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Uganda Medical Team pics on Facebook

Brian — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:12:03 +0000

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Uganda Medical Trip Update #3

Brian — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:18:30 +0000

Hey Everybody,

Sorry it’s been a while, but things have been crazy busy over here. The clinic work is going incredibly well. Although fraught with challenges, we have the system down to near perfection, or as much as you can while dealing in poverty stricken chaos. Our team has become a well oiled machine. This has causes us to treat an average of 60 people A DAY.

Many of the people we see everyday have common symptoms due to the environment that they live in. Yet some are extremely sick with fevers, malaria, or HIV. We have had some heartbreaking cases of telling Ugandans we have grown close with that they have HIV. Each day is as emotionally draining as it is physically. But I can honestly say we are making a difference in the lives of the people in these communities. Equally as important, we are building great relationships with the Ugandans and showing that we serve the same God as they do. I fully believe in bringing the church together around the world, and that is what we are doing here.

The team is in great spirits and is excited to finish out strong. Never before have I worked with a team this professional, joyful, and quality. Also, I have never seen a missions project run this smoothly. It is bizarre. A give every credit to the massive prayer that has gone out around the country and world on our behalf. So thank you to all of you so much and please DON”T STOP PRAYING. It’s not over yet.

I wish you all could see the sights, sounds, and smells of Uganda. It is as beautiful and tragic as you could imagine East Africa to be.

Godspeed,
Jordan Lee and Team.

Uganda Medical Trip Update #1

Brian — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:02:50 +0000

What an incredible first day. 6 months of planning came to fruition when we saw our first patient. We worked all day and treated 30 patients. Chad registered and triaged everyone, then Sean and I got vitals on them. Then the patient would see jeff or Melissa who would send them to faith and Meghan for medications. Finally cora would talk and pray with each one of them. I am beaming with pride for my team who worked so hard today to treat the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the villagers.

I do believe God is doing great things here in Uganda. today jeff was able to purchase $15,000 worth of medications in the states normally for only $300 here. Incredible

there is lots more work to do but we are off to a great start.
Stay tuned

Godspeed.
Jordan and the team

Uganda Medical Team departs tomorrow

Brian — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:19:11 +0000

Please keep the Uganda medical team in your prayers as they depart for Kampala early tomorrow morning. They will be working at God Cares School and two churches within Kampala setting up mobile clinics for medical treatment, AIDS testing and preventative care for the local communities. Here is the team’s basic itinerary:

January 14^th- Depart LAX 7:30am

January 15^th- Arrive in Entebbe, Uganda at 8:40pm

January 16^th- 17^th God Cares School

Jan 18^th, 19^th, and 20^th at Kawempe

Jan 21^st, 22^nd, and 23^rd at Ever Increasing Church

January 24^th-26^th- Safari

January 27^th- Depart Entebbe

January 28^th- Arrive LAX 12:25pm

Uganda Medical Trip

Brian — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:16:58 +0000

UGANDA

The Uganda Medical Team will be setting up mobile clinics in our partner churches of Kampala to treat the poor within their communities in need of medical care. They will also provide treatment and lots of love to the children at God Cares School. We are still looking for more doctors, nurses, and anyone else who is willing to serve and share the love of Jesus.

If you would like to support the trip financially or with medical supplies, please contact brian.field@calvarycc.org

Dates: January 14-25, 2010

Cost: $2400 approx.

Contact: Jordan Lee jordancooperlee@gmail.com

Apply: Short Term Trip Application (download) Please return completed applications to Brian Field, Mission Director at the Calvary Staff Offices or email it to brian.field@calvarycc.org

Kerri Cole Update: Uganda trip

Brian — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:20:42 +0000

Hello friends! I apologize that it has been so long since I have sent an update. Life has been busy and full, in the very best way.

Not a day has gone by since I returned from my trip to Uganda in May that I have not thought about Uganda and my time there. Memories, faces, smells, stories are constantly popping in to my mind; my short stay in Uganda has left a deep impression on my soul.

I realized today, as a Uganda memory suddenly popped into my head, that I have not shared about my incredible experience with you, my friends. Over the next few weeks I will be blogging stories of how God moved during our trip to Uganda, and of the lives we encountered there. But for now, please watch this video we made of our trip. It will give you a small taste of my time there.

watch the video here: www.francetouganda.com

Thank you so much, dear friends, for all your prayers for our trip. God moved in big ways: in my heart, in my team, and in the community we shared life with in Uganda.

I’ll be sending another update soon, there are lots of exciting things coming up in my ministry at iccp and I can’t wait to tell you about how God is working in Aix right now. But for today, I just wanted to share with you a piece of my beloved Uganda.

