask students what they enjoy about coming to the Center of Hope and most say that they feel something different when they are here. God is moving and answering prayers!
Pray. Give. Go.