tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29937245031568213732024-03-14T13:35:26.058-04:00Ten EighteenJenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-4566769685252970782012-01-25T18:09:00.000-05:002012-01-25T18:09:04.973-05:00We're moving! (The blog, that is!)We're moving to Wordpress... Find us here: <a href="http://10Eighteen.wordpress.com/">Ten Eighteen Inc.</a><br />
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I'll move some posts over to the new site, which will show up as "new" but, of course, won't be. But new stuff will be coming soon, so thanks for following us over!Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-32939961214543057292012-01-17T11:40:00.002-05:002012-01-17T11:41:18.315-05:00What can we do in 4 months?In a little over 4 months we will be returning to Uganda, and I'm so excited! It looks like I will only be able to make 1 trip in 2012, so I'm going to make it count! (Not that I don't always try to do that, but you know what I mean...!) So we've got a lot to organize in the next 4 months, and some money to raise to make it all happen.<br />
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Here's what's on the agenda so far:<br />
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* We're going to have a party for the kids from the 2011 basketball camp! I'm really excited about this, and I think a lot of our volunteers will be able to join us. This is a great way to make sure the kids know that we really care about them, that we are still thinking about them, and that we are really interested in their lives and how they're doing. We're going to ask Nesco to once again cater our lunch, and I think we'll make it a big one, with meat and soda and even dessert.<br />
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* We will be meeting with the women who have received micro business grants, and talking to more ladies and reviewing their business proposals.<br />
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* We will have a lunch for the ladies of Nawezakana, also catered by Nesco. I'm really excited about this, as it's hard to get them all together, but always an amazing time when we do.<br />
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* Because a medical team is coming to work in Namuwongo on May 18, we will be leaving Fathers House to make room for them, and going to Jinja. While there we will be visiting with Hospice Jinja, and spending a night at the Arise Africa orphanage in Bukaleba. We are all excited to get to spend a lot of time with those precious kids!<br />
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* After I leave on May 23, Ryan will staying another week and working most days with Ray of Hope. She's not sure all she'll be doing, but Emily assures me there is plenty for her to do, so she's really excited to report back after she returns at the end of the month.<br />
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As always, we could sure use your help to continue our work. We love monthly donations, but one time gifts are awesome too! They allow us to have the parties and meals for the kids and ladies in Kampala, bring treats to the orphans in Bukaleba, and have the ability to help as needs arise when we're there. Every single dollar counts, and every single dollar can make a real difference.Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-17667377703505212012012-01-03T18:46:00.000-05:002012-01-03T18:46:53.898-05:00It's 2012 - are you sponsoring a child this year?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ten Eighteen sponsors several dozen children, and we need your help! School fees have gone up this year (their school year is Jan-Dec) because of the incredible level of inflation in 2011. We are committed to continuing our support of the kids we've been able to help - but we really need YOUR help to do it. Won't you consider sending a child to school this year? <br />
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For the cost of 2 pizzas a month, you can sponsor a child.<br />
For the cost of 3 movie tickets, you can sponsor a child.<br />
For less than the cost of one tank of gas, you can sponsor a child.<br />
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Child sponsorship with Ten Eighteen isn't just about paying a little bit and an unknown child goes to school. We know these kids. All of them. And many of them get one meal a day - the one they get because they're in school. Your sponsorship isn't just about education, although that is vital for these children to be able to get out of the slums... It's really, honestly, about their life.<br />
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Life in Uganda. My descriptions are not melodramatic... because they're true. And you can, literally, save a child's life. Ensure a child's future. And show God's love.<br />
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Won't you help? They really, really need you.Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-12456310067580538842011-12-26T16:24:00.000-05:002011-12-26T16:24:50.753-05:002012 trip is booked!With only one trip on the horizon for 2012, I'm happy to have it booked. This will be my longest interval, and it's good to know we'll be back on the lovely red Ugandan soil on May 6. It looks to be a different trip, but I'm resisting the urge to plan too much - the Lord always, always directs my steps once we're there, and other than logistical necessities, I do much better to leave day to day stuff to Him.<br />
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I do know we'll spend several days in Jinja before leaving, and since my trip there was unfortunately aborted last trip due to Zeke's hospitalization, I'm extra excited to spend time there. We're planning to spend a night out at the orphanage in Bukaleba, and I'm just so excited to spend good quality time with the kids out there. And the guest house is so lovely... AH! Very excited!<br />
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So please pray for our trip, for me to not over-organize, and for all our steps to be ordered. And for no one to get sick! We so appreciate your support and prayers, always.Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-25974615246925222292011-12-01T08:16:00.001-05:002011-12-01T08:39:16.285-05:00Christmas in UgandaWe have entered the crazy season here in the States. Black Friday is now Black Thanksgiving, and shopping is the athletic event of choice. Honestly, since I hate crowds, it keeps me away from stores except Tuesdays at 10am, but retailers provide jobs, as do the manufactures of all the stuff people are buying, so whatever floats your boat...<br />
