Uganda Trip #12
Uganda Trip 12 | Post 8- Drive-Through Eating
For those of you who continued to be gripped by my travelogue, you will remember our ride from the airport to the safari and then to Abaana’s Hope, where our trainings were held. We had a rookie driver named Rodgers (no relation to Aaron). He was slow, unsure of himself, and spoke in such a […]
Uganda Trip 12 | Post 7-The Other Side of Training
Usually, we leave for the Entebbe airport shortly after we finish our teaching on Friday. Friday afternoon, a second cohort of leaders come to the training center. We stuck around because Gar was going to spend early evening Friday and all-day Saturday giving exams to this group of leaders. The cover picture is Gar walking […]
Uganda Trip 12 | Post 6 – Pickleball Hits Gulu!
Pickleball hit Gulu this week! Well…Cwero (pronounced Chweroh) actually, which is forty minutes north of Gulu. In past trips, I noticed a decent-sized basketball slab and I enjoyed playing, but there were very few takers. I decided to see if I could make pickleball happen here. I ordered a net, four paddles and balls, a […]
Uganda Trip 12 | Post 5 – The Hope Moving on Africans
The vision of the Pastoral Training Center which we help lead is an: Abiding Network of Gospel-Centered, Bible Saturated, African Led Churches In other words, a relational and self-sustaining group of churches, with indigenous leadership and the Gospel at the center. This all hinges on what we call LEAD Trainers (LT’s), previous participants who have […]
Uganda Trip 12 | Post 4 – Here We Go!
It’s Monday night and we have our first day under our belts. It is always good to make our way down to the PTC (Pastoral Training Center) to the smiles and hugs and greetings of our Ugandan brothers on Monday morning. We all met at the PTC, sang a song, prayed a prayer and I […]
Uganda Trip 12 | Post 3 – The Doctor Will See You Now
Having Gar Christenson with us on this trip has been helpful and an absolute gift. He has been fun to get to know and a great storyteller. He has reminded me of the wonder of the people all around us on the trip. In some ways, I have gotten used to the amazing things going on […]
Uganda Trip 12 | Post 2 – Traveling Across Country
Having arrived Wednesday evening, we stayed in a guest house and sought to get some sleep. The idea was to get up for a 6:30 Thursday breakfast and to hit the road for the 6-7 hour trip across country. Our driver’s name is Rodgers (no relation to Aaron, though I’m sure he wishes he was) […]
Uganda Trip 12 | Post 1
I’m really looking forward to this trip for a number of reasons. In addition to Mike Evans, Stu Dix, and myself (the normal crew) making this trip, we have TWO NEWBIES- Tim Prince and Gar Christenson. Tim is having his first overseas experience and I have been recruiting him for a number of years in […]