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There’s More Than 1 Way to Feed the Hungry
Refuge Student Ministries’ annual Heart for the Valley service project is quickly approaching. This event provides an invitation to FCC attendees to donate money to provide meal boxes for local families in need. But instead of just raising money and giving it to a food charity, Heart for the Valley takes it a step further […]
That’s a Wrap…for Eight Weeks: Trip #6
I am home and had my first night’s sleep on a night we turned the clocks back (hurray!). One of the many things I am grateful for is that I like what I am doing. I love going to Uganda and I love coming home. I had an extra good reason for coming home, because […]
Cross Country: Trip #6
Our goal was to wrap up our teaching by 10 am on Friday. 8 – 9:20 was to finish up lesson nine. Then a half hour was left for all to gather for lesson ten and close at 10:00. Lesson ten is basically giving the assignment between that day and January 10th, when we will […]
Our Most Active Day: Trip #6
Thursday was a busy, yet life giving day. The teaching was shared by three teachers for our learning group. Sunday finished up lesson seven by the end of the first session (8-10 am). You can tell when it is almost ten o’clock as the trainees’ get a little bit antsy, looking to their first meal […]
In a Groove: Trip #6
Today I will cover days two and three of teaching. We only teach five days, but what we do that’s most important is meeting with and equipping our Ugandan leaders on the front side. This part of the trip was severely impacted by our visa problems. After the chaos of our first couple of days, […]
At Last…Teaching! : Trip 6
Monday morning was such a welcome sight because I would now see a bunch of men who have become friends and some of them my heroes. Take Omar Mohammed. A native of Khartoum, Sudan, he has fled from war four times and his parents were both killed in protests. Yet he finds his way here from the […]
Over the River to Gulu We Go!: Trip 6
It’s Saturday, we’re short one person (our leader, Mike Evans!) and we wake up for a 7 am breakfast and a ride across the country to get to Gulu. As we are eating omelets (not quite a Key’s event, but pretty good!) and sausage when we meet two women from Finland (turns out they don’t […]
Another Day in Entebbe: Trip 6
I woke up today (Thursday) to Kris working his phone and his “guy” trying to find a way to get Peter and Mike to Entebbe today. There is one flight a day from Amsterdam (where Mike and Peter are) and Entebbe (where Kris and I are) and our hope is that we can get the […]
Arrival at Entebbe Airport: Trip 6
After an eight our flight to Rwanda, sitting in the plane for an hour while a few people joined us for the 38-minute trip to Entebbe, I finally arrived at the destination. My first hope was to find wi-fi, get a hold of Kris and ask since I already had a visa (stamped, by the […]
Larry Minus his Luggage: Trip 6
I am sitting at a delightful (since the power and hot water came on an hour ago!) guest house in Entebbe, Uganda. It is sunny, about eighty degrees and I am in a small restaurant about 75 feet from my room in the shade and a nice breeze. It is a welcome reprieve from the […]
And the Journey Begins: Trip 6
And the Journey Begins (this first post is a long one)! It’s an hour and a half before take-off from MSP and already I have had quite an experience. It started when I was home packing and tried to access my work files on my iPad, so I could leave my laptop at home. It […]
The Power of Partnership – Part 2 – Gulu Trip – Post #6
All of life is partnerships and interdependence. Most of this we are oblivious to. If we took time to consider all the partnerships, that is, the way we work together and how that took place, we would hardly have time to think. I am currently sitting on seat 33C (aisle seat, yes!). My bags were […]
The Power of Partnership – Part 1 – Gulu Trip – Post #5
Many of you may not know this, but this is our second round of training leaders in Uganda. There was a lot of joy in the first cohort. Leaders strengthened, churches planted , relationships developed. We also saw a number of factors that were working against us being more fruitful. We were requested to come […]
My Life in Danger – Gulu Trip – Post #4
For those of you who have been reading my posts, you will know the first night I had a dream (nightmare) about bees and wounded my head fleeing my bunkbed in the process. My most recent brush with the dangerous parts of the animal kingdom was while walking a path (very narrow) with brush all […]
God’s Presence in Times of Lament – Gulu Trip – Post #3
It’s Tuesday evening and after a full day of classes, I got in a little basketball before we had a downpour sending us inside. It’s rainy season, things are lush and green and it’s so very good to be with the forty-two trainees who have become friends, and my beloved co-teachers Mike Evans and Stu […]
Preparing a New Cohort for Ugnadans, by Ugandans – Gulu Trip – Post #2
Today (Saturday) may have been the most important day for our time here, even though the training doesn’t start till Monday. That is because today we met with six of our key participants of the forty two trainees who make up this cohort. These “Lead Trainers” come along side our team of three (Mike Evans, […]
Dream or Nightmare? Either Way, It Hurts! Gulu Trip – Post #1
Just another trip to Uganda. This trip makes it about an even dozen. I’m pretty used to it all. Waiting in line, two eight hour trips-one to Amsterdam, one to Entebbe. By all standards this trip was quite boring till a half hour ago. It’s not unusual to be up at strange hours on one […]