We have been home for four months, looking forward to the next trip. The tickets are not purchased yet, but looks like Sept 20th is the day we leave. There is much to do as we prepare. The Mukono health center is working on becoming a hospital, we have been working with the Doctors there and again will help with some much needed equipment. One department in the Hospital is the Dentistry, we are also bringing equipment with us. If you have access to used equipment, would you consider donating to a worthy cause?
Last year we collected $2700 for Bibles, there is such a great need,that this year are goal is $5000, to supply the area Pastors and lay readers with a good Bible, the Life application study bible by Tyndale Publishing.
Thank you, God Bless you
Ken

OK it's been a long time since I posted, I will try to do better, but we also post on Facebook. I have been busy with many different directions. Speaking when given a chance to share and for fund raising to keep the funds coming for a number of areas. General support of liberty, orphans, Bibles.
The house that has been under construction isn't complete but very comfortable to stay in.
We are now planning a bike ride for May 21 & 28 for raising funds to purchase Bibles for the people of Uganda.
ready to purchase airline tickets, this week. The prices have gone up a lot, no surprise but hate paying all that money for the flights.

Grant writer

As we prepare to move to Uganda in the coming year, there are so many things to consider. Thankfully, we are not stressing on any issue that would normally stress people. We know He has this all in His hands and we just try to remember to trust in Him!

One thing that we have been considering lately is getting grants for various projects and/or needs over there. A few of the needs currently are: a computer system, a vehicle, audio/visual equipment and a generator. Ken has researched many grants available and many of them seem to be a good fit for us, now we just need to find someone who is talented in writing grant applications and willing to donate their time. If this is something you might be interested in, please contact us at Libmissions@yahoo.com

Be blessed today!

Making the plans.....

Here we go again making the plans for our next trip. Naturally we tend to make plans that we think best but somehow God always has a plan that He puts in place. It always turns out better too, especially when we follow His lead and let go of what we think we should be doing.
Ken and I have three wonderful women joining us this time. Gerri, (a nurse), Jenny, (God-entrepenuer) and Annette, her grand-daughter. Can I just say how excited I am to be sharing this great place, great people and great experience with these women? We look forward to each part of our plans and really look forward to His plans in this as well.
We will be staying in our mission house in Nakabago. It should be finished enough for us to stay there, but.........again, God has plans too. In this we do pray that we have the same plan as Him.
Please join us in lifting up this mission, for the people to be hearing what God directs us to say.

New pictures

Today we received a few new pictures of the mission house in Uganda. In one of them, it shows the painting of the walls and ceiling in the hallway to the bedrooms. Not the colors I would have chosen but I love it! It seems more real with plaster and paint on the inside of the house.
There are a few more things to get done at the house. The outside needs to be plastered and painted, finish painting inside, perimeter wall constructed and appliances installed. I almost laugh when I say "appliances". This consists of two toilets (yes! I consider a toilet in Uganda an appliance), a washer, a stove and a small refrigerator. Let me tell you that I am happy to be getting these items. No, don't have a need for a clothes dryer, a line in the back will be sufficient. No, don't need a furnace, it's always warm in Uganda. No, don't need an air conditioner. Although I am sure there will be days when I wished I had one!
Please pray for the all provisions to come from His hand in His time.

Why move to Uganda?

When the subject of moving to Uganda comes up, I sometimes get asked, "Why?". Sometimes the answer just flows out of me and other times I have to work on how to put it into words.

I am reading "The Hole In Our Gospel" by Richard Stearns. His book helps me to understand why. Besides seeing how God has opened so many doors from the start of our trips to Uganda, He makes it feel right to me. As I read the previous mentioned book, I see many reasons from scripture and also words from the author as to why. "God wants to see the authenticity of our faith put into action, not the emptiness of a faith without deeds." "...we cannot say that we do not know about the suffering poor; we cannot claim that we don't have the means to help. We, too, will one day stand before God and give a accounting." These are just a few words, but help to express the willingness I feel to go to Uganda and also to go without while I am here.

Rarely do I miss shopping for the things I have wanted in the past. When I think of the needs in Uganda, I more clearly see the difference between the "needs" and the "wants" in my life here. We could all do well to examine the difference of the needs or wants in our lives and then think what is it that God would want from us.

A few facts

I often get asked what is it like in Uganda. Besides being a beautiful country, the people are beautiful, friendly and very giving. They often remind me of the widow who gave all she had to the prophet Elijah (1 Kings 17:8-16) . She had really nothing to give but gave what she had. The people in Uganda seem to live this way, giving to each other, depending on God instead of the government. They don't have assistance programs as we do here in the U. S. Can you imagine if we all depended on God and each other, that we COULD depend on each other??

Some statistics found on BBC. com:

The GNI -(gross national income divided by its population, this reflects the average income of a country's citizen) for Americans is $47,580 (= $130.35 per day), for people of the Dominican Republic is $4,390, for Guatemalans is $2,680, for Haitians is $660, for Ugandans is $420 (=$1.15 per day).

Life expectancy for Americans is 77 years (men) 81 years (women), for people of the Dominican Republic is 70 years (men) 75 years (women), for Guatemalans is 67 years (men) 74 years (women), for Haitians is 59 years (men) 63 years (women) and for Ugandans 52 years (men) 53 years (women).

A few other statistics I've found on Uganda from other sites are interesting to think about.
48% own a radio, 4.5% own a TV. 22% of Ugandans own only one set of clothing (or less), 43% own a pair of shoes. 8% have access to electricity and 97% cook with firewood or charcoal.

Think you can't change the life of one person? Or even change the lives of a few? You can!