A few days ago we had the unique opportunity to witness the Christian baptism of a former Muslim! He shared his story with me as we walked to a school ministry earlier this afternoon. As the youngest of ten children, Joel was a youth leader in Islam. An acquaintance was demon possessed, and he...
Words can’t express the joy we found in getting to know the ABIDE young men and women. ABIDE stands for Amagara Bible Institute Discipleship and Evangelism. Seventeen radiant young men and women (post high school) have given up six months of their lives to learn about God’s Word and...
My favorite part of being in Uganda has been playing with the children. I have made several new friends. I became very good friends with Promise. She is 12 years old and is sponsored by my friends the Neiters. It has been fun playing with them, where ever I go they would all follow me. The...
There are many, many children in Juna Amagara, but one touched my heart very deeply. I was paired up with Jennifer Renee Wood's sponsor child, Mercy, to get to know her and give her the care package Jenny prepared for her. Mercy is a beautiful, talkative, expressive young lady who has big...
Today, I (Bekah) met the kids that my family and I are sponsoring. The oldest of the three is Queen, who is 18. She is finishing high school, so I was able to go to the high school where she is staying. Her mother was there with her, so it was very nice to meet her. Emmanuel, who is 14, is the...
I never thought in a million years my heart would be challenged in a way it did when we visited the baby orphanage. I thought I had an idea of what it would be like but I wasn't even close. The team gathered in a place located outside where we found a huge pile urine soaked bedding and...
I (Linda) flew to Uganda a week before the rest of our team. While in Kampala I was able to begin preparation and sewing with Lilian (sport shorts) for the children at the orphanage in Mbarara. Mid-week we traveled to Mbarara to complete the short project with the ABIDE women. Lilian and I were...