Uganda Mission Team blog
A team of 15 are on mission in Uganda! Keep tract of their progress with live updates from the team below or follow the team on Twitter (CIS_UK)....
Monday 28th June 8.00am
'....first flight was delayed so arrived in Cairo for a team sprint and final call for flight. Arrived in entebbe all well, with only marks bag missing. 2hours sleep then off to omega church for plenty of singing dancing waving praying gr8 way to settle in! Back to Abu to settle in and chill and first team time in Philipians before watching the footy rigged up outside with plenty of African brothers who mostly cheered for germany! Into town for first taste of rice and meat and matoke..met a few of the coaches..all tired but gr8 first day. This morning heading into kampala town to have a look and have lunch before going to Remmies orphanage this afternoon where we will be with the children and then do some building work..painting i think. Spirits are high and singing in the bus is loud!'
Wednesday 30th June 8.46am
Today we are at a home made for prison children finishing the cleaning and cementing the rooms and fixing windows and doors. Weather is hotting up...few people not feeling great so please pray for health and energy.
Thursday 1st July 9.00am
We're at 'Little Surprises' home for the prison children again today laying floor of trhe second room. Good hard labour. Please pray for energy. We're hoping to plaster and put the windows and doors in by lunch time tommorrow. Good time in Phiipians team time again yesturday!
Friday 2nd July 8.56am
Morning. Hope alls well. Team finished strong yesterday after full day of laying concrete. Lots of tired people! We finished our work at 'little surprises' as the windows and doors are delayed. This morning going to 'miles to smiles' a childrens day care for mothers who work in the markets. We will play games teach them songs and be human climbing frames! Were also cooking lunch for the 150 kids! This afternoon there is a Football and Netball outreach game, Helen is sharing her testimony with the girls and Dave Morris and Dave N with the football boys. Vics
Monday 5th July 8.44am
Morning. Good outreach games yday afternoon, Fi and Lottie shared with the
netball ladies and most of the community! Paul and Craig shared with
the men..morning plans changed so we planned some sessions coming up
now on way to a school to lead a CU and then on to coach this
afternoon...please pray for those still not feeling well thanks x
Wednesday 7th July 8.34am
This morning coached 300 kids - slight choas but fun! This afternoon we went to Mukonon Uni to share with about 40 - 50 students in small groups. One christian lad runs the 100m in 10 secs!
Thursday 8th July 8.22am
Today we're going to Jacksons project to do community work this morning, over lunch doing a sharing of 'the greatest need' with the community then playing football and netball matched against the community this afternnoon.
Friday 9th July 8.11am
Hi. Great day yesturday - in the morning long journey north, built some draining boards, cleaned a well and shared Jesus with families. Had a community lunch and then we perfomed a drama of the paralysed man and the greatest need. Then some epic sport followed with the toughest game of netball ever! Very funny! The game had to be stopped to take breath from laughing fits! The goal post rings were made of rubbber and every time the ball hit them obviously they collapsed. So a high scoring game of 3-2 to our opposition. The lads had a crazy game in what can only be described as a bowl with a small mountain on the right wing (not sure what Vics means here?!?!?!). The muzungu team 2-0 despite the ref giving his team an advantage of a second half lasting over an hour! We said goodbye to Geoff and Margetet this morning and are heading north again for a similar day of compassion work this morning and sport this afternoon. Amazing to be right in the middle of the Ugandan countryside seeing how villlage life work. Vics.
Monday 12th July
The team have been in communication with the office today on the phone, after the bomb attacks last night in Kampala. The team were far away from the troubles and were (and still are) on Betony Island on Lake Victoria. All are fine and will be continuing their project work as usual.
Tuesday 13th July
Hi. No electricity on island so phone off. Fumigated more homes this
morning then back at Abu this afternoon and then out for team meal tonight with
richard and florence. All fine and calm in Kampala heading to Murchishon Falls
early in morning.
Wednesday 14th July
Morning. Cheeky 5am leave this morning, stocked up with food and now in Masindi. Heading to the top of Murchishon falls. This evening going on a game drive in the camp. We've got Micheal back as our tour guide. Bonus!
Thursday 15th July
Hi. We arrived in the park yesterday to be met by Michael, hes a pastor in the park and his church had been waiting for us! We briefly met with them and had a service! Then crossed
into durassic park, went for a drive saw 2 male lions chilling out and
some other animals. This morning we went on another drive saw elephants
giraffes, then went on a boat trip and saw crocs and hippos..heading
to team time now then out for an evening drive..x