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But in Uganda, they aren't consumed by consumerism. It's kind of hard to be when Umeme (the power company) is having rolling black outs every day and even the nicest homes and businesses are without power a lot of the time. When you don't have money for beans for dinner, or rent for the month, much less a Christmas gift for your child. When your parents have died of HIV/Aids or cancer or TB. When you are running an orphanage on ever-dwindling donations, lucky to provide posho (corn meal mash) and beans once or twice a day.<br />
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No one can do everything. But everyone can do something. Will you? Will you make a donation this month to sponsor a child's school fees, or pay an elderly widow's rent, or pay for fuel for the hospice teams? Will you make a box for <a href="http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/occ">Operation Christmas Child</a> at your local church or through the web? Will you donate shoes or children's clothes?<br />
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I know 2011 in the USA has been hard for a lot of people. And I'm just going to post some photos to give you a teeny tiny bit of perspective. Not to guilt you into anything... Just to inform and educate. You are blessed beyond the wildest dreams of most of the world. If for absolutely nothing else than that you can have clean safe water to drink from any sink, hose, or water fountain in the land... Just something to think about.<br />
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<br />Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-9191470792418530152011-11-27T08:05:00.001-05:002011-11-27T08:29:46.851-05:00What are you thankful for?This long weekend here in the States, besides being shopping madness, is Thanksgiving. Technically that was Thursday, but sometimes it takes awhile for things to get back to normal and for some retrospection to begin. I was pondering what we in our first world lives should be thankful for that they don't have or can't imagine in Uganda... So here's a quick, partial list.<br />
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* Plentiful, stable, electricity for all.<br />
* Clean running water that can be drunk from any faucet anywhere.<br />
* Toilets with sewers or septic.<br />
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* Air conditioning and heat.<br />
* Well maintained, open roads where people drive in their own lane, obey stop signs and traffic lights, and stay more than an inch or two from your vehicle.<br />
* Exhaust systems on vehicles, especially those in front of you!<br />
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* Police officers who don't stop you for a bribe because they need tea, but who do their sworn duty to protect and defend.<br />
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* The best medical care in the world.<br />
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Are you feeling like your life is too hard these days? A lot of people are, I know. And compared with what you've been used to, it might be. But take a few minutes, just these few, to get a little perspective. We are so blessed here... Beyond the imagining of the people in these photographs. That is enough to feel thankful for.</div>
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<br />Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-78751932001857811012011-11-20T08:47:00.001-05:002011-11-20T08:57:05.049-05:00Mistletoe Market is over - still need Christmas gifts?Mistletoe Market was yesterday, and we raised $535 for Uganda! Thanks to everyone that came by - it was great to introduce you to Ten Eighteen and our great partners in Uganda.<br />
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But that was the last craft fair fundraiser, and if you missed it, you might still want to donate for 2011, and receive some awesome Ugandan handcrafts as a thank you. There are a couple of ways to do that:<br />
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* If I'm your friend on FB, I will be posting some photos soon. You can comment on any photos you'd like.<br />
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* Go to the website under "contact" and send a message. I'll be posting some photos on there as well, or you can look (but not shop) in the store. Our PayPal link is apparently possessed, and I haven't had time to call their tech support to fix it. But once you contact us, I will email you back and we can go from there.<br />
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* After Thanksgiving, if you're in the Triangle area, we can arrange to meet or you can come by.<br />
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* If you're at App, my daughter can bring you items.<br />
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We're very flexible! <br />
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I would also LOVE to speak at your church or small group in 2012. I'm pretty booked up now, with the holidays, but after Jan 7, things are opening up. Just let me know!<br />
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Thanks again for all your support in 2011 (and 2010, and 2009...!). We couldn't do what we do without you!<br />
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It is a fact of life that our tax burden often dictates our end of the year behavior. I'd like to say it's Christmas joy, but in difficult times like these... it's more often Uncle Sam that nudges us over the edge. But anything that encourages you to give works for me, and I'm a firm believer that God will use your generosity to plant even more seeds of generosity in you, and that's a "vicious cycle" I can live with!<br />
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So here's what you can do between now and December 31:<br />
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Nov 19, Mistletoe Market at Wakefield High School<br />
