Uganda Team 2019 - Update #4

First, family, friends, supporters etc., we apologize for the delay in some of our posts. It’s sometimes hard to wrap our mind around not accessing internet or even phone service/data plan at the touch of a button or with some ease. But here in Uganda, Africa, it’s a reality. After a few days of trying to get settled, going from kiosk to shanty store front for SIM cards, getting supplies and food, and on top of ministry and caring for your students we can officially say we have SOME service. It wasn’t easy, in Uganda whole networks can shut down and in our case we went multiple times to activate our cards and it wasn’t until late this evening that it worked, and there’s no garauntee it won’t go out again. Please know this summer we will do our best to keep you updated on how the team is, as well as highlight individuals throughout the week so you get to see their faces! We love sharing what God is doing and we know how incredibly important it is to hear from us so we don’t take this task lightly! But please know, if you’re not hearing from us as often as maybe other teams, but we are going okay. We are focused, hands-full, and diving deep in disicipling your students so they can impact Uganda for Christ!

Without further adieu, here is the latest the Uganda family has been up to!

We’ve completed our first two days of ministry with Youth for Christ Uganda (YFC) and moving into our third and last day tomorrow!

Boy was it an experience for our students who boldly shared their life stories to almost 1200 students just today alone! They are wiped but hearts are full! Lots have hands being held, hearts being moved by personal testimonies of encouragement, tears being wiped from the shock and awe of poverty stricken schools, and plenty of high fives to go around!

See our videos (coming soon) so you can hear from a couple of our students about their experience today and images of the ministry we partook.

It was a full day! And nothing feels more like home than coming to a home cooked meal, more like a Uganda cooked meal!

Yum! Your students got a great cultural experience as they tried the “staples” of an Ugandan diet. Ugali (corn meal cake), plantain mash, peanut stew, and sauteed kale!

New things have been tried, some liked and disliked, and we appreciate the humble, learners heart our students have. This type of posture is what they will hopefully carry for the rest of their lives, whether it be here in Uganda or at a grocery store in their home town. What an honor it is to give them this experience!

Well, it’s late and we have a full day tomorrow with YFC!

Originally Published July 4, 2019