Sunday, March 28, 2010

Uganda Pix from 2004

This is one of only 2 pictures of me in Uganda. :) Proof I was there! With me is my good friend Ronald.

Cute kids that were part of the group that we fed at one of our stops.
One place had an albino kid. I'm thinking the equator is not the best place for him. :(
Derek and Julia Stanton - our fearless leaders. Derek's vision is so much like mine, just with soccer instead of baseball.

Uganda is on the equator.These are some boys we met while playing soccer our fist day.

Preparing to fly

I am creating this blog with the intention of communicating my plans and travels to Uganda. I am leaving June 7 for almost 2 months in Uganda during the World Cup soccer championships that are being held in South Africa. A group of us will be doing soccer camps in 4 villages and showing a game each night. This will be my 2nd trip to Uganda. I'm not sure how much internet time I will have, so I wanted to create a place where all who are interested could read any updates I am able to send during my time away.

About 3 years ago I believe that God called me to long term missions in Uganda. This came as a shock as I never had any desire to do anything of the sort, but when the call came, so did the excitement for it. I have been preparing for this particular trip since that time, and I have plans to move there in the near future. Basically I just have to finish paying off debt, save/ raise the money, and head south. :)

My basic idea was to do baseball camps, and also maybe some other sports. Baseball is my passion, so I want to bring that to the people of Uganda, but as most of you know, that isn't the ultimate goal. The baseball will provide a pathway for relationships to be built. From that place, I can share God's love and life with people who may never have seen it before. Ultimately I want to have a place where people can come for worship every day. Worship is another huge passion of mine, through music, rhythm, and dance. I want to establish a force in the nation of Uganda, an army of worship warriors plowing through for breakthrough and freedom!