I’m sitting on the porch of the Brose’s old home in Burundi looking out over Lake Tanganyika at the Congolese Mountains. Burundi, which is the 3rd poorest country in Africa, is one of the most beautiful places that I’ve ever been. Like Rwanda, it is a nation of hills and beautiful trees. We have had […]
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Some quick pictures that Ben shot… The first is a lady in her home outside of Kapchorwa and the second is a tribal elder in the cave where he was born and where they lived during the reign of Idi Amin.
Last night we had Chinese Food with Pastor Peter and Pastor Fred from Africa Renewal (ARM’s). It was at a restaurant called, “Fang Fang.” I’ll pass on Chinese Food for a while :) So the lineup for today… John & Lori Courtney are heading to the ARM’s office to meet for a lengthy time with
Since my luggage is still lost… I had to preach this morning at Ggaba Community Church to a thousand people wearing the gold jacket they bought me when we went to visit the first lady. To the jacket was added a 30 year old tie that was in someone else’s luggage to be given away.
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It’s a crazy world!! We arrived in Uganda this morning and while the team was filling out lost bag forms (that’s right… they won’t get here till Saturday!) I hopped in a Land Rover with John Hornbeck from Sisters Church and was wisked away to go and meet the First Lady of Uganda (Janet Museveni).
That’s what the British Airways rep said in a heavy accent as we were boarding the plane to London in Seattle. He had just finished telling us that there was a 99% chance that our luggage wasn’t going to make it on the flight (long story) and suggested we board the plane and get a
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We’re off to Africa in less than 24 hours. The team is myself, Kim Hunt, Beth Fischer, Benjamin Edwards, John Courtney and Lori Courtney. We arrive in Entebbe, Uganda on the morning of the 20th. We’ll spend a week in Uganda driving to Kapchorwa, visiting some refugee camps, shooting a human rights video and hopefully
I remember someone once telling me that they thought when God works in things that it is like a 7 Layer Dip. The idea is that He is not just doing one simple thing, but that when he moves it is complex, layered and deep. I think I agree… When we act there is usually
If you haven’t ever seen it, Antioch has a pretty cool web site for its kids ministry. There’s still plenty more to do to get it all the way ship shape, but it is definitely worth checking out.!! www.antiochjr.com
