As with settling in to any new country they are experiencing some frustrating miscommunications and they feel that they are “only just beginning to scratch the surface of the culture…”.
Prison praise
Matthew has been very busy with UCLF work and already 18 of the prisoners that UCLF have been representing are finally having trials – all of these have been on remand for over four years.
Justice
As well as prison work Matthew and what he calls his “enthusiastic newly-recruited team of UCLF paralegals” have been travelling around Kampala police stations “seeking to educate the suspects held there about the criminal justice system. They hope to prevent more potentially innocent people spending lengthy amounts of time in prison awaiting trial.”
Church and challenges
Matthew and Anna have settled into Kiswa Baptist Church. The church runs a school for the area and an outreach to orphans and the Prices say that their pastor, Wilson Tamale, “seems to be a man of integrity and humble service who has a particularly strong ministry to children, youth and students.”
Learning the language
Matthew and Anna are planning to start learning the local language Luganda, as they have realised that it is what most people seem to speak and although church services are translated into English, Anna recently found it difficult to communicate when she tried to attend their women’s fellowship meeting.
Please pray for:
Continued success with Matthew’s work with UCLF, that many more innocent prisoners who are awaiting trial would receive a fair trial and subsequent release from prison.
Increased justice in the Ugandan criminal justice system.
The team of paralegals – Tom, Amos, Calvin and Bob – for their enthusiasm and continued help.
Matthew and Anna’s new church, that it would be a place of spiritual growth and refreshment for them.
The cultural and language difficulties that Matthew and Anna are facing, that God would ease their transition into the Ugandan lifestyle and language.
For Matthew, Anna and their son Barney, that God would continue to protect and reign over them as a family.