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We really need your help. The economy in Uganda is rife with inflation - over 40% in 2011 alone. Especially while the dollar is quite strong, help us get funds to our partners. Your $100 donation would have brought 200,000 shillings in 2010. Right now, that same donation will be exchanged for 283,500 shillings. Since the combined total of the rent for the two elderly widows we support is 85,000 shillings a month, you can see that the strong dollar can really help us help them right now.<br />
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We are also slowly building the primary school. Building supplies have gone way up, but again, your donation will go almost 1/3 farther than before. Now is the time to help!<br />
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People are really hurting. I know you feel less well-off than you did a year ago. But even with a small donation you can make a big difference. Please help us help them...<br />
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Help them eat.<br />
Help them have a home.<br />
Help them have shoes.<br />
Help them go to school.<br />
Help them get medicine.<br />
Help them help the dying.<br />
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For us, it's rarely a matter of life and death. For them, it almost always is.<br />
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<br />Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-74250923983280397172011-10-17T11:04:00.000-04:002011-10-17T11:04:46.783-04:00It's a brand new day...There sure is a lot going on in the country right now, a lot of it bad. Anxiety is running high, and you might feel like you couldn't possibly do anything to help others while you are struggling yourself. Let me encourage you with my two favorite words in the Bible: BUT GOD.<br />
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Giving is one area where God asks you - ASKS YOU - to test Him. Yes, it takes faith. Yes, it's scary. But God promises that you will be rewarded... What more assurance do you need? I can tell from my own life that, when you step out in faith to give to those less fortunate, God will bless you in ways you can't even imagine yet.<br />
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And more good news: it takes so very little to help so very much in Uganda. Consider this:<br />
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* You can pay the rent for a widow or single mother for under $20 a month.<br />
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You can donate any amount to help build the primary school in Bukaleba, or to help pay for the fuel for Hospice Jinja, or contribute to a grant for a woman in the slums trying to start or grow a business. And you can participate in Project Friendship by making friendship bracelets, donating for friendship bracelets, or just buying a tee shirt to promote the cause.<br />
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Bottom line, there are millions of people in Uganda that need your help. Ten Eighteen works with literally hundreds of women, children, orphans and the dying. For the cost of a couple of Cokes, you can make a big difference. Won't you help today?<br />
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And as always, we thank you for your encouragement and prayers!<br />
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<br />Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-88011734776814986512011-10-02T16:29:00.000-04:002011-10-02T16:32:44.355-04:00First fall event fast approaching!Wow, Fall has really made herself known! I'm loving this weather, and it's perfect for our first fall craft fair event.<br />
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WHERE: Our Lady of Lourdes Church & School, Anderson Drive Raleigh<br />
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Last year was a great day, great turnout, and lots of fun stuff for kids. Come see the market items we brought back, donate your 10 friendship bracelets for a Project Friendship tee (or buy one for $10), and make a donation that will literally change lives.<br />
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I won't see you there, but Ryan will. Come by and say hi!<br />
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<br />Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-33531509242209885062011-09-29T13:26:00.000-04:002011-09-29T13:32:21.250-04:00Project Friendship Tees!In one of those middle-of-the-night, sick and on drugs moments, I designed a Project Friendship teeshirt! And (unlike some of those middle of the night brilliant ideas) they came out great! They'll be here next week, so here's how you get one:<br />
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Donate 10 friendship bracelets. This is a one-per donor deal, although you can buy however many you want! (how's that for a subtle hint?)<br />
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Make a $10 donation to the primary school in Bukaleba that we're building.<br />
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At this time we don't have youth sizes, although we can order them if there is a demand. We got a great deal on the adult tees, so that's all we will have: S, M, L, XL.<br />
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If you don't live in Raleigh, there will be a shipping fee, but we should be able to use padded envelopes and regular mail, which will make it minimal (unless you order a dozen... ahem...).<br />
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We're so excited that Project Friendship seems to be gaining ground every day - don't forget, $1 goes a LONG way in Uganda!<br />
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<br />Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-60220248317325230352011-09-27T14:03:00.000-04:002011-09-27T14:04:07.124-04:00Project Friendship is catching on!It's catching on! As of today we have one Project Friendship group in Wake Forest, and another group that will be making bracelets during their scheduled small group time each week. We've got Appalachian State University students making bracelets. Wake Tech and Southeastern students are making bracelets. Homeschool students are making bracelets. How about you?? Are you making bracelets?<br />
