Tonight we spent nearly three hours at a FUNdraiser. A team of young people from Grace Center are raising money for their upcoming trip to UGANDA! I'm so jealous.
After spending some time in Uganda last year, Rebecca Sorensen is leading the group. We met her tonight for the first time. I'm so impressed with her. She's young and single and petite. She barely looks old enough to drive, but her heart is HUGE and full of love for the people of Africa. She's a little powerhouse. She sang some songs tonight that she wrote about the country and the people. Her poetic writing and her lovely voice make a powerful combination. Here's a quote from her newsletter:
"I was so surprised upon my arrival [to Uganda last year] to learn that I was allowed to go to the region of Northern Uganda that the Lord had given me a burden of prayer for. Nights of weeping intercession for children who have been abducted, raped, maimed, forced to kill, robbed of every ounce of childhood, and brainwashed into a satanic army were still vivid in my mind as I was able to set foot in Gulu, Northern Uganda!
"I was able to see, touch, and tangibly love those the Lord had broken my heart for. I witnessed children chained by a spirit of fear in horrible living conditions in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, cower and hide upon our arrival uncertain if we were there to bless or harm them. I watched, as this spirit of fear was gradually broken. Light and sweet smiles began to fill their eyes as the spirit of worship and joy filled the camps while we sang songs and danced with our sweet savior, Jesus."
Oh, how I'd love to see them raise all the money they need for this trip. The cost for just one team member is $3,000. For everyone to be able to go, they need to raise another $8,000. Each team member will be taking a extra suitcase filled with backpacks, shoes, and other donations.
Here are the details from the GC website:
Team Leader
Rebecca Sorensen
Dates
April 30th-May 15th (Optional 3rd week: May 15-20)
Trip Mission
Travel from Nashville to Entebbe, Uganda, via Miami and London for the adventure of a lifetime! We will be staying in the ministry compound of Family Gospel Ministries Int’l (FGM) located in Kampala, the beautiful and lush capital city of Uganda. FGM will host us as we travel through Kampala journeying into villages to minister the gospel in dirt floor churches, slum schools to bless hundreds of children, and children’s homes to minister the love of the Father with the spirit of adoption!
We will then travel to Gulu, Northern Uganda, to partner with Ugandan-born Pastor Alex Mitala, who was been a Grace Center missions partner the past 15 years! We will be serving in Pastor Mitala’s vocational center and children’s home in a region that is being healed by the power of the gospel from 21 years of civil war wounds. This is also the region of the famously documented Invisible Children! You will experience the amazing culture of Africa, signs and wonders, and the heart of God as you witness desperate need and watch as Holy Spirit ministers His love! A true adventure and journey of a lifetime!
You can send tax-deductible donations to:
Grace Center
2420 Bethlehem Loop Rd.
Franklin, TN 37069
Please include a note saying that the money is being donated to the "May Uganda Trip," or write it in the memo line of your check.
More from Rebecca:
"A REVOLUTION has begun . . .
Nations are being shaken for the great awakening, a global harvest without precedent. An army has risen up out of the ashes and dust of religion and into a mandate to make disciples of entire nations. A bride in army boots walks the earth being the hands and feet of her Bridegroom King. As she speaks his name, demons scurry, chains are busted, diseases vanish, limbs grow, dead bodies awake, orphans become royals, poverty turns to gold, lost souls find Heaven, nations tremble and bow in worship, and impossibilities cease to exist. Who is this King of Glory? His name is . . . JESUS!
"God is crying out for His people to rise up, to take the gospel out of the four walls of the church. There is a lost and dying world blind to the truth of love and salvation of a King who loved to the point of death. My heart continues to burn for the nation of Uganda and the people of Africa. Precious jewels have been ravaged by the enemy, and God is calling on His people, His church, His body, His hands, His feet, to rise up and war in love."
After spending some time in Uganda last year, Rebecca Sorensen is leading the group. We met her tonight for the first time. I'm so impressed with her. She's young and single and petite. She barely looks old enough to drive, but her heart is HUGE and full of love for the people of Africa. She's a little powerhouse. She sang some songs tonight that she wrote about the country and the people. Her poetic writing and her lovely voice make a powerful combination. Here's a quote from her newsletter:
"I was so surprised upon my arrival [to Uganda last year] to learn that I was allowed to go to the region of Northern Uganda that the Lord had given me a burden of prayer for. Nights of weeping intercession for children who have been abducted, raped, maimed, forced to kill, robbed of every ounce of childhood, and brainwashed into a satanic army were still vivid in my mind as I was able to set foot in Gulu, Northern Uganda!
"I was able to see, touch, and tangibly love those the Lord had broken my heart for. I witnessed children chained by a spirit of fear in horrible living conditions in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, cower and hide upon our arrival uncertain if we were there to bless or harm them. I watched, as this spirit of fear was gradually broken. Light and sweet smiles began to fill their eyes as the spirit of worship and joy filled the camps while we sang songs and danced with our sweet savior, Jesus."
Oh, how I'd love to see them raise all the money they need for this trip. The cost for just one team member is $3,000. For everyone to be able to go, they need to raise another $8,000. Each team member will be taking a extra suitcase filled with backpacks, shoes, and other donations.
Here are the details from the GC website:
Team Leader
Rebecca Sorensen
Dates
April 30th-May 15th (Optional 3rd week: May 15-20)
Trip Mission
Travel from Nashville to Entebbe, Uganda, via Miami and London for the adventure of a lifetime! We will be staying in the ministry compound of Family Gospel Ministries Int’l (FGM) located in Kampala, the beautiful and lush capital city of Uganda. FGM will host us as we travel through Kampala journeying into villages to minister the gospel in dirt floor churches, slum schools to bless hundreds of children, and children’s homes to minister the love of the Father with the spirit of adoption!
We will then travel to Gulu, Northern Uganda, to partner with Ugandan-born Pastor Alex Mitala, who was been a Grace Center missions partner the past 15 years! We will be serving in Pastor Mitala’s vocational center and children’s home in a region that is being healed by the power of the gospel from 21 years of civil war wounds. This is also the region of the famously documented Invisible Children! You will experience the amazing culture of Africa, signs and wonders, and the heart of God as you witness desperate need and watch as Holy Spirit ministers His love! A true adventure and journey of a lifetime!
You can send tax-deductible donations to:
Grace Center
2420 Bethlehem Loop Rd.
Franklin, TN 37069
Please include a note saying that the money is being donated to the "May Uganda Trip," or write it in the memo line of your check.
More from Rebecca:
"A REVOLUTION has begun . . .
Nations are being shaken for the great awakening, a global harvest without precedent. An army has risen up out of the ashes and dust of religion and into a mandate to make disciples of entire nations. A bride in army boots walks the earth being the hands and feet of her Bridegroom King. As she speaks his name, demons scurry, chains are busted, diseases vanish, limbs grow, dead bodies awake, orphans become royals, poverty turns to gold, lost souls find Heaven, nations tremble and bow in worship, and impossibilities cease to exist. Who is this King of Glory? His name is . . . JESUS!
"God is crying out for His people to rise up, to take the gospel out of the four walls of the church. There is a lost and dying world blind to the truth of love and salvation of a King who loved to the point of death. My heart continues to burn for the nation of Uganda and the people of Africa. Precious jewels have been ravaged by the enemy, and God is calling on His people, His church, His body, His hands, His feet, to rise up and war in love."
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