And what are you doing?

There are a lot of different kinds of 'missionary trips'. This one focusses on (1) Challenging us as PPAC members to stretch ourselves and, as a result, grow in our relationship with God and one another...and (2) Joining the ministry that Peace Portal Community Church (in Uganda) is doing and encourage them in their work. Here is what our time away will look like:

Team Schedule
July 1 Departure from Vancouver at 8pm to London (with a 7 hour lay over)

July 2 Departure from London

July 3 Arrive in Uganda early Friday morning and drive 2.5 hours to Mpigi

July 4 Spend time with the 52 kids from our 3 Children's Homes

July 5 Go to church....stay at church...stay longer at church

July 6 Daily Projects (Project #1: Helping the House moms at our Children's Homes), Teach @ House Church

July 7 Daily Projects (Project #2: Doing Care & Compassion visits to the most needy families in the area)

July 8 Girls Trip to the Entebbe Zoo (with Children Home's Girls)....boys activity day, Teach @ House Church

July 9 Boys Trip to the Entebbe Zoo (with Children Home's Boys)....girls special activity day

July 10 Team trip to the Equator & into the craziness of Kampala (the capital city)

July 11 Eye-clinic, Foot-clinic, and time with the Children Home kids

July 12 Church, Eye-clinic, Foot-clinic

July 13 Daily Projects (Project #3: Painting the new eating area and a mural in our 3rd Children's Home)

July 14 Daily Projects (One of the above three)

July 15 Help at an AIDS orphanage, VBS program for 280 'Kid Care' (school) children, Teach @ House Church

July 16 Help at an AIDS orphanage, Ministry at a Prison

July 17 Leave for Debrief and Safari

July 18 Debrief & Safari

July 19 Drive to Entebbe & conclude the debrief and stay overnight

July 20 Early morning departure and arrival back in Vancouver on the same evening!

Hope that helps to give you a better picture of what we'll be doing over the next 20 days...

Who's Going Anyways?

In such a large church, it's easy to know something vaguely but not know many (if any!) details. Some of you have heard about Uganda....even donated one of the 200 Kid Packs bags that we are taking over...but you don't know who is actually taking them over. Others of you know one particular person very well...but have no idea who the rest of the people they are going over with. Have no fear...you now know...

Team Members:
Anna Williams
Cheryl Butler
Morgan Kenyon
Brent White
Sara Hordyk
Tikvah Pickard
Lauren Bruce
Jon Wolfe
Tessa Wolfe
Ryan Canby
Shannon Braithwaite
Paul Antturi
Pat Kenyon
Charlotte Kenyon
Ruthanne Wartman
Paul Wartman
Tracey Dickie
Scott Dickie

Please remember to pray for us while we are away...

And we're off...

Hi Friends, Family, and our Peace Portal Community...

We are just days away from taking off...and we could not have done it without many of you and your practical support....thank you! Twenty-eight bags have been stuffed full of your generous donations, the trip has been fully paid thanks to your support of individual team members, and your prayers for us up to this point (and onwards) are invaluable. Once again....thanks.

This site is intended to inform you a bit more about who is on the team, what we'll be doing, and (when possible) offer trip updates to include you in the journey and invite your prayers. Thanks for being interested enough check this blog out....we hope you are encouraged as you read about our experiences. And for those of you who have invested in this particular trip in whatever form, we hope that you feel encouraged because you have played a part in making this a reality.

Departure: Wednesday, July 1 2009 @ 8pm...the clock ticks...