Tororo Prison Farm

This afternoon we broke into small groups again. Mark, Shai, Jessica, and Ashley went with Pastor James to another school. In the meantime, the rest of us accompanied Pastor Moses and Betty to the Tororo Prison Farm. The farm is located on the outskirts of Tororo. The ride was very scenic revealing beautiful countryside. When we got to the prison we were escorted by a guard who was awaiting us. They are very familiar with Pastor Moses and his wife. In fact there is a very large building that they have donated to Pastor Moses for church services. Moses is waiting on the Lord to raise someone up from within his body to pastor it.

We met outdoors with twelve inmates who were sick and needing prayer. Nine of the twelve are born again. Pastor Daniel shared a short salvation message, and the three who were not born again stepped forward to receive Christ as their personal Savior. After this we prayed over the twelve for God's healing; then we handed out Bibles (thanks to someone who donated funds to purchase Bibles :)) to each of them. We then moved over to the women's quarters to meet with 13 women. We took turns sharing short messages with the women. One woman raised her hand and stood to receive Christ. It turns out the other women are already born again. After this we handed out small gift packages to each of the women (soap, lotion, bread, hankies, underwear, and salt). We also handed out little cartons of milk for the children. There are five children (including 1 baby) living at the prison while their mothers serve sentences. The children stay for as long as the mother is in prison or until they turn 18. It's hard to imagine, but there is no where else for some of these children to go. It's heartbreaking to see these little children behind barbed wire fences.

After handing out the gifts, we took the next 45 minutes to worship the Lord with the prisoners. What a blessing for all of us! We exhorted the women that even though they are physically behind prison walls, their spirits are free to worship and serve the Lord!! We prayed that the Lord would ground them and root them in the love of Christ. We reminded them that nothing, including prison walls, can separate us from the love of Christ.

We finished the evening at Pastor Moses's home for dinner and cake. We celebrated all that the Lord has done during our time here in Tororo. We shall forever remember our time here and cherish the memories in our hearts! It was a tearful goodbye for all of us, for we will head back to Kampala in the morning.