Going to Uganda

The question always seems to be, where are you going next? And now I can answer that. :)Uganda, it is. The process has been pretty interesting, but when the decission was made that I would go - a lot of doors opened.

The first 2-3 weeks I'll be part of a team that will visit orphanages in the southern part of Uganda - in Kampala and in Jinja. We'll be praying for kids in the orphanages, lead them to Jesus, break orphan spirit, prophesy destiny, pray for healing...etc

Mid February I'll be leaving to go up to the Northern part of Uganda. Some facts about that region, and the ministry I'll be involved in.

In Northern Uganda there has been a war going on for the last 20 years. The war involves the stealing of children to make them soldiers, and the girls to become wives of the commanders. As a result of the war, there are now many displaced person camps. The rebels do not actually fight the government, they kill civilians, often torturing them. So the people in Northern Uganda have had to move out of their villages into these camps. They now depend on the UN for food.

The ministry is in the process of starting an NGO in a Northern District. The first phase is the Tabitha Project. Where they hope to get the neediest widows and teach them tailoring as well as giving them land to grow food. In the future, as they see the need they want to build a small orphanage. Lastly they hope to begin a Bible school. There are also possibilities in doing evangelism in the camp, and teaching and preaching in the church. The language is Luo, but most children are taught English in the school, so they can understand English. But to be able to communicate with the older people the local language needs to be learned.