Welcome to Laura and Sarah's very first blog! Please join us on our journey to Uganda, Africa. We are excited to keep in touch with you all through this blog. Here is some basic information about the trip:
Greetings to our Brothers and Sisters in Christ!
Our names are Laura and Sarah, and we would like to share with you the vision God has given us to minister this summer. We are two students attending Ecola Bible School in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Here at school, God is doing so many amazing things in our lives and we are both growing deeply in our spiritual walks with Him. One of the things God is doing is increasing our passion and hearts for missions. We are very excited to share with you that with our increased passion for missions and with prayerful consideration God is leading us to serve Him in Africa!
We are going to embark on an exciting, God-directed mission to Uganda, Africa, teaming up with the New Hope African Children Foundation.* based in Busia, Uganda. They provide love and care for about 67 children. There will be so many opportunities to be the hands and feet of Jesus. We will most likely be teaching English, giving HIV/AIDS prevention talks, teaching basic health care and skills to parents, construction, and we will also be meeting needs through counseling with the children. Our targeted departure date in leaving the US is the 17th of May, returning home on the 5th of July.
Prayer is so vitally important and we feel that we need to be covering this trip in it. Would you join with us in praying for this trip to Uganda? Here are some suggested prayer points to keep in mind:
- That God would use us as His vessels and work through us to reach those who are in need of Him.
- For safety in our travels, as well as while we are in Uganda.
- That God would provide financially for this trip. We will each need to raise about $3,500. $1,150 of that will be given to New Hope to keep their orphanage running, as well as to cover our living expenses while there. Plane tickets and transportation to Uganda will be about $2,000. The remainder will cover our day to day needs.
- That we would bring encouragement and love to the New Hope staff. Also, they are praying for a digital camera and laptop for their orphanage and school.
- That people would either come to or grow in their relationship with Christ.
Your prayers would mean so much! This is what the body of Christ is all about, praying and supporting each other. If you want to commit to lifting us and this trip up in prayer, please email us at puregold07@gmail.com. We just want to be able to see who is on our prayer team.
Thank you for praying and we will keep you updated on what God is doing.
May God richly bless you!
Laura and Sarah
*New Hope’s website – http://www.newhopeafricanchildren.org/
**All support for Sarah and Laura is being sent through Chapel in the Pines – Uganda Mission; 55 Smith’s Ferry Drive, Cascade, Idaho 83611. (Laura’s home church.)
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