There is a long blog post coming on my last week and a half but I just wanted to send out a quick posting for prayer. Yesterday was the last day of the retreat and the kids from Karamoja (approximately 130) were put on the bus (cattle truck) to head back to Moroto. It's about a ten hour trip. Shortly in, they had a tire blow out and a little while later they had some trouble with the gears. We arrived at the CLIDE office this morning to find out that the bus had broken down 15 kilometers from the nearest town. The kids slept in a school on the side of the road and got up this morning to begin walking to Irriri (the small town). Irriri is a rough area, not a great place to stay or pass through. Moses (head of CLIDE) called someone in that town that he knows and they are fixing tea for when the kids arrive. From there, they aren't sure what they are going to do. The road ahead of Irriri is flooded for 12 kilometers. Moses said last time the road was flooded, it was waist deep. So there's little hope of passing through on foot.

Prayer is needed. There are 130 kids ranging from elementary school age to university who are out walking this morning. They left yesterday around 11 am with a small bottle of water and a sweet potato each and I imagine they haven't gotten anything else. They don't have money and so CLIDE is trying to figure out how to get money to them for both food and for finding alternate transportation.

Great is His faithfulness. We spent a wonderful few days learning about God's peace and we pray that these children will have a spirit of unity as they move forward. That they would feel God's peace to the core of their beings. That they would have peace amongst each other. That God's peace would bring them a spirit of joy even as they walk and are uncertain of their circumstances. That he would give them strength as they walk these many miles. And that God would protect them. From illness. From people who seek to do them harm. From the conditions of the roads. God hears our prayers. Please be praying for these kids and the few adults who are with them.