Why Uganda?
Imagine 10 year olds carrying AK47s. For the teenagers and young adults in Uganda, these are real memories from the pages of their own lives. As early as six years old, they were used as sex slaves and child soldiers, forced to kill or be killed. While the physical war may be over for these young people, the emotional battle rages on. Orphans often fend for themselves in migrant camps working for pennies to try to make enough for one meal.

Level 3 Experience
In the city, your team will visit schools and be a part of a culture exchange curriculum that shares Jesus through drama presentations and small group discussions. You’ll visit outlying regions and spend time ministering to "conflict children" with art projects, games, and discussions about customs and ethics. You will quickly make friends with the orphans in these camps and get the chance to share Christ using parables, short stories, and skits. As you share your testimony through your life, you will see their hearts open up to the Gospel.

Acts of Love
Reach out to those who have lived through traumatic circumstances and who desperately need Christ’s love. Your presence in Uganda will bring hope, healing, and restoration as you join the ministry efforts of community churches. Because this country has been war torn, many of the young people have lost their parents and have been abused. Come and share the love of Christ and become part of an epic story and a trip you will never forget.

Today was our last day of ministry training. Tomorrow we will go to church and out to eat. Monday the teams will begin ministering in Gulu and Kampala. We had an awesome Sat night. The kids in the neighborhood came over to play and one of the guys hooked their i-pod up to speakers. We were able to dance and laugh with them for an hour before dinner. The people here are so warm and loving. It's just so amazing! Love to all of you.

This trip in Uganda has been enlightening. I have seen true poverty, hungry and starving children begging for food on the street corner, miraculous healing and the effects of spiritual warfare. I have also seen the need for "real" Christians—Christians who are willing to love the homeless, the crippled, the sick, and those who are just difficult to love. The need for discipleship, not just making converts but making disciples who themselves can make disciples. I don't desire for someone to repeat a prayer after me but to truly explain the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the power that is in it. This trip has not only helped me to better understand the need, the differences between cultures, and the scriptures I read, but also it has helped me gain a better understanding of my purpose. How will I respond to what I've seen? How much am I willing to sacrifice? How much noise am I willing to make for those who have not been heard? Will I hide behind the comfort of my American life or will I make a difference? I guess in short this trip has inspired me to live a life of purpose. Whether making disciples in America or the nations, whether taking the Gospel to those who have not heard, whether working in America to finance missions. Whatever it is God calls me to do, I have realized I must live a life of purpose. James L.- missionary

***Note:  All prices are in U.S. currency***

Ministry Difficulty Rating:  5 of 5
Physical Difficulty Rating:  5 of 5
Age: Must be 13 by January 1, 2010
Language:  English
Religion:  Roman Catholic, Protestant