03.17.12 1 Comment
The team arrived at the guest house accommodations from the Entebbe airport at 2 am local time and got very little sleep. They left Entebbe, Uganda on time on the two chartered planes and arrived in Juba, South Sudan in the late morning/early afternoon. In Juba, they had a “brief delay through customs but everything got worked out.”(answered prayer) The team arrived in Mundri (destination) around 3:00 pm local time “tired and hot but doing fine.”
I’m not sure I will receive any more texts today. If you refer to the itinerary, you’ll see they have a meeting with the field partner. They most likely will get settled in their accommodations, review preaching assignments and sermons, freshen up, eat an early dinner, have a group devotional and prayer time and crash into bed early. Daylight hours in South Sudan are roughly the same as CDT in Birmingham right
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I thought I would give you the itinerary and likely events for the week. Before I present the itinerary, let me set the stage for you. South Sudan is 8 hours ahead of CDT. They will be experiencing intense heat each day with the forecast high air temperatures for this weekend and the beginning of next week at 106, tapering off to the high 90’s by next week end.
The team is comprised of 4 major components-medical, dental, vision and evangelism. The medical team may treat as many as 150 patients per day. The dental team may treat as many as 50 patients per day and the vision team is prepared to test patients and give out as many as 100 pairs of glasses per day. While this is all going on, the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ will be presented throughout the day. Debby and I have
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The South Sudan team has arrived safely in Entebbe, Uganda! All 29 medical supply bags arrived and are accounted for; however, one team member is missing a personal checked bag. Please pray that the airline is able to find the bag in time for the flight to South Sudan that will leave in 6-7 hours.
Please check back often. We will update with any new information we receive.
Thank you for you prayers and support! The team is so grateful. May God receive glory for all that is done.
01.30.12 No Comments
On February 2nd, 2012, our community will come together for Alabama Gives Day, and we need YOU to join us. It’s 24 hours of unprecedented Alabama nonprofit giving—and it’s your chance make a real difference.
FCM’s purpose is to serve hurting families and children in Africa. We do this through short-term mission trips, a child sponsorship program, education, and appropriate technologies. Would you consider supporting FCM on Alabama Gives Day? You’ll be helping locally and globally! By showing your love for FCM through Alabama Gives Day, you can help sustain this organization, which is serving those who are in so much need.
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12.02.11 2 Comments
FCM recently began hosting jewelry parties in many different areas. This jewelry is made by precious women in Uganda who are doing their best to provide for their families. The jewelry is beautiful, in all shapes and colors, and made with much love and care. We recently received this message of encouragement from Sarah Kyasooka, the woman who oversees the jewelry making in Uganda…
“Dear Sister Amy, I am very happy to hear such good news about the crafts made by the widows. Rev. Tripp coming was such a blessing to the widows in my church, Grace Fellowship in Kampala. I want you to know one thing, that God is using you to bring back what locusts had taken from these women like hope, joy, responsibility.”
The Lord says in Joel 2:25, “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten…” If you
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What an adventure into Eastern Africa! To be present last year when Southern Sudanese people were registering to vote for their freedom, and this week to see some of their leadership from the county responsible to assure a peaceful transition to a free country has been incredible. With it has become the the challenge of growth, small though it be, yet visible in a short period.
We have been to two villages some distance of 40 plus miles by unpaved dirt road. The people here have been awesome, welcoming us into their area with singing and smiles. No doubt many have ever seen a white person before. They explained to us that God loves all people regardless of their skin color and calls us brothers and sisters in Christ.
Last evening we heard Pastor Jeffries, the indigenous leader of our mission effort, explain his burden for his people. He is faced