Sekukulu Ennungi!

Merry Christmas! We are so grateful for each of you this year. As I talk with some of my friends they have worried over lost supporters and a need for funds. I am so honored that while this year has not been what we had planned it is has been exactly what God planned for each of us and that you have continued to support In Community. Since most of In Community’s work is in schools and schools were closed for the whole year it was easy to feel like we did nothing but as I look back at the year I see how we have served in new ways. We were able to continue to help Maria with therapy. When she began therapy she could do little more than lay on the floor. Now she is sitting on her own, waving, and even standing while holding onto something. What amazing progress. When schools reopen she will begin going every day and I am confident she will continue to make more progress next year. We also were able to complete the Sunday school lessons for Rock Ministries Church for the next three years. We are hoping that Sunday school will be able to resume when school is back in session as most of our kids are gone right now.

On a personal note 2020 brought us our first son, Grayson Buvumu Nyanzi on September 6 at 6:50am. It was quite the experience to give birth for the first time in a foreign country without my

family to help but God was so wonderful and my recovery was a breeze and Grayson is an extremely easy baby. We have loved our first four months of parenting and are excited to continue.

It is amazing how 2020 can be seen as a disappointing year or even a waste of a year and yet it has been such a great year for us when we shift our perspective. We were able to get to minister to our neighbors in ways we never could otherwise. Herbart and I have grown so much in our marriage since he was home for a few months during quarantine. We also had the opportunity to enjoy Uganda for another year. While we look forward to hopefully coming to America in 2021 I know that if that does not happen it is for our best. This has been a year of learning more how to trust God and how to look for the good in each situation. It has been a year of “its not fair”, tears, lamenting but it has also been a year of great joy and trusting.

My prayer for you is that you don’t forget 2020 but rather look for the quiet ways that God used 2020 to grow you.

Merry Christmas!!

Love, Jessica