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Our first opportunity to share Project Friendship as a fundraiser will be October 9. We'd love to have your handiwork there! It only takes 15 minutes once you get the hang of it, and you can do it while watching tv. Even guys are getting in on it! </div>
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Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-29589641953260885322011-09-25T14:59:00.000-04:002011-09-25T14:59:12.167-04:00Project Friendship updateI made a dozen friendship bracelets yesterday. One of them took me a long time because I used a wheel (probably not doing that again!), but I can make the simple ones in about 5-8 minutes... So in general, this was a very small amount of time invested. A young friend made 3 for us. Our plan is to ask for a $1 donation for each, so that's $15.<br />
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Sounds like a tiny bit of money, doesn't it? Well, to us it is. But here's what $15 can do in Uganda:<br />
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* Pay the rent on a home in the slums for one month.<br />
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* Pay more than half of a primary school child's school fees for one term.<br />
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Please don't EVER think that being able to contribute only a little time or money isn't worth it. It can literally change a life!<br />
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This is Justin (Olum in Acholi) in the yellow. His mother was working in a hotel in Kampala as a dish washer. She made 1000 shillings a day, working 7 days a week... That's about 37 cents. A day. See what a little can do??<br />
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Thanks for your support!<br />
Blessings!Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-4052302497586575332011-09-23T10:56:00.000-04:002011-09-23T10:56:52.763-04:00Craft fair season begins!Fall is here (officially) today, and I'm not sure I'm ready! The good news is, the craft fairs begin in just a couple of weeks. We raise a lot of funds at these, and we'd love to have your support!<br />
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Here's our schedule again:<br />
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Oct 9 - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (Ryan will be doing the fundraising for this one)<br />
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Oct 29 - St Raphael's Catholic Church<br />
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Nov 19 - Mistletoe Market, Wakefield HS<br />
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Dec 3-4 - Holly Days, Sanderson HS<br />
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We hope to have <b>friendship bracelets</b> available to give donors at these events, so please consider making a few for us!<br />
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After mid-October, I can do home party fundraisers as well. We'd love to tell you about all God is doing in Uganda, and how you can donate to help.<br />
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We wired the school fees for this term to Ray of Hope last week, including the funds for our 2 university students! Ten Eighteen is now sponsoring 36 Ray of Hope kids' school fees. Stay tuned for some bios and letters from the kids.<br />
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We will be wiring the funds to Hospice Jinja next week for the fuel for the remainder of 2011. With fuel costs rising in Uganda (as here) they are getting hit hard at a time they are trying to start a second mobile clinic unit, but we are benefitting from a strong dollar there, so our costs haven't risen much so far. I was so very sad not to visit with the wonderful people at Hospice Jinja this last trip, as they are some of the very best, most loving, incredible people I know.<br />
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I am hoping to be able to make a large contribution to the school in Bukaleba before year end. The funds raised during the craft fairs will largely go to the school, so we would love for you to consider making a year end donation. We are also trying to organize a benefit concert, although we have nothing firm yet. Details will be coming if and when it pans out! (As always, leaving it all in God's hands!)<br />
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Thank you all for your support! Reminder: If you are sponsoring a child, please send your monthly checks! And if you committed for another cause (grants for women, the school, etc) we'd love to get your check! Hopefully the Paypal link will work soon on the website, but until then, we have to rely on snail mail.<br />
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Blessings!<br />
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<br />Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-19278563356027991922011-09-14T09:13:00.000-04:002011-09-14T09:13:31.825-04:00New School Term in Uganda!The new term starts on Monday for our 36 sponsored kids! Unlike most kids in the US, kids in Uganda are excited if they get to go to school. I say "if" because, although schools are technically free, they aren't, and the fees are out of reach for more than half the children there.<br />
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Why are free schools not free, you ask? Because of the "fees"... The fees aren't technically for tuition, they are for books, supplies (including toilet paper), and uniforms. This last is, to me, especially frustrating, because even if a child can meet the rest of the fees, without the uniform they can't attend. And while the uniform portion is only once in a year, it can double the amount due for that term. Since school fees can be more than twice (even four times, for the higher grades of S1-S4) what a month's rent is for the families in the slums, this puts school out of reach without sponsors.<br />
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As I've posted before, we picked up 15 new children to sponsor during the trip last month. All of these kids attended our basketball camp, and all are smart, enthusiastic kids with dreams of their own. All of them are behind in school - a 15 year old in Primary 4, for instance - but all of them just long for the chance to prove themselves and get out of the slums.<br />
