A Gospel-Presence in Charleston, SC
Our first glimpses of the painted building! Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, has funded the construction of this Resource Center in Uganda, and it’s nearing completion. We’re thrilled and excited to see what the Lord will do in the coming years through this beautiful place!
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The intention was to “match” the red dirt to cut down on maintenance. I think it’s pretty spot on!
When I moved into my “first place,” a dear friend wrote to me saying she had been praying in advance for the rooms in my home–that they would be filled with laughter, joy, and good friendships.
Join us at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, as we pray for our dear brothers and sisters in Uganda as they put the finishing touches on rooms of the Uganda Resource Center! We hope they will soon be filled with Good News and Great Joy!
This past week the ground team in the Sheema district of Uganda received our congregation’s final financial installment to carry them to a targeted completion date next month. One especially exciting feature of the new Resource Center is the septic tank for INDOOR PLUMBING! Yay for toilets!
There is also a very large tank to collect roof runoff and cut down on the water bill. Plaster is being applied to the exterior of the building in preparation for paint. Stay tuned to see what color it will be!
A little something from our friends in Uganda to brighten your day! Bishop Johnson and his wife visited the building site last week, and Redeemer has sent one of the final installments for the finishing of the Resource Center (about a month away from completion)! Please join in praying for our brothers and sisters who are laboring faithfully! Check out earlier pictures of construction.
Here is a little update about the construction happening on the Resource Center in Uganda! We have an amazing “ground team” in Sheema working tirelessly to complete the building. They expect all walls to be at the roof level by Saturday. Roofing, plastering, and electrical work will come next!
We celebrated the resurrection this Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, with a message from the gospel of John, Chapter 20. Our senior pastor Craig Bailey described a few signs mentioned within the text which point toward the life Jesus has for us. Like Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, and Thomas in the days following Jesus’ death, we often miss the signs or we choose to follow our own paths instead of following Jesus. Our Lord, however, is patient with us, not wanting anyone to perish, but to come to repentance and to life. John’s encouragement at the end of the chapter continues to orient us in our belief and begs us to ask the question, “What does our unbelief cost us?” Listen to the full sermon here.
We continued learning from the Song of Moses in Deuteronomy 32 this Sunday, March 19 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC. In verse 4, the name of the Lord is set forth as a reference point for comparison of the darkness of the world to the light of God and His character. Throughout the song, we are reminded that the Lord knows the truth of our hearts and the depth of the corruption and sin inside of us. We must consider our response to Him who has loved us from eternity past, who created us and whose Spirit helps us in our weakness. How do we repay the Lord? With gluttony on His goodness? With rejection? Or with humility toward His discipline which calls us to tear down our idols, our wrong thinking, and our misplaced trust? Do we find joy in the saving atonement of Christ who covers our sin?
The pews were filled at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, this past Sunday, February 19 as we heard a message from Deuteronomy 31:1-8. We studied the three phases of Moses’ life and examined his seemingly downward trajectory of worldly success. Moses, who as a baby was rescued from death and raised in Pharaoh’s good graces, fell from glory when he committed murder in Egypt. He then became a fugitive shepherd until he was called back to Egypt to deliver the Israelites. After 40 years of wandering in the desert with the Israelites, he was denied entry to the Promised Land. Moses kept his faith in the Lord’s leading, but also made a few telling mistakes. The life of Moses is a reminder that our hearts are deceitful. We need the power of the Gospel and the example of the ultimate servant, Jesus, to direct our steps across the Jordan and into the eternal presence of God our Father. Listen to the whole sermon here.
On October 30, 2016, at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, guest preacher Shawn Maze led us through a Gospel message nearly 500 years after the Protestant Reformation. He reminded us we are called to celebrate not only the doctrine of grace, but also Jesus, the dispenser of grace. The passage of John 8:1-11 draws our focus to Jesus, the original reformer, and his interaction with a woman accused by the scribes and Pharisees of adultery. We turned several times to Deuteronomy to examine the law of Moses and draw insight to Jesus’ approach in His conversation recorded by John. Ultimately, we see that Jesus displays perfect righteousness and grace as He stands in His glory as the author of the law and of our lives. Listen to the whole sermon here.
Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we opened our Bibles to Deuteronomy 27:1-8 to enter a story about stones and an altar, and we were led to ponder the nature of God. In this passage, Moses offers instruction to the people of Israel on how they should set up the law on large stones and build an altar to the Lord when they cross into the Promised Land. We are reminded from the imagery chosen of the permanence and strength of the unchanging God and are pointed to the dependability and safety found in Christ, our Rock. In a culture bent on updating and revamping, the steadfast nature of God and His Word may seem obsolete. In reality, the ancient words we hear from the Living God hold the same transformative power today. We find immutable truth in the One who became flesh and rolled the stone away, offering us eternal life through His redeeming blood. Listen to the whole story here.