Greetings from the West Heights UMC Watoto Mission Team! The purpose of this journal is to keep our friends and family up-to-date with our June 2007 Uganda mission trip. We plan to post daily entries once we reach Uganda and hope you will enjoy following our travels. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we response to God’s calling to bring true hope and justice to the orphaned children of Uganda.
West Heights was first graced by the Watoto Children’s Choir in January 2004 and responded to that amazing encounter by funding and constructing a Watoto Children’s Home in July 2005. It was a life-changing experience for all involved. Since returning, we have been fundraising and preparing for our 2007 return trip to build a teacher’s home. We await our departure on Tuesday June 5 with great anticipation!
Our traveling team is 23 strong (vs. 10 in 2005) with Watoto friends from four local churches: West Heights UMC, East Heights UMC, Maize UMC, and College Hill UMC. These churches hosted the Watoto Children’s Choir in June 2006 and were touched, like us, by their music and message of love and hope. In response to that calling, East Heights UMC has funded and will be building their first Watoto Children’s Home! Congratulations, East Heights! Their experience will be recorded on their website (see link to the right).
Behind all us is a vast support group of friends, family, co-workers, and church members. We are deeply grateful for all they have done to make this trip possible. THANK YOU!!
To date, the West Heights UMC Watoto Team has raised $20,600. Those gifts will be used as follows:
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Written by Dave Glover
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