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The Ugandan system is much like the British system, and not everyone is even allowed to go past P7. There are exams which allow you to proceed, and the A levels and O levels in secondary school which basically determine your future. You can't go to University, or even to some vocational schools, without good marks on these exams.<br />
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Won't you help us provide these kids with the best opportunity to improve the lot of their family tree? With your help they can get a vocation or even a degree. They can become the teachers and doctors and lawyers they dream of being...<br />
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As always, thanks for your thoughts and prayers!<br />
JJenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-14458990642089747032011-09-04T14:31:00.000-04:002011-09-04T14:31:24.826-04:00Donations and Christmas shopping<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQDjmoBkU4Tjqtb4hUmn6QSO7zzykdtzEazoOVqFrgfkGBzikn0yQlOQub70L_n0xf_VWCywtIL60p4-QhcGE8CyUsJN-_DW-D0U2PPZlb3PMIw2ZWCyJejZvSJY2oK1hJxWJutf-sC0/s1600/IMG_7314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQDjmoBkU4Tjqtb4hUmn6QSO7zzykdtzEazoOVqFrgfkGBzikn0yQlOQub70L_n0xf_VWCywtIL60p4-QhcGE8CyUsJN-_DW-D0U2PPZlb3PMIw2ZWCyJejZvSJY2oK1hJxWJutf-sC0/s320/IMG_7314.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
First a big thanks to you - and God! - for a recent rash of donations. After picking up 15 more kids for school fees, but not knowing where exactly that money would come from, I am humbled as always to see God's hand at work. We've gotten $2225 in the last few days alone, which, with the money we left at Ray of Hope towards the fees, will cover all the fees for the rest of 2011! He's awesome, huh??<br />
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Secondly, here's the calendar of the local arts and craft fairs I'll be doing, giving you a chance to come by, see all the great stuff we brought back for donors, and get your Christmas gifts handled with one easy donation!<br />
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October 29: St. Raphael Catholic Church, Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh. 9am-5pm Parish Activity Center<br />
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November 19: Wakefield High School Mistletoe Market. 9am-4:30 pm<br />
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December 2-3: Sanderson High School Holly Days. 9am-5pm Saturday, 11am-4pm Sunday.<br />
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I'm thinking there's a fall festival at Our Lady of Lourdes in October as well, but I haven't been contacted. I'll add more if they come up, and I am definitely available to do home parties from October 19 through mid-December.<br />
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Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-28641850000539156032011-08-31T07:23:00.000-04:002011-08-31T07:23:16.318-04:00The launch of Project Friendship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5pkHo8RKMW-et06zXHV0hheWVLZzKmhyDHkz1j0LbvSVTwutcA0tOEj1gTYenR-VVRNHy7VT7SrNz2mmgaofgYoUQeIPPljhhJPfYH_wczfxTZ4VmXpv4h_LFo5j5EWhK1GgZtSVgWs/s1600/IMG_7174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5pkHo8RKMW-et06zXHV0hheWVLZzKmhyDHkz1j0LbvSVTwutcA0tOEj1gTYenR-VVRNHy7VT7SrNz2mmgaofgYoUQeIPPljhhJPfYH_wczfxTZ4VmXpv4h_LFo5j5EWhK1GgZtSVgWs/s320/IMG_7174.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
You know those Klutz books that tell you how to do all kinds of fun child-like things like face painting and paper airplanes? Well, there's one on friendship bracelets - go get one!! We need you, and we need you now!<br />
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Here's the history and the plan for Project Friendship:<br />
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Every since my first trip to Uganda and Fathers House in 2009, I have come home with at least one friendship bracelet made by Jenneth or Keren. I have kept them all on until the literally fall off (I still have one on right now from my March trip), and all but once they've made it to the the next visit. These bracelets have been a constant reminder of what I'm doing - what GOD is doing - in Uganda, the people I love, and the wonderful men, women and children I work with there.<br />
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In planning for the basketball camp, I had the idea that we would make a bracelet for every child participating. As these things work in the Kingdom, friendship bracelets were big at New Life Camp this year, where 4 of our staff worked over the summer. So I bought 2 huge bags of floss at AC Moore, and when we got to Uganda we settled in to make the bracelets. We ended up with 53 bracelets, thanks to about a dozen craftsmen at Fathers House, and we were able to give one to every child as well as to the volunteers who helped us.<br />
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What we told them was, "These are called <i>friendship</i> bracelets, and we make them for our friends. You are all our friends, and we love you! We want you to remember the camp, and what we taught you about God, and all of us, when you see them; and we will wear bracelets too, and remember you." It was really awesome, actually!<br />
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So then I thought... Well, they're really cheap and easy to make. These kids are making them all the time anyway. Maybe we can collect donations of them, and use them to raise money here, and also take them over next trip for all the people that we are able to love on there. And so... Project Friendship was born!<br />
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We would love for you to make bracelets in your spare time (watching tv, talking after dinner, putting off cleaning the potty...) and send them to us! Any kind of friendship bracelet, in any colors, will do. (Uganda colors are red, black and yellow, which are always popular!) Make them with love... and say a prayer for whoever receives that bracelet, either through a donation or as a gift in Uganda.<br />
