This just came from Aloysius who is on staff with Sports Outreach. We will be VERY busy when we head up to northern Uganda. This is an area, that only in the last year or so has become safe to travel to because of the rebels. As you will see, there will be great opportunities to share God's love and hope.

This is briefly what I'm planing for the team to have in Gulu:

Mon. 26th.Orientation at Acholi inn 1:00pm, (Don visits District offices) Lunch break 1:30pm, Kirombe outreach 2:00pm with over 800 children invited from Schools and children ministry clubs from Gulu Churches and the community. 7:00pm dinner at Acholi Inn and 8:00pm ministry at Noah's Ark night shelter.

Tues 27th. 8:30am depature fr Tetugu IDP and team performs at Primary School to 1500+ children from both camp and school, Lunch at 1:00pm (take away) on the way from Tetuku, 2:30pm ministry at Gulu Public Primary School to over 1400 children in a sports field; this school serves as a night shelter for an NGO called Charity for Peace Foundation.( Sports ministry children from Ariaga, Laroo and Noah's Ark will feature in the ministry together with the visitors), 5:30pm the team will stage another show at SOS children's village.

Wednesday 28th. 8:30am team will depart and have a stop over in Bobi camp along Kampala highway to see the SOM programs in the camp and then head to Kampala.

Being in Prayer:
The following is our itinerary. We covet your prayers as God continues to do His work in us so He can do His work through us. Pray that we would be open to the Holy Spirit's leading to the people in the ministry places that have been selected.

Saturday June 17 Depart Portland – Flight #UA686 0759am

Sunday June 18 Arrive Entebbe Uganda – 1115pm

Monday June 19 Puppet training w/ staff
Ministry: Kampala School for Physically Handicapped
Tuesday June 20 All day ministry Kampringisa Rehabilitation Centre

Wed June 21 Training Childrens workers, (50 people)

Thursday June 22 AM Joy Primary School Travel to New Hope Orphanage or other

Friday June 23 AM:Mengo Primary school, Victorious Education Center
PM: Molly & Paul School, Dwelling Places

Saturday June 24 Ministry: Street kids programs with Good News F.C.
Clean up day w/ children and staff
PM: Natete slum project

Sunday June 25 AM:Kibuli church services/participation/ministry.
Afternoon: Bwaise church project

Monday June 26 Travel to Gulu, Uganda.
Late afternoon/ evening schools, churches, villages

Tuesday June 27 AM: ministry in and around Gulu w/ Aloysius

Wed June 28 Travel back to Kampala. Evening ministry Katwe

Thursday June 29 AM Naguru Remand Home / Prison
Evening dinner w/ SOI staff

Friday June 30 Travel Nairobi Kenya:
Ministry w/ SOI Franklin Shelimba
Mukuru Community School

Saturday July 1 Ministry in and around Nairobi Mukuru Slum area
Outreach at Vision Gate
Ministry at Kayole, visit children’s home

Sunday July 2 AM: church services/participation/ministry.
Afternoon: ministry Mathare Hope Center

Monday July 3 Early morning travel to Masai Mara Game Park

Tuesday July 4 Early morning game drive, breakfast, return to
Nairobi. Packing. 1150pm flight to London

Wed July 5 Arrive London 0645am

Thursday July 6 Tour London

Friday July 7 Depart UA949 1240pm
Arrive Portland 722pm

Gotta get used to all the packing and re-packing. The team is off to the Oregon State Correctional Institution to perform for Family First. This is a unique group in the medium security prison where these men are learning what it takes to be a good dad. On this evening, the men were allowed to invite their children in to join them. What a privilege to be part of a memory building legacy with these guys!

Another fundraising idea was brought to us by Chris Reynolds (at the far right). Chris owns Wally's Ribs and offered to let us sell those "finger lickin' good" ribs and sauces and donated over 40% back to the mission! Them be a whole lot of ribs cooked up for us! THANK YOU CHRIS! The other picture shows some of the team members selling ribs at Rolling Hills.

It takes a lot of teamwork for a mission like this even before we get to Africa. Each person going needs to raise a substantial amount of money. One way was to wash trucks at JB Insulation each month - rain or shine, cold or hot (Well, it never really got hot!). Jim Boryska, fundraiser extrodinaire, suggested the idea (he's at the right end in one of these pictures) and Chuck Dalby (second from the right in another) was gracious enough to help us with the equipment each time. Chuck - you rock!! Jim is also going with us on the trip and we have been so grateful for his support. Jenae is bundled up for one of the washings during the long winter months!

We are getting ready for the mission trip of our lives. Two years in the planning and we are heading towards the finish line. Our departure date is June 17, 2006. Most of the team is here with puppets we made with David Pannabecker. They are dressed and ready for their ministry debut at an Oregon State Penitentiary. All told, we will be bringing over 50 puppets, stage and sound system as part of the training we will be doing with staff members of Sports Outreach Institute. The plan is to train leaders in using puppets and to minister to children in orphanages, schools, detention centers and refugee centers in Uganda and Kenya.