Uganda ‘09

Last call for Uganda ‘09 Missionaries…

Is this your year to go? If so we’ve asked for a verbal commitment within the next couple of days so that we can begin to plan more specifically. Please e-mail Pastor Heath or Michele if you are planning to join the Uganda ‘09 mission team.

Our next team meeting is February 14,  3:30 at Church of the Heartland, Winamac. We’ll use this time to get to know each other and figure out personal giftings that will shape ministry preparations. Please note that attending monthly team training meetings are a required part of the mission trip. The first $600 of the trip money will be due at the February 14th training.

Seek God about whether he wants YOU on this trip, and let us know this week!

Looking forward to doing life in Uganda,

Michele

Note from Uganda

Note from: Williams Beshiisha’s associate pastor

Hi pastor,

I really appreciate your effort to come to Uganda, to do ministry in our country. How are the people at home? Me and My wife are seriously praying for  you and your family that they may allow you to come and do ministry in Uganda that God may be glorified.

I can assure you that we really miss your company in the ministry, more especially the day you made a visit to my home is was awesome. I wish you better preparation to come to Uganda.

Yours,

Charles Adhikuseka

It’s pretty exciting to have friends overseas anxiously awaiting the next ministry team to visit Uganda.

Lazarus Wedding Update

As some of you might know.  Own of our pastors in Uganda named Lazarus had a great fiance, but needed the extra money to get married.  With your help he was married last Saturday.  Here are some great pictures of that wonderful day for Lazarus and Juliet.

Uganda ‘09 Info meeting

Mission to Uganda ‘09

Informational meeting: January 17, 3:30

Vision Statement for Uganda ‘09
Our ministry team is committed to strengthening and encouraging the body of Christ in Uganda.  Motivated by our passionate love for Christ and His Word, we will experience the joy of living out the Great Commission and making a difference everywhere we go.  We believe that through our time on the mission field, we will grow as a team and as individuals and the Ugandan church will be empowered.

Mission Statement (will probably be revamped when we find out more about the gifts on our team)
Our team mission is to love and serve the Ugandan people the way Jesus would have.  The team will focus on two specific projects.  We will bless children through providing supplies for the new orphanage, planning kids camps, and ministering at local schools; and we will encourage pastors, leaders and married couples through life-giving teachings and conferences.

Basic information:

Dates: June 9 – June 23

Approximate Cost: $2800.00

Mission focus:

·        Pastors/leaders teaching/training, marriage conferences

·        Children’s Outreach:  supplies and help for orphanage needs, camps,

ministry at schools

Steps to proceed:

Pray to confirm that you are suppose to go (continue praying for our trip!)

Passport application immediately!

Cost: $75.00

Need for passport:

·        2 passport size pictures – (about $7-10)  CVS

·        CERTIFIED copy of your birth certificate.

·        Necessary forms found at http://travel.state.gov/passport/passpor…

Shots – need to get started soon.  This is an added expense but required to protect your health (do NOT wait until the last minute, numerous shots needed, make appt. at  health department in advance!  It’s sometimes difficult to get an appt.)

Visas – (not the credit cards)  Visas are required to enter the country.  When  everybody has their passports, (hopefully by March) we’ll send for our visas

Timeline:

Verbal commitment that you’re going on trip– January 31
(2 weeks)
1st payment of $600.00 due February 14 (all
non-refundable-going for tickets)

2nd payment $1300 due March 20/21  (unless airline needs
funds sooner)

Final funds due:  May

Monthly training meetings important!
·         Prayer, skits practiced, discover team gifts for ministry, gather ministry materials, music practiced, pack suitcases

Refer questions to:
Michele Howard – 574-780-4661-txt best immediate contact, facebook & e-mail also  good cothmissions@gmail.com

Heath Hiatt – 219-863-0352  pastorhiatt@hotmail.com, and                facebook

How to prepare

• Prayer, Bible reading, time with God

• Financial support raised – Pray! Trust God~!  He’ll provide what He initiates

* Send letters to all who love you – use pictures from A1:8 websight

Personal – no team fundraising planned (not opposed but not initiating)

Need from mission team members:

Contact information –  What’s the best way to communicate with  you…e-mail, home phone, cell phone, facebook

Ministry interests– Planning camps, children’s teachings, technology support, sound tech, puppets, skit ideas, helps, speaking-marriage,
leadership training, worship team?

What to expect

God to make YOU a blessing to the Ugandans3rd World nation
Need all around you
Some of the most incredible people you’ll ever meet!

A1:8 Missions blog

Information will be posted on the A1:8 blog, including: Uganda ’09 information, meeting notes, deadline dates, updates, reminders and some AMAZING pictures of the orphanage building project in process.

Lets’ dream God kind of dreams for Uganda!

Info Meeting Tomorrow

I just wanted to remind everyone that our first Uganda 09 meeting is tomorrow at the Winamac campus at 3:30.  This meeting is for anyone that is even thinking that they might want to go with us.  No pressure and no commitment at this time. 

Hope to see you there

Heath

Another Daily Orphanage Update

Praise the Lord for todays development. It was a sweating day and I just missed MD (mountain dew) and tomorrow we are to be done wiz the Ridges. Thxs for the prayers and love. Time to go to bed. Bless.

Williams & Peruth

Orphanage Roof Going On :)

Update Uganda

More pics from my home away from home.  The Beshiisha’s and our new orphanage building

Phase 1 Orphanage Construction Almost Complete

Here is the latest Update on our orphanage in Uganda.

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Greetings from the roots of Africa.  Sorry to take long not to communicate on the orhanage due to xmas programes, construction and my camera not working.  So I had to borrow the one I have used. I did the repair of more than $100 but in vain.  So I will keep up dates on the progress.  Lets team up as to believe God for the Iron sheets by next week to be fitted on, as to be done by by plan “A”. Then we begin on plan “B” of making and fitting eight 6′x4′ windows, four metallic doors 3′x7′, then plastering the walls, and flooring.  Then plan “C” will have to buy bedding, untesils, dining and living room fittings and electricity etc…  Nice service.

Williams & Peruth

Lets build the team!

THIS JUST IN:  Meeting date  is January 17, 3:30 Winamac campus.

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It is time to start putting together the team that is going to Uganda.

Here is something I have found over the years.  No one has the money to go on a trip like this before they decide to go, but God always makes it happen. 

The next trip is going to be around the first couple of weeks in June.  (We can’t nail down the exact dates just yet because of plane ticket prices) We are going to be doing outreaches with music and drama as well as reaching out to schools and churches.

The estimated cost is somewhere on one side or the other of $2,750.

If you want to come to a meeting (just informational.  you don’t have to commit at that time) drop me an email at pastorhiatt@hotmail.com

We will be having this meeting at the end of January.

Lets do global life together

Heath