Thanks for your prayers for Uganda
In February, David Zac Niringiye, Bishop for Uganda and JSM-Langham Scholar, emailed us asking for our prayers for the upcoming Ugandan elections and his preaching the following Sunday. This prayer request was sent out to our Langham Partners on February 21, and here is the response we received on February 27.
Dear friends,
Thank you so much for praying. The elections were calm with only a few isolated areas where there was some violence. As the results were announced, they were also received with calm. Praise the Lord!!!
There is still some tension. What we can expect in the next few days are court challenges. Unfortunately the results clearly show a cleavage, with Northern Uganda voting opposition and the South voting status quo. Pray that the violence in the North will not escalate, as there are threats now from LRA, now that Museveni is back as President.
The Lord gave me a message yesterday, in the three services at the Kampala Cathedral. I thank the Lord. In one of the services, Dr Kizza Besigye, the main opposition presidential candidate, was present. From what I hear from friends, he is seeking to know Jesus. Some of his key political colleagues in his party are godly people. Some of his siblings are committed Christians. So he is surrounded by a credible witness. Pray for the watering of the seed of the gospel.
Please keep praying.
Zac