Holy Cow! School is kicking my butt, hence why I’m just now getting to this, when I intended to do it two weeks ago! I have a bit more news since the last time I updated, so get excited!
Our team also has a blog now, which can be found at… http://iwuugandateam2010.blogspot.com. Occasionally, while in Uganda we will be going to an Internet cafe, so you can stay up to date with the latest news and adventures from our team.
Can I just say how stinking excited I am?! I knew I was going to Uganda and was excited before, but it still didn’t feel like a reality until about 2 weeks ago! We finally found out more of what we are going to do while we are there rather than just a general guess, which I think is making it feel a bit more real. We found out that we got new missionaries since our old ones came to the States and will be here for the next 6 months, which is actually going to be really good I think. They are a younger family and also have three kids, which will be fun. Hopefully this change will be better in the sense that there will be more communication between them and our team.
Part of the time when we are there, we will be working with students from all over the world at Kampala International School, working with the children in the orphanages! However, the thing I’m looking forward to the most, at the moment, is going to Buvuma Island, which is located off of Lake Victoria. This island has absolutely no electricity and an overwhelming amount of children. To get to the island we won’t be taking a ferryboat like one might in the States. Rather, we will be taking giant canoes and will be transported to the land by the local people. We will then be staying on the island, possibly in mud huts, and ministering to all of the people there. To see photos and learn more about Buvuma Island, go to http://buvuma.org/photos.
As far as fundraising goes, it’s hard for me to not get nervous. I know that God is faithful and He will provide, but when I have a break of not receiving any support since before the last time I wrote, in almost a month, it’s really hard to not get discouraged. Our team is also doing a few fundraisers this month, which will hopefully help. Over Christmas Break, I was bored and made these really simple potholders out of old bottle caps, which I think are pretty neat. Anyways those are now for sale and can be purchased at http://www.etsy.com/shop/mfuehr2. All proceeds will go towards my fund raising. I am also going to send out more support letters, hopefully by the end of the week. One of my good friends, told me that when she went on a missions trip, she received most of her funds from the support letters she sent to businesses, which I had never even thought of. Not having a big family and very many people to send letters to has made fundraising more challenging. So I think I’m going to go at it once more and send a bunch of letters to businesses from my hometown. After that, I will have done what I can, and the rest is in God’s hands.
Anyways, I believe that is all the news I have for now. Please continue to keep our team in your prayers as we continue to get to know each other as well as plan our trip. Pray that we will receive the necessary funds this next month through all of our fundraisers. Also pray for the people of Uganda to whom we will be ministering to and working with!
Here are a few photos I found online of children from Uganda! I’m in Love!
With Love,
Meg
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