Orphan & Adoption Seminar 9/26

khardy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:48:39 +0000

Be a part of the dawn for the 143 million orphans worldwide by finding out how at the Orphan and Adoption Seminar presented by Dark to Dawn, a ministry of Calvary Chapel of Thousand Oaks. The purpose of the Orphan and Adoption Seminar is to inspire you through God’s Word and to introduce you to several ways you can get involved in caring for orphans, regardless of your season in life.

Please join us if you have ever considered becoming an adoptive or foster parent. Your heart breaks when you hear how HIV/AIDS has devastated the lives of children. You want to experience an unprecedented joy. You feel called to minister to orphans or foster children, but don’t know where to start. You want to meet people and ministries who share your passion. Your finances are the reason you have not yet taken action.

International Child Sponsorship is partnering with other churches in the community to provide this opportunity. Our very own, Deanna Bjork, founder of Miracle House in Kenya, will be the keynote speaker. Come out and support our two African child sponsorship ministries – Miarcle House and God Cares School, Uganda.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

EV FREE Church of the Conejo Valley

FREE Registration at DarktoDawn.org

Free Childcare while you attend the seminar. Registration required by Friday, September 18, 2009.

For more information and to preregister click here.

First & Last Uganda Update

khardy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:29:51 +0000

We unfortunately did not have Internet access while in Uganda and Ive
got a lot to squeeze in before we board our plane in Uganda. Bottom
line, it’s been an amazing week of ministry and we have all been
stretched in new ways.

Sunday: I preached both services at Kabalagala Pentecostal Church
while the rest of the team ran children’s ministry. It was a great
morning and our understanding of worship and liturgy were really
broadened. Inthe evening we participated in another service called
“Love Night” where we exchanged gifts with local youth and shared
testimonies, dramas, and worship. It was a FULL Sunday.

Monday and Tuesday: We traveled into a local slum and partnered with
Ever Increasing Miracles Church where we did door to door evangelism
and afternoon church services. We were really stretched out of our
comfort zone but it was amazing to see students share the gospel with
people who had never heard about Jesus, to Muslims, and to those who
laughed at us. I had an encounter with a lady who was suffering from
demonic influence. Claire Adams was leading a women named Rose to
Christ and the lady was yelling and saying confusing things about
Jesus. She started to confront me and it startled me when she started
calling me by my given name “David.” There was no explanation for this
and when I confronted her she told me that she walked with Satan and
he dwelled in her. Not used to that! We laid hands on her and started
praying and when we were done she ran off. I was honestly shaken up a
bit that she knew my name but praise God that He carried us through it
and Claire ended up leading Rose to Christ. It was a great 2
days…very challenging, but great. In those 2 days, over 50 people
came to Christ and were assigned to contacts in the church so they
could be followed up with.

Wednesday and Thursday: we did a mixture of street evangelism, chapel,
children’s ministry, and helping the staff at God Cares School. Brian
and I were able to meet with the leaders of Africa Renewal Ministries
and Bethany Village. We even met the on-site leader for Acres For
Life. It was a great two days and over 30 people came to Christ and
will be followed up with by the local church members.

Friday: after spending the morning at God Cares School we traveled to
Kawempe where we did door to door evangelism. It was a heavily Muslim
area and there was even a shrine in the village where people came from
all over Uganda to practice black magic. There was a spiritual
heaviness to the place and we felt a lot of resistance to our sharing.
There was another encounter with a girl who was experiencing demonic
influence, there were many Muslims who laughed at the thought of Jesus
being more than just a prophet but God in the flesh, and many who did
not care to hear what we had to share. It was by far the hardest time
sharing the gospel but I was so impressed and proud of the students
who continued to share te hope and joy they have in Jesus despite the
continual rejection. We were able to plant many seeds and hope and
pray that the Holy Spirit would lead them to choose to follow Jesus.
10 people chose to follow Jesus and will be followed up with. We ended
with a church service where a handful of students and leaders shared
their testimonies and I preached. At the end of the service, they
presented generous gifts to us of sugar cane, bananas, and pineapples!
Truly a humbling experence as we received so much generosity from them.

Saturday: we visited the new 14 acre satellite site for God Cares
School. We heard Pastor Dongo’s vision for the land and prayed that
God would continue to bless the entire process. We returned to the
school and said our tearful goodbyes to the new friends we made and
the existing friends that some had met on previous visits. As I type
this in the Entebbe airport in Uganda I look around at a team that has
been challenged, stretched, and used in tremendous ways over the last
2 weeks. They are filled with so much joy, compassion, and boldness
and I am honored to be one of the leaders of this team.

We look forward to getting through the long journey home because it
means that we will be home with our loved ones. Please pray for our
last leg of the journey and we loom forward to sharing more details
with you face to face!