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Thanks so much!Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-78755525557038123072011-08-27T21:37:00.000-04:002011-08-28T09:16:08.470-04:00Home, but missing Uganda!After 32 hours of travel, and being awake 46+, we got home. Thankfully it was yesterday - if we'd traveled today, we'd be stuck in Detroit! After our non-scheduled adventures (like the stay at the hospital!), we were pretty ready to be back...<br />
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I really hate that I didn't get out with the hospice in Jinja, and to the babies home in Bukaleba. Thank you all for your donations of clothing and toys - rest assured they all got to their intended recipients, as I was in Jinja for about 4 hours, and had taken all the donations with me. Everyone was so excited and grateful!<br />
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One, Rosemary, had opened a stand at the Oweno market, and had her money stolen. Since then, Oweno has burned down... So I gave her another 300,000 shilling grant to begin again. She had been doing well, and, as she has HIV/AIDS, she needs to be able to have a booth where she can work rather than trying to hawk her clothes up and down the street.<br />
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Angela is selling beans, and has been able to pay her food and rent, as well as save some money! She looked great (she came to the tea in a formal gown!), and is very happy.<br />
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Nulu, our business woman of the group, is still growing her produce stand. I didn't see her, as she had a baby week before last, as well as having a sick child at home.<br />
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We also spoke to Miriam at the tea. Ten Eighteen pays school fees for her daughters. She is from The Congo, and 4 of her relatives were killed recently by the rebels (Joseph Kony's LRA mob). But she is doing very well, up to 60 kilos from 42, and doing great on ARVs (anti-retrovirals for HIV/AIDS). Her dress making business is thriving, and she wore a beautiful dress she'd made. Next trip, I'm having her make me one!<br />
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Thanks for all your prayers and support! Please consider donating, especially for child sponsorships for school fees. We picked up 15 new kids, for a total of 35 in Kampala... We need your help!Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-35360815233465804052011-08-25T01:58:00.000-04:002011-08-25T01:58:13.195-04:00Heading home today - with some big ideas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Jcl2ra26KZa7p-UNyqktSm5b5JwGMHEEOVusMwrGuSeJ6UMvSxd6wIU11ZWLyx57j8gulvGV_eAyyoVTHIP_Kn72ZVF0YPDutqZTZyZRrcHXee_xQ0nLiJkLBWrHXKSo-gHMSZZy1C4/s1600/IMG_7181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Jcl2ra26KZa7p-UNyqktSm5b5JwGMHEEOVusMwrGuSeJ6UMvSxd6wIU11ZWLyx57j8gulvGV_eAyyoVTHIP_Kn72ZVF0YPDutqZTZyZRrcHXee_xQ0nLiJkLBWrHXKSo-gHMSZZy1C4/s320/IMG_7181.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Our internet here has been spotty this trip, as has the power. I probably could have updated a few times, but once it's on, the couple of areas the signal reaches gets swamped with people trying to check their email and Facebook, and so it becomes slow. I will do a complete update when I get home!<br />
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We had a great camp, and were at least able to deliver our donations to Arise Africa and Hospice Jinja. Most of you know our visit to Jinja was cut short (it was, in fact, 3 1/2 hours long!) because of Zeke's admission to IHK for pneumonia. He spent 3 nights there, and fortunately the private rooms have another bed for family, so we didn't leave from Tues night til Friday afternoon!<br />
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I had the great privilege of attending a gathering of about 20 of the regular ladies from Ray of Hope, and sharing tea and cookies and testimonies with them. It was really moving, and the strength of the women was palpable. It is amazing and humbling to see how so seemingly little help has made such a huge difference in their lives.<br />
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We are traveling home, starting at 8pm tonight, and will arrive in Raleigh at 7:20pm EDT, Lord willing and Hurricane Irene allowing... I really don't want to be stuck in Detroit, of all places! So prayers are welcome!<br />
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Couple of projects we're going to pursue when we get home:<br />
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PROJECT FRIENDSHIP: We made and distributed 53 friendship bracelets at the basketball camp, and they had a big impact on the kids. We would like to solicit donations of bracelets from you all - we will have them at our events for Americans, and we will bring them next time we visit Uganda. More to come!<br />
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THE "A-THONS": We are going to try to organize a couple of "a-thons" at local schools to raise money for the primary school in Bukaleba. Not sure what - walking, dancing, etc. - as we are in the research phase. If any of you have helped in one of these, we welcome your input!<br />
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Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers! This has been an unusual trip, but we know God has been in control and in charge, and are thankful for all He's done.Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-37373294887269503752011-08-04T07:39:00.000-04:002011-08-04T07:39:10.707-04:00And today is the day!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PD2Sk86KxuAxSxAq79kNIQl-gB5zNxKablGkUdvpYLUTdPfisj1k1Z3HkUSo0YB93P_8R-lgnss6hTAn2BcrcD9vbdVdYd0BVCBHygSvGRT_OS4HsvyAGVcxOwA-hkw-nswEQ3DTkQU/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PD2Sk86KxuAxSxAq79kNIQl-gB5zNxKablGkUdvpYLUTdPfisj1k1Z3HkUSo0YB93P_8R-lgnss6hTAn2BcrcD9vbdVdYd0BVCBHygSvGRT_OS4HsvyAGVcxOwA-hkw-nswEQ3DTkQU/s320/photo.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Ryan is all packed...</span></div><br />
After almost 17 months of planning, prayer and preparation, we are about to embark on our first ever Ten Eighteen team missions trip! Our first flight today is at 12:15pm, and we arrive in Entebbe at 3:15pm tomorrow (EST - 10:15pm local time), so we are in for the long haul. Fortunately KLM is a great airline, and we will be well taken care of. <br />
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So here's what we'll be doing when, if you want to check in and know what to pray for:<br />
