Jesus Is

When our children were still at home we unfailingly set aside Monday nights for family devotionals. They were always lots of fun. We'd usually key off of one scripture and have a discussion or game that everyone could participate in. 

One of the games we played was called "Jesus Is."  We'd make a long list of everything we could collectively come up with:  Savior, King, Lord....then we'd move on from titles to characteristics: humble, powerful, compassionate....

A variation on this game was "Jesus Is My."  This was more personal, and really gave us insight into each other's faith and relationships with Jesus.  We listed things like:  Jesus is my friend, my teacher, my helper, my advocate (sometimes definitions were required, but they came up naturally as we discussed why we had chosen each descriptor).

Jesus is my hope--I Timothy 1:1
Jesus is my righteousness, holiness and redemption--I Corinthians 1:1

One of the few nights that we played this game, I remember saying, "Jesus is my sanity." And he really was and is. It is Jesus who makes sense of my world.  He pulls into perspective the love of God. He guarantees that good will ultimately triumph over evil. He demonstrates how to feel about and respond to living in a fallen world. He offers sweet, cleansing freedom from the guilt of all the things I wish I'd never done. Jesus is my happiness.

Women Who Dream: Kampala, Uganda Women's Day

When the goal of reaching out to 500 women was set for the women`s day this year, it seemed like a huge task, but the 80 sisters in the International Church of Christ Kampala, went out in faith and decided to live up to the theme ” Women Who Dream”.

The invitation cards were printed and the amazing race to 500 visitors started as the women knocked on doors, invited every woman in their reach, followed up, fasted and prayed for God's intervention.

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, indeed all roads led to the Golf Course Hotel as over 460 visitors made it a point to attend. The theme of the day was brought into light as women shared their personal stories and touched hearts with their decision to follow Christ and the difference it has made to align their dreams with God.

The electrifying keynote sermon from our visiting sister from Nairobi Mrs.Josephine Omolo was reflecting, insightful, practical and challenging. She shared from her personal experience going through tough times while dreaming in adversity, protecting dreams from Satan who is a dream killer and
surrendering all to God, the only dream weaver. Women were challenged to have a different dream.

Many women signed up to study the Bible and wanted to know more about the church or to attend a Bible talk in their neighborhood. The real work of reaching out to these women begins as meetings have been set up, studies started and new relationships formed, all in a bid to help these women
who attended to allow Jesus to be the lord of their lives. Our God is a big God,with him there are no limitations.

This women`s day was a huge faith building block in the lives of many, not only in the women`s ministry but also the men`s ministry as they too invited women and together we all shared in the amazing victory....With God, we all can become those who dream.