A report from John Bills on their time in Uganda after the fire that killed 18 young girls at a Boarding school.
“Come to the mortuary and bring a casket with you.”
These were the only words that Dickson and Mabel heard from the mortuary to confirm the fate of their daughter Melissa. Melissa, nine years old, along with 18 other young girls, died in a horrible fire at their boarding school. The reason of the fire was due to some arsonist with unknown motives.
Dickson and Mabel are YWAMers and Melissa was their only biological daughter. They have an adopted daughter around the same age as Melissa. I sat with Dickson and Mabel under a tree as they went through every detail of what happened to their beloved daughter. As with any trauma, there are always the questions and doubts. It was such an honor to be allowed into their suffering to bring comfort and prayer. They had just buried their daughter a few days prior and now they were faced with her upcoming birthday.
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