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Travel: Aug 4 and 5<br />
Camp meetings and planning: Aug 6 and 7<br />
Basketball camp: Aug 8-11<br />
Visits to the slums (group): Aug 8 and 10<br />
Travel to Lake Mburo: Aug 13-14<br />
4 of the team TRAVEL back to US: Aug 14-15<br />
Travel to Jinja: Aug 16<br />
Out with hospice team: Aug 17<br />
To Bukaleba and orphanage: Aug 18-19<br />
Travel to Kampala: Aug 21<br />
Visit with ladies in the slums about grants, school sponsorships: Aug 22 and 23<br />
Travel back to US: Aug 25-26<br />
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Our prayers for the camp specifically are that the 40 kids and dozen volunteers will a) come to know God better (or be saved!) through our theme of "Life's Not Fair;" and b) enjoy 4 days of fun, basketball and fellowship.<br />
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Our general prayer is that everyone stays healthy, and for safe, easy travels.<br />
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We so appreciate your help, donations, thoughts and prayers as we embark on this great trip! I know that the lives of the 3 girls who have never been will be forever changed, and that the 3 of us who are "regulars" will continue to be knit to the people of the great country of Uganda. Thank you all so much!Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-88818855231792009152011-08-02T08:17:00.000-04:002011-08-02T08:17:20.190-04:00Packing day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Yesterday I went through about 2000 lb of clothes. OK, maybe not a literal ton, but definitely multiple hundreds! We've had a lot of donations over the last year, and Zeke and I didn't take any extra bags when we went in the spring... which means lots and lots of clothes!<br />
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I also got 3 more basketballs, for a total of 16 now, and 5 frisbees. So today, when we pack, we will have to find the suitcases amidst mounds of things that are to go in them!<br />
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Ah yes, packing day! We are allowed 13 bags of 50 lb each, plus 2 carry ons apiece. Which means we will arrive in Uganda with 25 bags from very large to backpack size. haha! Here come the Americans!<br />
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One of our number, Erica, is SOOOO excited about the flying part of this trip. (Love you, Erica!) We have told her the flying part... well, sucks. But she is still excited about it. So here are some pictures in transit - you judge for yourself if it looks like fun!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> They look good because they've just started out... this is Uganda on the way home!</span>Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-21142749375408257552011-07-30T16:01:00.000-04:002011-07-30T16:01:12.018-04:00Tick, tick, tick!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqDz61Y8QSXh8i1ymPR-NKJvxf8aIVehrW-RJVo7ry5ntcyYs0Dssj7s_Mmmsvr6TgYE3wpp-hxjqlTEzKLbTzHN9wa6XhU3H_9labLgIFbG0S8jrhNQoVgSdJTJQfLZKEuzAcUoK2E0/s1600/IMG_2719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqDz61Y8QSXh8i1ymPR-NKJvxf8aIVehrW-RJVo7ry5ntcyYs0Dssj7s_Mmmsvr6TgYE3wpp-hxjqlTEzKLbTzHN9wa6XhU3H_9labLgIFbG0S8jrhNQoVgSdJTJQfLZKEuzAcUoK2E0/s320/IMG_2719.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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T minus 4 days and counting... We are spending our last Saturday (of the summer, really) in Beaufort, enjoying the water but also cleaning in preparation for closing the house for a month. Hard to believe the time is right on us!<br />
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Tuesday we are having a packing party - trying to figure out how to get all our stuff, camp stuff, requested stuff, and donated stuff into 13 bags weighing 50 lbs or less each. It will actually be the first time all 6 of us are together, and I'm hoping Ryan will give us a quick run down of the camp plan, so that the others can be praying about it, and preparing for our meetings next Saturday (our group) and Sunday (our group plus the Ugandan volunteers). We are really trusting the Holy Spirit to guide and lead us, as we will have 40 precious kids ages 6-15 who are eager to learn about Him, and basketball. We covet your prayers for strength, wisdom, and for us to have a clear rhema (timely) word from God during our devotions.<br />
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While the camp is the main focus on our trip, we will also be going down into Namuwongo (the slums) 2 of the afternoons after camp to distribute clothes to Ray of Hope families. This will be a shock for the 3 girls who haven't been before - it's always a shock to us, who have been many times! But it is also an amazing experience, and I know it will really impact the girls.<br />
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AND - we ARE doing fun stuff too! We will be going to the National Theater and Friday markets, attending the fabulous Ndere Dance Troupe dinner theater, and going on a one night safari to Lake Mburo (which involves crossing the equator!). Not to mention swimming and hanging out with all the great people at Fathers House!<br />
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Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers!Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-33641771806171928242011-07-28T15:12:00.000-04:002011-07-28T15:12:29.358-04:00A week!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpi-mLYAlDQOc2xmgl3xMlQGG7pUCPiXY2NZ1ZuDPE7c8Y2dWnB7cp-Y5bh-W_xpeIYDMQhJq9fGK7oqoYZdBO5y4RmHyWpNO43JKc5WVKiTMAM5QanBbUVKA4nboA6t48jTKPgpu0n6Q/s1600/IMG_5819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpi-mLYAlDQOc2xmgl3xMlQGG7pUCPiXY2NZ1ZuDPE7c8Y2dWnB7cp-Y5bh-W_xpeIYDMQhJq9fGK7oqoYZdBO5y4RmHyWpNO43JKc5WVKiTMAM5QanBbUVKA4nboA6t48jTKPgpu0n6Q/s320/IMG_5819.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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We leave a week from today! So exciting! How can you help?<br />
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* Donations for grants to women in the slums.<br />
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* Donations of clothing and shoes.<br />
