Late last night we received an urgent prayer request from the Rev. Canon Dr. Alison Barfoot, Archibishop Henry Orombi's assistant for international relations.
Alison writes, "Please pray for peace and order in Kampala and the central region of Uganda. At the moment, the police, riot police, and army have been heavily deployed to quell rioting against the government.
"Now, for me, the challenge is that I live very close to the center of the government of the Buganda kingdom, which is in Mengo town, just around the corner from where I live. So, last night and today, we are being serenaded with gun fire. Of course, it's impossible to know what the gun fire is about. Is it the police shooting bullets in the air to disburse rioters? Or, is it rioters who have gotten hold of fire arms and going crazy? You can't know these things.
"Our office is closed today. The Provincial Secretary just called me to ask for prayers, and I told him I was writing you. He was concerned because they don't have food at home, and there's no place to buy food, because all the markets are closed. So, please pray for a swift resolution to this crisis."
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