So, this is Dan, sneaking in the last bit of the trip. For those that don't know, I got here on the 3rd Dec to join Beki in her last 2 weeks. Well, it's been good to share the experience, and to have an insight. I think I've become a lot more relaxed with the way of living, for example not covering myself with insect repellant every time I leave the house, wear long sleeved shirts or big hats that almost cover your whole face. It's been a privilege to be involved in helping with teaching the computers, see the kids graduate, visit people - including a 3 day trip to Lugazi, and doing a fair bit of preaching. Being here without the team obviously has its differences, I think preaching is a big one, as I usually have the other guys to rely on. But it's been a good challenge, and I've really felt the empowering of the Holy Spirit - thank you for praying. The scriptures that people gave have been really encouraging.
It's been really weird being here in the heat in December, particulary wishing people a Merry Christmas! It's the last two days now, today with a trip to Kampala, and tomorrow just visiting the childrens' ministry led by baby Charles, and maybe a few other peeps.
There we are, maybe I've got the last word :p hehe. See you all soon.
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Community Church Sheppey is a Pentecostal church on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, and is working through the Christian organisation Connections in partnership with a church in Bweyogerere in the suburbs of Kampala. This church oversees a number of small village churches scattered around Uganda, and through it CCS has donated money and built friendships with many churches in this network, as well as another church outside this network (led by Pastor James Akolo, who was studying in the UK in 2005 and met CCS at a Christian conference).
This relationship was established when a member of CCS visited Uganda in 2001 and brought back reports of poverty and church activity in some of these places. Since this time money has been donated to build brick church buildings for four churches, support Pastors, pay for building work and equipment for schools as well as sponsorship of teachers and orphans at two of these schools. A close relationship has been established between the leaders of CCS, Connections and the Ugandan churches and the members of the churches are also involved in correspondence and annual visits to Uganda.
This Blogspot is intended to provide information and updated stories about the churches we support in Uganda and our own church, and enable you to get to know the individuals and communities you have supported. A partnership that is just about giving money doesn't really acheive anything in the long run. What is incredible about this partnership is that the friendships that have built up through regular visits and contact mean that we are both having an impact on eachother. Encouraging eachother in our faith and sharing the sense of God's purpose for our lives, we are working together for the good of our communities.
Villages all over Uganda will never be the same again because of Sheppey. Sheppey will never be the same again because of Uganda. God is really up to something.
This relationship was established when a member of CCS visited Uganda in 2001 and brought back reports of poverty and church activity in some of these places. Since this time money has been donated to build brick church buildings for four churches, support Pastors, pay for building work and equipment for schools as well as sponsorship of teachers and orphans at two of these schools. A close relationship has been established between the leaders of CCS, Connections and the Ugandan churches and the members of the churches are also involved in correspondence and annual visits to Uganda.
This Blogspot is intended to provide information and updated stories about the churches we support in Uganda and our own church, and enable you to get to know the individuals and communities you have supported. A partnership that is just about giving money doesn't really acheive anything in the long run. What is incredible about this partnership is that the friendships that have built up through regular visits and contact mean that we are both having an impact on eachother. Encouraging eachother in our faith and sharing the sense of God's purpose for our lives, we are working together for the good of our communities.
Villages all over Uganda will never be the same again because of Sheppey. Sheppey will never be the same again because of Uganda. God is really up to something.
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