And He said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” Mark 14:15

In preparation, the WFTW Uganda 2012 team has been encouraged to read a daily devotional titled Before You Go. Each of these readings have challenged me. One reading, in particular, caused me to consider a familiar concept in a new way. Using Mark 16:14-20 as the text, the devotional is called “Signs and Wonders are Following You”. As Christians, we are called to follow Jesus’ example and His commands. In our relationships, we are to love one another as Jesus loved us. Our purpose in going to Uganda as members of the WFTW team is to just that: to demonstrate the love of Jesus and in obedience to His commissioning words. But I had not considered that as we go proclaiming the gospel in word and deed, something would be following us. When we share the love of Jesus with one another, the presence of God and the power of the Holy Spirit follows us! Perhaps God may even open a door of faith as He did for Paul and Barnabas. As we leave for Uganda, please pray that the people we meet will know that we are Jesus’ disciples by the love we have for one another. Then, watch with us for the presence of God and the power of the Holy Spirit that follows... And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. Acts 14:27