Kampala, Uganda

(kahm-PAH-lah) – “In a rented room tucked behind the trash-littered streets of a slum, Halima sat on the edge of a bed, holding her newborn. I shared a mat on the floor with a friend and believer from the Darfur region of Sudan as we chatted and waited while tea was being prepared. The sharp sent of ‘bohea’ (pronounced bow-HEE-ya), a Sudanese incense, filled the room as we shared the gospel with this young mother. She had not seen or heard from her family in three months after running from the fresh fighting in Sudan. Just before giving birth, her husband left her, and he hasn’t been heard from since. This is a common story for the women refugees in Kampala. Would you pray for her? Also pray for others who are found in similar situations, and ask that God will reveal Himself, His kindness, and His redemption to them.”