Wendy and I leave for Kampala, Uganda on the 27th of this month. The girls are staying with my folks, Wendy's sister Martha, and family friends, the Sefton's. We will miss them, more than they will miss us. Wendy and I will be doing a number of things while we are away, one of them being to scout for a place for our family to live. One thing you should know, Wendy has never been to Uganda in her life! But to her credit, she's a well seasoned third world traveler, and for that I am not worried one bit...OK, maybe a little. Another item of importance will be to solidify all of the details regarding the ministry we will be involved with in Kampala. Though most of the big picture items have been laid out in advance to us, the details obviously need some work. So this means lots of meetings and fellowship with key people we will be ministering with and to. More information to come on all of this soon, I promise. But for now, we want to take this opportunity as a couple to explore every option before we make a final commitment. Oh yeah, one more major detail of our trip I forgot to mention is we will be taking a short flight to Nairobi, Kenya for a few days to help lead "Passion Night"(a night filled with praise and worship, multimedia, and the spoken word). This event will be held in down town Nairobi and is one of the out reaches that the church we are involved in now (U.C.F. in Kampala) is doing to help plant it's Nairobi fellowship. Just in case you all are confused about how I am able to lead worship in Uganda and Kenya, they are both English speaking countries. And for the record, they usually teach me more new and upcoming worship songs than I teach them! I wish you all could experience just one song in Africa...
While we are away, Wendy and I will do our best to keep you all posted in relatively real time. Wendy will be taking lots of pics and video and a select few will be posted on our blog. Just want to say thank you for all of you that are following our thoughts as we share. Your prayers and support are coveted.
Thanks for sharing all of this with us. We are so excited for this next step in your journey. The entire family will miss you guys terribly, but we are all so unbelievably proud of you all. This will most likely be the most challenging thing you have ever undertaken, yet also the most rewarding. God will give you the strength and encouragement you will all need to see this through. We cannot wait to hear of the many lives that will be impacted because of your obedience to His calling! Love you all!
ReplyDeleteThank for the encouraging words and for you all's support. Means a lot, especially in this stage of the unknown. God continues to be right on tim as we struggle to see all of the details come together. It's early, but we feel good about things thus far.
DeleteIt is amazing to be apart of what God is blessing. I will be praying for you guys as a family that God will continue to move in a mighty way in this ministry oppertunity. I will be excited to partner with you guys in any small way I can help. Stay Tuned!!! The best is yet to come.
ReplyDeleteCooker! Thanks for the post, and for your enouragement. Stay Tuned is correct! Had a great day with you and Tom today. Many more to come.
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