getting closer.

I feel like I should at least update this once a month before we leave. Since it has been around a month, I guess it's around that time :) . Well...over the last month since I last updated, we have gotten even closer as a team, and gotten even closer financially and time wise! We are leaving for Uganda in 76 days!!! So crazy. I don't think it has hit me yet that we are actually traveling to another continent in less than 3 months. All of us are so excited to be going and so ready to serve. God has blessed us with an incredible group of girls. I love them all and I am so glad that I am getting to know everyone better as time goes on before we leave. :) We are up to halfway with raising our funds! We are continually praying and trusting God that He will provide us with the rest. Since this is a more expensive trip than some of the others, it has been difficult getting money to come in. Besides sending out letters, we are also in the process of doing different fundraisers. So far, they are going pretty well. We will be showing Invisible Children at the Globe Theater this coming week. Invisible Children does not have any copyright laws, and they are allowing us to show it without paying them anything. So all of the proceeds we make will go towards our team, which is awesome. If you have never heard of it, I would definitely check it out. It's a documentary about the children of Northern Uganda who are abducted from their homes and forced to be child soldiers. It is so heartbreaking to watch, but also very eye opening and good to know that there are changes being made with this Invisible Children movement.

Besides doing VBS activities we will also be traveling to the Buvuma Islands on Lake Victoria. This is one of the things I am most excited about doing. The people there have no electricty, they live in mud huts, and the island has an abundance of children! There are many orphans that live on this island, and we will be able to work with them. If you want to check out their website....here it is. http://www.buvuma.org/

Please continue praying for our team. That we would not just be a group of people going, but a united team working together. Pray that we would be able to raise our funds by the end of March. Also pray for the children we will be working with and the missionaries we are staying with (Kenneth and Delight Hopson). If you ever want more information about World Gospel Mission, go to this website...

www.wgmuganda.org/welcome

Thanks so much for your prayers and support..

-Lisa