Hi Friends! We’re making significant progress and are almost complete w/ initial phase. We came in faith with 5 loaves and 2 fish…please pray that God continues to meet our project’s needs! www.hugsfortug.org “We must fight” I was walking with one of the older boys and he was telling me about how they must ‘fight’ [...]
Breaking Ground for the new Children’s Home Praise God! The district planner gave us permission to dig wells, measure & dig perimeter of our foundation, build large “store” (covered brick making place, and storage for materials), and most importantly, begin brick production (ISSB brick making is endorsed by the U.N., currently being utilized in the [...]
“Holy Chaos” at Christmas, Hugs from Heidi Baker, & Feeding nearly 4,000 in Mozambique One of the prayers from a friend in Cape Town, Shaianne, was that we would ‘see & meet Heidi Baker somehow.’ From Cape Town, Nick and I took a quick, inexpensive flight back to Johannesburg and then a 10+ hour bus [...]
Adventure to Tanzania As Nick and I were on a short flight from Northern Mozambique to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the flight had plastic silverware and air conditioning. We relished both. When we were at the orphanage in Mozambique, silverware was generally not provided with the rice and beans – as it is local custom [...]
It would seem that in western culture, leftovers aren’t cool, enjoyed, and definitely not cherished as much as in other cultures. It’s funny how our perception of perfectly fine food doesn’t seem ‘as good’ or ‘healthy’ if we take it home, in a clean box, and put it in our cold refrigerator. My heart broke [...]
Red Rock Relay Feature Stories Running the Red Rock Relay Zion: 185.3 Miles of Pain and Glory By Jenny Wilden After you’re done reading, watch the video below! It’s just past 3:00 a.m. I’m running alone on a dark, deserted highway, lit only by moonlight and the steady beam of my headlamp. I’m two miles [...]
Final Mission Update We had the opportunity to take a private shuttle from Uganda to Tanzania (crossing 2 borders w/ the unsure process of both departure/arrival immigration experiences and a long drive through Kenya and its unsure roads). At first, many of us were not too fond of the idea (myself included), but God reminded [...]
“Thank you for what you have done for Amani AND for Uganda.” David, Amani Baby Cottage We wondered how God would bring redemption to the land through our team over here – it has come in the form of deep appreciation, gratitude, and love with our new friends – giving an extra source of hope [...]