Hi, We are at the Entebbe airport doing this because we were unable to send email Sun & Mon evening. SUNDAY is attached-on Monday we saw monkeys and guerrillas at the park which has the most different kinds of monkeys in Uganda. Had lunch at the Bee Hive-took 1 1/2 hrs to be served and that was fast so we Americans shouldn't complain about service. Drove to Entebbe and stopped to see Lake Victoria just as the sun was setting Pray we all arrive home safely Wednesday. This is our final email as a team Blessings to all and thanks for being our eagles wings of prayer. TEAM 1821
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Uganda Sunday, July 15 Our service at Immanuel, Ishongorero took about 2 hrs and was followed by a baptism of a baby girl. The service started with about 15 minutes of singing, clapping and praising the Lord. When Pastor Bensen preached he did the sermon in both the native language and English. Following the baptism, greetings were given by numerous officials-greeting from the President of the Lutheran Church of Uganda then by various local officials. It was after 3 pm before the meal was served. After the lunch, 20 filter buckets were given out to people from Immanuel congregation. Very few of these people had been at the presentation by the team who was here in February, so we decided to have them complete the questionnaire, review the filter bucket including removing he filter to backwash with the syringe provided with the bucket. All in all it was a glorious day! When pastor ame this morning, he brought each of us a dress to wear to church and shirts for t
Uganda, Saturday, July 14 Today was a very long day, not because we traveled a lot but it was a warmer day than we have had and not as much breeze. Maybe it was also that it was the last day and we are tired. The congregation today was Kigando Lutheran Church of Uganda in Bugarama. It was a small building with only a small window but had doors on both side so we had a cross breeze. Other lessons beside the transfer of germs include food preparation in terms of washing the fruits and vegetable in filtered or boiled water, washing hands before preparing food, etc, then the topic of common parasites followed by discussion of the formula for controlling diarrhea using a special spoon which measures salt on one end and sugar with the other to be dissolved in water. Children drink one cup and adults two cups. In some ways it was hard to believe we had completed our 6 days of teaching already. Our comment to our team leader was we finally are able to do this smoothl
Friday, July 13 th The Lord kept us safe and sound today-it was a good Friday the 13 th . Our preaching station today was at Good Shepherd in Ishongororo. They have a church building they own so we had concrete floors again today. We have finally figured out the terminology for water supplies here. What we would consider a well in the US is called a borehole here. It is drilled 60-100 ft deep but not finished like a drilled well. It does have a pump system. A well here is a pond which is fed from below ground like an artisan well in the US however, the ponds may dry up in the dry season. Cattle may use the pond depending upon the location of the pond, size of the pond and the angle of the sides. To supplement their water supply, some people have a cistern which collects water from roofs during the rainy season or there may be a community cistern. Everyone agrees a river is a river here. The team members teaching the adults have become proficient at working with
Thursday, July 12 th Today was another lovely day here in Uganda-temps in the 80s with a wonderful breeze. Praise the Lord for great weather. Our morning devotion reminded us to be doers and not hearers only. Using the illustration of a beach covered with starfish-one person alone can’t get all the starfish back into the ocean but numerous people working together can do it. So it is with our team, each person is a vital to getting the lessons done. When we arrived following our 1 hr drive, we were welcomed again with songs by the children. Following the singing, welcome and introductions we had 2 hrs for teaching and an hour for distribution of the filter buckets. Distribution includes completing a questionnaire and practicing the method for backwashing the filter. We ask that they tell us how many times it should be backwashed (3), what kind of water to use (previously filtered) and practice removing and reattaching the filter to the hose. We gave out another 10 filters
Wednesday, July 11 This morning we got to sleep in because breakfast wasn’t until 8 am and we left after 9 am for Kinagamukono-the preaching station is only 6 months old so it doesn’t have a name yet. The congregation currently has 20 family units with 30 children. Today and for the next 3 days we only have to drive about an hour to our destinations-yeah!!!! Weather was nice again-we are at nearly 4000 ft above sea level here which helps temper the climate. Seems it only rained in the area we are staying last night which is near the national park because the areas we drove thru today were dusty and dry. We had 5 hrs to be able to teach and distribute the filters. Ten of the families received filter buckets. Teaching both the adults and children includes the spread of germs which is demonstrated by putting glitter in a small amount of water, putting hand in the basin and shaking hands with a person who then shakes with the person next to them and so on. The is done
