There’s No Place Like Home For the Holidays

After a very long nine months of ministry that involved nine different nations, countless seminars, training hundreds of pastors, and teaching hundreds of hours as well, I have finally returned home and I could not have picked a better time. It has been such a blessing to be home for the Christmas season and be with family. The last two years I have spent the Christmas season alone in the blazing heat of Uganda, which has made this time home even more special.

Just before returning home I had an amazing finish in Uganda. I had a crazy week of preparing Romans and then one of my most memorable weeks of teaching on Bible Schools. The best quote of the week was after the second day of teaching when I overheard one of the students telling a group of people how the teaching was going and she said, "We are getting saved all over again!" God really broke through as we went through the book of Romans and dealt with justification and God's bewildering grace and sovereignty. It seemed that each of our sessions were spent with the students either amazed or in tears at the greatness of God's grace and experiencing the new-found freedom that comes from the understanding of that truth. As I was packing to leave after teaching on the final day I kept being pulled away by different students who had to come and process through with me what God was doing in them through the book. It was so difficult to walk away from those I have become so close to, especially Bosco, Valence and Nassa, the three pastors I have been able to help attend the school through the generosity of supporters and Titus Project. I am so grateful for the time I had with these men and women of faith.

One very memorable moment was the final night there when I was approached by a very tough Tongan who had attended one day of the teaching on justification. This giant of a man, covered in tattoos, wanted to talk about how far God's grace really extended. As we continued to talk, the Spirit was moving and he started to fight to hold back tears. At first it worked, but he couldn't stop the tears as God was just wrenching on his heart and he understood the truth of what God's grace and justification mean. I will never forget that night as tears were streaming down his face and he was shaking as he fought against the tears to no avail. God has just blown me away through studying this book with the truth of justification and it is such a privilege to share His truths with others and see their lives transformed as well.

So now I am back home in Seattle and am heading to Indiana in a few days to visit Sarah's family. I will be returning home in a couple weeks and Sarah will be moving here at that time as well for two months. I would love to get together with you while I am home before returning to South Africa.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support.

Sincerely,

James Lunn
www.ToMakeHimKnown.com