A few Saturdays ago was Karamoja Cultural Day (the second annual one) and it was centered here in Moroto, where a shrine was built and a bull sacrificed with all the horror of the animistic ceremony imaginable, to the delight of onlookers. This had not been planned by the committee nor approved by the mayor we are told. My heart was so grieved by all the spectators photographing this destructive embrace. The elders constructed it on grounds between two christian churchs. I did write about this in July.
The Bishop of the Church we attend, this last Sunday, August 9th, spoke about the spiritual warfare this act brought with the enemy basically setting up camp between the churches. He did a very good job on explaining what idolatry was and sacrificing to demons with scriptures in 1 Cor. 10:1-22 and Psalms 106:34-43. He was able to draw very relevant parallels between Israel not destroying the worship of idols and God allowing their choices to destroy them as well to the Kjong doing the same thing.
August 17-21, a convocation between all the churches in Karamoja is taking place here in Moroto, to stand for unity in Christ, and the Bishop feels that this act by the traditional elders happened as a battle cry in the spiritual realm against this convocation.
In less than 2-3 hours after his sermons, 3 services, the bishop had begun being verbally assaulted from so many people-including those saying they are christians but see nothing wrong with the shrines.
Please, Please, join in this heavenly battle for this land!!

https://www.facebook.com/DailyMonitor/posts/10153031704597197 This is a link about a young girl beaten severely for refusing to marry a 78 year old man. Please pray for the mindset of these people to change. The man interviewed is in Moroto district and his excuse for this is poverty. But Rupa is the worst subdistrict for alcoholism and none working adults, so the poverty is in their mindset which plays out into life.

Last Saturday, July 18th, was Karamoja Cultural Day and it was centered here in Moroto. This was the 2nd annual celebration of the Karimojong culture. This year it was organized for a shrine to be built on the parade grounds and a bull was sacrificed by the elders with all the horror of the animistic ceremony imaginable, to the delight of onlookers. In addition, a group from the clan of Moroto district, orchastrated the ritual of kidnapping a girl, and forcing her to marry one of their members, complete with blood drinking and the worship that goes with forcing her into a new family. The Karimojong people so need the move of the Holy Spirit in their lives. My heart was so grieved by all the spectators, many from other parts of Uganda, photographing the event as though it was entertainment. The Karimojong seem not to grasp that these rituals only affirm the subhuman association the rest of Uganda has of them. Please pray that this darkness that is destroy the souls of many Karimojong would flee from the light of Christ. That the few true Christ followers among the Karimojong would rise up and truly beat with Christ’s heart for their fellow tribesmen.

Pray that the Cross of Christ would be unveiled to the karimojong people. That His atonement for their sin and their redemption through Christ would be understood and received by these precious people.
2 Corinthains 3:16-17 But whenever a person turns in repentance to the Lord, the veil is stripped off and taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (emancipation from bondage, freedom).

Thank you to every one who are interceding for the karimojong people. God is moving here and we affirm Psalm 24:1 that the Karimojong people belong to Him and will know Him and give Him their lives and serve Him with all their hearts in the Truth of His Word!!!

Jeremiah 3:15 Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you on knowledge and understanding. NASB Please join us in praying for true shepherds who will give their lives for their flock because they are Jesus followers. Pray that the heresy that is prevelant here because conversion was the priority and not discipleship would evaporate and the living water would run fresh and deep and be received!

Please join me in praying Acts 26:18 for the Karimojong people-that their eyes would be opened so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to God. That they would truly understand the message of the Gospel and receive forgiveness for their sins and a place among God’s people who are set apart by faith in Jesus.
That false teaching that calls itself Christianity would lose its hold and power and people would truly come to Christ with transformed lives being the result.

The prayer for police should have explained outside circumstances are what seems to be keeping the study from success, the police want it but duty keeps them from being able to come.

Isaiah 40:3-5 Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God! Fill in the valleys and level the mountains and hills. Straighten the cucrves and smooth out the rough places. Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. The Lord has spoken.”
Join us in praying this for Moroto district, specifically for us to have inroads with the Moroto police, who have welcomed us in for Bible study but have not shown up for any but one of these times. May the glory of the Lord be revealed and all the tribes of Uganda see it and embrace it together.

We are praising the Lord that the Karimajong has now been defined as an Unreached people group, which has been our reality while here in Moroto District. Please Pray Ez. 47:1-12 for this land, as we fully believe that our Elohim is preparing this land and people to be fruit of His for the rest of the world.

As Mark 4:14-20 are being lived here in Karamoja, please pray that the seed falls on good soil and will receive it, let the roots of God’s love go deep and bring forth fruit that is pleasing to God and lasts eternally.

Please pray Romans 12:1-2 for all those in Karamoja who say they are Christians, that following Christ would be reflected by transformation into Christ’s character. That the mind and heart would be transformed into the living light of Christ.