Tuesday July 10 A bit about the weather-the temperature is in the 80s during the day and drops into the 60s at night. The humidity is only in the 50s which means it is very comfortable-don’t have A/C but with the cool night air, room is comfortable. Breezes during the day also keep us comfortable also. Today it was cloudy most of the day and during dinner this evening it rained-actually thundered also. Praise the Lord for great weather. Our journey to Holy Mount in Kasese took just under 4 hrs each way. Along the journey we drove through one of the national parks in Uganda and saw chimps along the road-the chimps wanted to ride with us to get free bananas which a couple of the guys tossed out the window. In one of the villages ripe corn was being dried in the sun after being removed from the cob using a corn sheller. Praise the Lord for safe travel and seeing lots of God’s creation Holy Mount has both a church and a school. The school has over 200 children-40
Following breakfast we stopped in Ibanda to exchange US currency for Ugandan shillings. One dollar equals 3600 shillings so purchasing 10 gallons of gas at approximately one dollar per liter is about 44000 shillings. Our trip to Christ preaching station took about 2 hrs with the last half hour on unpaved roads. When we arrived at Kashongi, we left the van parked on the road and walked uphill about ¼ mi which we were happy was in the morning since it is easier to walk downhill at the end of the day. As we began walking up the hill, the children came running down to greet us chanting welcome in their language. All the children and adults wanted to shake our hands in welcome. The morning began with the children singing 3 songs for us. Then Trevor showed how to make a tippy tap which consists of a jug filled with water, a bar of soap on a string and a pedal to step on to tip the water jug. The children and adults then broke into groups for teaching the health and hy
Breakfast this morning included omelets individually made or eggs to your preference. Following breakfast we traveled to Ibanda to worship at St Marks preaching station. Before the service, Pastor Bensen told us about the Lutheran church in Uganda. In 1995 the first missionaries came to Uganda, but it wasn't until 2002 that the church was started in the southwest district where we are located AND Pastor Bensen is the only pastor for 7 preaching stations in this district. For 2 yr Pastor and his family were the only members but has now grown to 4000 people. Uganda is divided into 7 districts. Monday we begin our work at Christ in Kashongi which is a 2 hr drive from our hotel. Please pray for our continued safe travel. Pray that we teach effectively during our health and hygiene lessons and that as the witness bracelets are dispensed the Holy Spirit will open hearts to the message of salvation. Thanks for your prayer support. Blessings TEAM 1821
Our morning began with a lovely breakfast buffet of fresh pineapple, watermelon, bananas, passion fruit, cereal, white and brown bread, boiled eggs and OJ. Yum Morning devotion was centered around the song Great is they faithfulness reminding us that in all situations God is faithful. Evening devotion was based on trusting our Lord in all the areas of our life. We left Kampala about 830 am and arrived at our hotel in Kamwenge about 630 this evening. SATURDAY traffic with markets and traffic slowed our progress but we arrived safely. SUNDAY we will be attending one of the area churches. Pray for our continued safety as we travel, continued good health and planning our work week with the Lord's guidance. Thanks for your prayer support Blessings TEAM 1821
We arrived in Entebbe 10 pm Fri evening Praise the Lord. All luggage arrived Praise the Lord. Today we will be driving 9 hrs to our home for this trip pray for safe travel. Thanks for your prayer support. When we arrived at hotel at 12 30 this morning hotel WiFi downloaded but didn't send. Time for breakfast TEAM 1821
Sunday July 1 Dear Prayer Partners, MOST Ministries Team 1821 is preparing for our trip to bring water filters to the people in Uganda and teach lessons on health and hygiene along with the gospel. We leave on Thursday, July 5th and are scheduled to return to the US on Wednesday, July 18th. Pray for safety as 5 of the team take the first leg of the journey to Dulles from Denver, Louisville, Detroit or O'Hare on Thursday. At Dulles we will meet the 4 team members who live on the east coast before we depart for Brussels and then to Entebbe. Pray that we all endure, especially the long flight from Brussels to Entebbe which is +10 hrs. Pray that our Heavenly Father keeps all of us in his protective care so that we remain healthy to carry out His ministry to our brothers and sisters in Uganda. Pray that our Heavenly Father will revive our spirits after our long journey to enable us to show the love of Jesus to the people of Uganda. Geographically, Uganda is part of East Af