Uganda

you may or may not have heard by now about this little trip i'm taking to uganda. now that the trip is just 3 weeks away, i at times have trouble wrapping my mind around the fact that i'm actually going. but at the same time, i'm beyond excited! i would really love it if you, faithful blog reader, would take a few minutes to read on and learn more about this incredible opportunity i have.

in 2007, iccp sent a team to uganda to work with juna amagara ministries, a very cool organization founded by some very cool ugandan nationals with a heart for their country. over 1.5 million children have lost their parents to the hiv/aids epidemic in uganda, and juna amagara exists to provide education, housing, and support to some of these children. iccp is so blessed to have a relationship with this organization, and this trip is a chance to further that relationship.

i am leading a team of 10 university students who are a part of the iccp community to uganda, to spend their 2 week spring break serving at juna amagara. we'll be doing construction on juna amagara's learning center, as well as working with the children, and doing all we can to bless juna amagara.

please visit our website www.francetouganda.com and learn a whole lot more about our trip, juna amagara ministries, and the need in uganda.

i am excited for the chance to encourage and support these incredible brothers and sisters at juna amagara, to learn from them as we serve alongside them. it is such a privilege to actively participate in the family of God in this way, to join in what God is doing in uganda. i'm sure God is going to challenge me and grow me in ways i can't even anticipate.

i'm also really excited to be leading a team of amazing university students on this trip. i've been working with these students all year, and it's been a privilege to share life with them, to encourage their growth in Christ as they are being challenged by their abroad experience. i can't wait to see the ways that God will use this trip to uganda to further shape and grow them.

this trip encompasses, in so many ways, my passion, and the reasons i am doing what i am doing here in france: seeing people experience God's grace in the iccp community, and then in turn going out and extending that grace to others; seeing university students encounter the radical love of God while abroad and, as a result, be changed forever; getting to partner with the church around the world; getting to serve and bless those in need.

friends, i would love for you to join with me in this. please please pray. and please think about supporting us financially. i'm proud of the ways our team has been working to raise money for this trip here in france, but we still need to raise more in order to go and bless juna amagara. all money raised will go directly to the children’s home, paying for building materials, lodging, food, and books for their new library. even a $10 gift will go a long way in uganda.

you can easily give a financial contribution on our website. you can also go there for updates on how to pray.

thanks for reading all this, my friends. and thanks for your friendship.