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* Donation of funds for medical supplies (or of medical supplies).<br />
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* Still need a working laptop!<br />
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* Prayer!!<br />
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As I said, we've been taking this week to enjoy our families, but starting Sunday or Monday, the heat is on! We've got a 4 day camp for 40 kids to plan/finalize, 13 bags to pack, a bank run, a lot more shopping to do... I'm used to our regular trips to Uganda, and can get everything together quickly. But this is a whole new ballgame!<br />
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We appreciate all your support! Please pray for us Aug 4-15 (Ryan, Amanda, Erica and Catie), and Aug 4-26 (me and Zeke), esp for easy travel, manageable jet lag for the 3 not used to such big time zone changes, and no illness while there.Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-70519366295929490722011-07-26T11:15:00.000-04:002011-07-26T11:15:21.929-04:009 days and counting down...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKv_UnhEkTwyPft7OZAqnuGMYE4-mHXS-t0t6S4K1BQhFVLlajrkqH7-Mr0HswQx9jorlrmdJiAaIAAwLjnJ70mue8Az_ym41YomtDBwwSURMS0GU4xgdCTmQrx5s-NCFT2Cq6yC8j0Jc/s1600/IMG_2669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKv_UnhEkTwyPft7OZAqnuGMYE4-mHXS-t0t6S4K1BQhFVLlajrkqH7-Mr0HswQx9jorlrmdJiAaIAAwLjnJ70mue8Az_ym41YomtDBwwSURMS0GU4xgdCTmQrx5s-NCFT2Cq6yC8j0Jc/s320/IMG_2669.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Picture caption:</u> this picture is taken in front of what is considered a "nice" school (that wooden building behind the kids) outside of Jinja, near Bujagali Falls. The ATV adventure company we rode with is sponsoring the school and updating it, adding a play ground, and generally helping the community. These kids are students there.</span><br />
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Wow, this summer has flown by! We leave in 9 days, and have a LOT to do before then. We will be packing our 13 bags on Tuesday afternoon as a group, so we can spread the weight around and bring all we can of the donated items. I've still got some shopping to do to fulfill some of the requests from friends in Uganda, as well as important things like getting the cash from the bank (you can only exchange hundred dollar bills, 2006 or newer, with no marks, folds or tears... so it's a pain!).<br />
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The members of the team seem to be having their "last hurrahs" this week, with 4 of us out of town on vacation with families. Since the 4 college-age girls all have to start real life back up as soon as they return home, it's nice to get that last fun time in.<br />
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We have the final details on the camp:<br />
40 kids: 10 ages 6-9 (5 each girls and boys), and 30 ages 10-15 (also evenly split)<br />
8 local volunteers<br />
2 translators<br />
6 Americans<br />
13 basketballs<br />
58 tee shirts<br />
20 pennies<br />
2 face painting kits<br />
75' of mural paper<br />
dozens of markers (for the mural)<br />
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Ryan's planning the camp, and devotions and other activities. Nesco is ready for lunch 4 days straight, with 56 people each day. We've figured out how to have enough safe water for everyone.<br />
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So I think we're getting there! Come next Thursday afternoon, whatever we don't have is not going! This is expensive - it's costing Ten Eighteen about $3500 to put on the camp, so we'd love to have your help in funding it. Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers!Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993724503156821373.post-72842160518182191092011-07-16T18:22:00.000-04:002011-07-16T18:22:34.883-04:00So much stuff!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Y7i9tLbI4RbLHu_oPsudhgelhm-EoSI75FQhG7Is0qYzCV2P5mEOhec8CvtxFSMvbTx7pFU3zWsFQDPPiv1zMPsgRVQQKK4EsVj1E9v2GNmy0jB6JjKHcROzRrLnGgtlmuOIYya26z4/s1600/IMG_2662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Y7i9tLbI4RbLHu_oPsudhgelhm-EoSI75FQhG7Is0qYzCV2P5mEOhec8CvtxFSMvbTx7pFU3zWsFQDPPiv1zMPsgRVQQKK4EsVj1E9v2GNmy0jB6JjKHcROzRrLnGgtlmuOIYya26z4/s320/IMG_2662.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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Wow, we have a lot of stuff to take to Uganda already, and the collection process hasn't gotten into full swing yet. We have received the basketballs and volleyballs, most of the 58 tee shirts, and the mesh bag and ball pumps. We have all kinds of arts and crafts stuff for face painting and for the kids to do a 75' mural during the camp. The donated clothes continue to come in. Taking some meds and clothes for Fathers House, and will be getting a lot of bandages and other medical supplies. Oh - and our OWN stuff!<br />
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We are under 3 weeks at this point, and I'm starting to get very excited! 4 of the kids going have been working at New Life Camp until yesterday, so now they have some time off. One had surgery yesterday, so we are praying for her quick healing. We'll be doing some travel to the coast in the next couple of weeks to spend time as a family, so I'm trying to get all my to-do's done here and not be distracted there.<br />
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I had 2 opportunities to see God at work yesterday, and both came about because of a very simple thing: when I heard God speak, I obeyed. Now, I don't deserve or want ANY credit for that... No more than I want credit for breathing. We <i>should</i> be listening and obeying, all the time, just as naturally as breathing. While God doesn't owe us any explanation, it is really amazing when we get to see a seed planted or a person set free. Keep you ears and heart open - you never know what will happen!<br />
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Note - in the photo above, the boy is chewing on leaves. Notice that his stomach is distended with malnutrition... When they are hungry, they chew on leaves or, if they have a few shillings, sugar cane, which keeps hunger pangs at bay but doesn't provide any nutrition.Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718218157095114149noreply@blogger.com0