Why we need Ugandan Christians<\/p>\n
The East African Revival lives on! Evidences of revival are strong, revealed for me in at least the following four ways<\/p>\n
(1) Worship is at the heart of community life
\nWith African rhythm and harmony all you appear to need in order to sing praise to God is a drum! In fact adding extra amplification and electronic instruments (in my view) tended to distract (plus the electricity supply itself is pretty unreliable!)<\/p>\n
The Luganda theme chorus was sung several times at every meeting we attended \u201cTukutendereza Yesu, Yesu Mwana gw\u2019endiga, omusaayi gwo gunnaazizza, nkwebaza, Mulozi\u201d\u009d (\u201cWe praise you Jesus, Jesus the Lamb, your blood has cleansed me, Saviour, I praise you\u201d\u009d). It is quite complex to sing because of the interlocking harmonies \u201d\u201c but the power of the message is evident and heartfelt.<\/p>\n
Another aspect of worship is the power of testimony: yes, the preaching is important, but so too is the lived experience of the gathered Christians. A couple of us attended a Testimony and Praise meeting at All Saints Church in Kabale. It was hard for us to follow (all in Luganda) but person after person told their story of God\u2019s mercy and faithfulness, interjected by \u201cPraise the Lord\u201d\u009d to which the response is \u201cAmen\u201d\u009d! There is power in a living, recent testimony of God\u2019s work in a person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
(2) They Pray like they mean it!<\/p>\n