Drew
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Fancy Chinese restaurant

kdewitt — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:17:25 +0000

Our team visited this Chinese restaurant in the Bukasa slum in Uganda

From Kenya to Uganda -HS Update

khardy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:19:53 +0000

Hello friends, family, and supporters,

Wow, our time in Kenya has been an amazing experience!

On Wednesday morning, we were able to drive out to Nakuru (two hours north of where we are staying) to visit and pray for the expansion site of Miracle House, our missionary partner here. Leaving after breakfast, we boarded our vans in the crisp morning air (high 50s in the morning) and started making our way towards Nakuru. The elevation is much higher than I anticipated and we even past a sign at a lookout point over the Great Rift Valley that was 8000ft high. We descended into the Great Rift Valley and it was hard not to be caught with a sense of awe as we became surrounded by a geographical wonder that spans over 9000 kilometers. We drove past Zebras, gazelle, and monkeys and were thankful that we had digital cameras or we would have burned through a few dozen rolls of film!

When we arrived at the site in Nakuru, many of the students after said they felt a strong sense of peace as we drove onto the property. 10 acres in total, the Nakuru property was breathtaking. After learning the history of the property from Deanna, we spread out as individuals and as groups and prayed for the future of the property for over an hour. To think that this site will one day raise up the next generation of Kenyans for Christ…and that we were able to be there and pray…was truly remarkable. It reminded me of the moment before a film starts, a film that you have been looking forward to seeing and you know will be good. That moment when the lights get dark and the audience cheers with anticipation because they know a great story is about to unfold. That’s what it felt like as we looked forward to a great story unfolding on that property.

We then traveled back to Misri Slum where we prayer walked the streets, visited homes door to door and shared our faith and prayed, and invited children to our afternoon children’s ministry. There were some amazing moments as we watched our students step outside their comfort zones and pray with boldness for healing and blessing on the people that we met. We were a LONG way from home and each student on our team didn’t let that hinder them in any way. I was so impressed by their attitudes. They are quick to encourage one another, quick to help out, quick to keep a positive attitude, and quick to pray and thank God in the midst of each circumstance.

We have been spoiled with the food here. Breakfast includes a short order chef making omelettes and dinners have been buffet-style traditional Kenyan food…so good!

On Thursday we had our busiest day yet. In the morning we visited a Christian school and encouraged the staff and teachers in their work. We worked alongside of them and did children’s ministry for an hour. Meredith Reiten and Martha Davis both shared their testimonies and did a phenomenal job. Parents, you would be so proud!

We then returned to Miracle House where students played with kids and assisted the teachers in their programming while a group of us went to the streets of the slum again for prayer walks and door to door evangelism. I probably had one of my most memorable moments as we were invited into the home/shop of a tailor named Jackson. A few of us had met him on Tuesday and were immediately struck by his generosity and bright smile. Making good on our promise to return to him on Thursday, he invited us in and offered us every chair that he owned (two) so we could be comfortable. He offered us soda pop and we felt like it would have been too much money for him to provide soda for our entire group of 15 crammed into his 10 foot by 10 foot shop. We didn’t want to refuse his generosity so we thankfully asked if we could share one Coke. He sent his wife Joanne to the store (no more than a dilapidated shack) where she bought a half liter of Coke and upon returning poured a few ounces into a hodge podge collection of cups. As we sipped our Coke and talked with him in the cramped room as sunlight poured in through the doorway, I was struck by God’s goodness and presence in the midst the smell of cow dung and flies. Courtney Germann prayed for Jackson, Joanne, and their son Elvis (really). As a Christian family they were encouraged by our visit and Jackson kept repeating that he felt that it was God’s providence that set up our meeting one another. We gave him a new bible and in return he gave me a traditional Kenyan shirt that was the perfect fit (amazing since I am taller than most Kenyan men). I was overwhelmed by his generosity and I will never forget that moment. He also gave Garrett Hart a pair of trousers that fit him perfectly (though the style was really baggy!)

We met many more people including an older lady named Helen that Brian Field initially met the first day. He returned and gave her a bible and she immediately opened it up. It was humbling to see her excitement over holding a paperback New Testament that many of us take for granted.

The day ended with another hour of children’s ministry in a field located in the heart of the slum. A hundred or so kids showed up and we did skits, worship, games, and testimonies. Claire Adams and Garrett Hart both shared their testimonies and did a phenomenal job. Parents, I wish you could have been here to see them share with confidence, eloquence, and boldness.

Friday morning we got up early and made our flight to Uganda. We were greeted at the airport by Darren Yui and Pastor Dongo. It was great to see the familiar, welcoming faces. We spent the afternoon at God Cares School and then went to celebrate Paige Smith’s birthday at the Pearl Restaurant – owned by the mother of Calvary member and Ugandan Julius, a close friend of Paige’s.

We appreciate your continued prayers and will continue to keep you updated!

Drew

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