Help 58 Ugandan Orphans Hear the Gospel

So I realize that I have been slacking on posting over the past few weeks and I promise the reason is good. In less than three weeks I will be leaving Southern California for Africa to spend two weeks bringing the gospel to children.

Fifty-percent of the Ugandan population is composed of children 15 and under. More than two million of these children are orphans. In August, I, along with a group of college-aged students, will travel to Uganda to bring the gospel to 58 of these orphans.

I was hesitant when this opportunity was presented to me, having never been on a missions trip, let alone one across the world. But I had recently made a resolution that I would not live a safe life knowing that if I was going to bring maximum glory to God I would have to do so risking it all.

So from August 13-27 I will work with a ministry of Grace Brethren Long Beach called Ugandan Lambs (www.ugandanlambs.org). There are many organizations and groups working with children who have been orphaned by AIDS in Africa, but Ugandan Lambs (UL) is unique in its connection to my church family through Grace members Sam and Ruth Sebabi.

Sam and Ruth were born and raised in Uganda, and the AIDS epidemic has deeply affected their lives. As sisters, brothers, cousins and in-laws began to die from AIDS, the Sebabis found themselves sole providers for all the children left behind. As the numbers grew the burden became too great for them bear alone.

UL seeks to not only meet the physical, educational and medical needs of the 58 children, but the spiritual as well. These children are suffering in a world so much different than our own, without parents and without the luxuries and comforts we often take for granted, and they desperately need to hear the gospel, to drink from the well of living water.

Because I truly believe in this cause I want to give you the opportunity to have a role in proclaiming the gospel to these children.

1. Prayer. The Lord responds to prayer and we are confident that He will do a mighty work in answering serious and intentional prayer by you and others.

2. Finances. The trip costs $2,900 per person, $26,000 total for the team. So please pray that the Lord will provide.

3. Encouragement. My team and I would greatly appreciate help in some way, whether it be commenting on this blog entry, sending us an email or some other creative way.