Two Hills in Uganda and one river

Sorry for the slight delay on entries, life in Uganda can be that way....the internet goes down with regularity.
The teams are now ready for mid-course site change and we leave tomorrow for Murchinson Falls Park for a two day mid-trip debrief.

The group in Gulu, Team A, has served Child Voice with abandon, drawing water from the bore hole, cleaning dishes and some cooking. (parents don't ever let your son or daughter say they can't do domestic chores...they are great at it.) They have loved the Child mothers and learned of their stories of struggle in being a former abducted child soldier and what that means to their lives now. They are well behind in education, skills in parenting and ability to provide an income.
Team A has also gone into the camps for service and sharing the love of Christ through hut to hut outreach.
People are very welcoming and very open to talk about spiritual things. They know they have great need each day for food, health and release from fear of evil spirits. The news of Jesus is very good news for them, unlike in the U.S. where we think we've got control of our lives (until the economic downturn...). People realize without God they have no future.
It has been hard to hear stories of escape from attacks on Lukodi village and how God protected them.

The Team B in Kampala with Come Lets Dance has helped to build a church, cared for kids at the Kids home, helped on the farm (that provides for the kids home), done child care at the Katunga slum, and served at the sewing shop (set up for mothers of the street kids.
They have seen desperation that at times brings sadness, but people of faith and hope in the middle of these dark places.

Both teams have scaled a mountain that has much significance.
IN the north, Awari Hill holds the picture of fear and death for the Acholi people. It is where Kony started his reign of terror from and was a evil stronghold. We went to there to pray for the healing of the north. It was a powerful time for some Ugandan Focus staff extending forgiveness to the LRA who had killed some friends and family of theirs.

In the South, the team climbed Prayer mountain last Friday night, which has had continual prayer for a number of years now. It is a place of peace and prayer for Uganda and the nations.
Both mountains are now places of light coming upon a dark nation.

One River
Tomorrow we meet for two nights on the Nile River at Murchinson Falls. It will be a time for reflection, exchanging stories, re-commissioning for a new mission for each team, and sight seeing. We hope to spot a lion or two and gain perspective on the last half of the trip. The two teams now total 45 staff and students are all doing well. There has been only slight stomach bugs and slight colds. We are eating very well.