Word From Uganda

We can all rest easy,

5am text this morning, (apparently Scott forgot the time difference), let me know the team is on the ground.

Internet being what it is, (TIA), he'll try and post on behalf of the team soon.

Please continue to lift them up in your prayers and keep checking back in for updates.

Grace, Peace and Blessings,

Brent White (Outreach Intern at Peace Portal)

We Made it to Snowy London!

Hi Everyone,

We made it to London! It's pretty cold and trying to snow....we're hoping that the snow will hold off so our flight is not delayed from London--that would make our arrival into Uganda even later. The trip here was uneventful and most of the team members got between 3 and 5 hours of sleep. We're anticipating a bit more tonight as we overnight in London at the Ibis Hotel. We fly out again in the morning at 10ish.

Because we were delayed slightly upon our arrival and check-in at the hotel took a little longer than normal..we decided to not make the trip into London. Well, most of us did. It seems the shopping in London was a call the girls could not resist so off they went.

Now, we are moving to our respective rooms (that are much smaller than you might think) to sleep on soft beds (that are much smaller than you might think) before enjoying breakfast (that is, not surprisingly, much smaller than you might think).... it seems we do everything BIG over in Canada/USA...even compared to our 'first-world' neighbors.

I will attempt to confirm our safe arrival in Entebbe via the blog.

Until then...thanks for your prayers.

And Away We Go!

Bags are packed and we're in route to the airport!

'What,' you ask,' are you doing there?' Well I'm glad you asked...have a look below

Team Schedule:

Tuesday January 12: Departure from YVR @ 8:50pm (Via one night lay-over in London)

Thursday January 14: Goodbye London, hello Uganda!

(Arrive in Entebbe @10:10pm and drive to the 10 acres)

January 15: The guys sets-up and begins to survey the work projects (chicken coop)

January 16: Work begins on the chicken coop

First team pow wow after dinner

January 17: Church...lots of church/cardio, oh yeah and time with the kids as well

January 18: Work projects continue (chicken coop, installation of two water tanks, rain gutters and clearing of land)

Ladies start the VBS program

Team processing time #2

January 19: Feel the burn...still working

VBS continues

January 20: Care & Compassion visits in the community

VBS continues

Work continues

Post-diner team meeting #3

January 21: Next round of Care & Compassion visits in the community

VBS still continues

Work continues (provided tools are intact)

January 22: Final round of Care & Compassion visits in the community

VBS still continues

Work continues (backs ache)

January 23: Work projects near completion (God willing)

VBS wraps up

Team check-in time

January 24: God gave the sabbath to dance and sing praises

Day of rest with the kids

January 25: Final touches on the work projects and Good-byes to PPCC

After lunch the team heads into Kampala and then to Entebbe for debrief round 1

January 26: Team spend the day in reflection and processing the trip

Fly out at 10pm (Homeward bound)

January 27: Touch-down Vancouver (6:40pm)

As you can see our team will be busy, please remember to keep us in your prayers for not only our health and safety but also are hearts and heads during this time.

Thank you for your support and keep checking back for updates from the ground in Uganda.

Heading Out Soon...

Hi Folks,

Thanks for your interest in our 2010 Uganda Missions Trip. We are hoping to be able to keep you up-to-date on our experiences....but the reality is that internet access in Mpigi is sketchy at best. We'll do our best...but don't stress out if you haven't heard from us for a while.

You might know one or two people on the team....here's the rest of the team:

-John Isaak

-Cameron Biffart

-Jim Fedorchuk

-Jan Karnik Sr.

-Jan (Matthew) Karnik Jr.

-Mark Link

-Allard Ludwig

-Geoff Roberts

-Farrah Gregory

-Sherri Anderson

-Michelle Anderson

-Cheryl Butler

-Gabby Beaumont

-Scott Dickie

We all appreciate your interest and we'll appreciate your prayers for us while we are gone.

3 days and counting...