Nile Baboon

Music Academy Choir/ Humble Students

Music Academy & Humble Students receiving dresses

Hope for Africa Music Academy Girls & Boys (some)

Lyiba Mud Hut

Lyiba Medial Clinic

Lyiba Eye Clinic

Nile Spider Monkeys

Team Pic Gulu, Uganda Today

Thursday, January 08, 2009 I am going to first post comments by some of our members:

Amanda- Hey Mom & Dad, & Laura Love ya'll Lonnie & Norma- Appreciates the prayers from home

Jim T.- See you in two years when I move back home

Gulu was quite an experience, to say the least!!!!!! First off- Electricity, water, & good food is a premium. Secondly, the Acholi tribe are the kindest people you will ever meet. They have been extremely hospitable to our team and we have been well taken care of. It is a different world out in the "Bush " of Africa. The people are in desperate need of basic needs, like clean drinking water, medical care, & clothing, One thing is for sure, they love our Jesus Christ, they love to sing and praise GOD!!!! we have learned a lot from them, I am ready to share their love with you. The stories and people we will share will blow you away.

It is hard to explain the despair that the people experience on a daily basis. As I stated above, they REALLLY love the LORD!!!! What you see on TV is really the scenes that are lived out here. Please keep these people in your prayers!!!! I am trying to give you a snap shot if what has happened, it is really difficult to put into words what we have seen, pics and the stories that the team members will tell, will hopefully give you a glimpse of what we have experienced.
The children love to have there pics taken and have them shown to them, they get a kick out of seeing them selves.They love any type of candy that you can give them. When you handout once piece they seem to magically multiply from no where,be prepared to be ambushed when you start. My favorite saying of the local children is "Muzunga, Muzunga" means "white",they shout it out and point at us. Very cute!!!

The medical clinics went very well, it took time to establish a protocol to help these people,Once we did, everything went AMAZINGLY well. The Doctors saw over one thousand patients over three days, as well as filled over twelve hundred prescriptions. The people were truly touched by our help!!!! The team was great in meeting the needs of the local people. Very exhausting and long hours. WOW!!! (Steve, Debbie, Kyle, Mary Grace,Jim, Gina, Rozell, Phoebe, Joy)

The eye glass clinic was very successful. The team handed out many reading glasses and prescription glasses.The smile that would come about there face once they realized they could see for the first time is indescribable, Praise GOD for that ministry!!! (Lonnie, Norma, Amanda, Lee, Steve R, Jim S.)

As for the Pastoral training, they trained and graduated 19 local people. I was not on the team so details will be brief. They laid the ground work for training people with new and innovative ways of serving others. They baptized one member today. (Jimmy, Becky, Cindy, Elna)

I cannot thank Jimmy and Debbie enough for the outstanding job they have done for the team.

Thanks!!!!!I would also like to thank all of our sponsors who helped meet a great need in Uganda.
On a lighter note, I think I can speak for the team when I say this, we are ready for good American food!!!!!!Tiliapa, rice, cole slaw, Matooke, & goat are getting really old!!!!! The Baboons are very neat to see and love peanuts.The locals love to have a good time. Finally, I would like to thank our awesome drivers Moses & George for there expert driving skills. Again, this does not even begin to describe our trip. This is a brief desc. of the past few days.

I am writing this on the Veranda outside Thursday evening looking at a very bright moon on the Equator. The weather has been great. 86/66 is normal. No humidity,not too hot, not too cool, perfect. Weather is here, wish you were beautiful!!!!!

Everybody is doing fine, I will post more later.

The pics posted are Nile Monkeys, Clinics, group photo in Gulu, & people of Uganda.

Kyle

"Without a testimony, we have no power"

Jimmy Towson