Uganda 2015, By the Numbers

Our team is currently at the Entebbe airport in Uganda. We are ready to get home but have a long set of flights ahead of us.

Today, we left our temporary home at Mount Elgon Hotel. After an emotional goodbye to Dr. Bartha, we traveled to Kampala. There, we had lunch and met with Beatrice, a seminary friend of Walter's who is doing ministry in Uganda with her husband and children. It was a total joy to see them and share some uplifting moments of joy and prayer. We left Walter there and came to the airport, where we are now waiting for our first flight.

As we close out our time in Africa, I thought it might be interesting to give you all a few statistics from this year's trip to Akalabai. These are very rough numbers, but they are in the ballpark and will give you an idea of just how much God has been doing.

425 - people met on the trails. Some in their homes and some literally on the trail. That is 425 people that our team shared the gospel with face-to-face.

1,200 - people at the crusades (total over the entire week).

4,250 - children at the schools that we shared testimonies and sermons with.

300 - women ministered to at the women's clinic

175 - men we taught Sunday School lessons to

260 - women we taught Sunday School lessons to

320 - children we taught Sunday School lessons to

1400 - patients seen at the medical clinic

210 - prisoners who heard our testimonies and sermons

2800 - people we handed out mosquito nets to during the medical clinic

200 - parents, graduates and staff who heard Walter preach at the Bible College Graduation

130 - pastors, translators, and their wives at the pastor dinner on Sunday night

360 - people at the church dedication service on our final Sunday in Akalabai

All said and done, there were thousands of people who heard our words about the gospel of Jesus. Hundreds came to the Lord. These are more than just numbers. Each digit represents a soul, a face, a child of God that we had the joy of interacting with this week. And every single one of these souls has impacted us for the Kingdom, equipping us to abide with their beauty and their strength.

The last number is the One that matters most, the One to whom all glory and honor reside. The One God. The One King. The One who called us to Uganda and reveals Himself in all corners of the globe and in the heavens beyond.

"There is one body and one spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called. One Lord, one faith, one baptism. One God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all." (Ephesians 4:4-6)

Thanks for following our journey, for caring for us and for the Kingdom of God. And for the One we serve, in whom we strive to abide.

Blessings,

The 2015 Uganda Mission Team