Be ready to share your faith story. You never know when you will have a chance to tell how wonderful God is and how we can connect in a real, life-changing way. Yesterday, I was sitting in a fast food restaurant drinking a soda and looking at my pictures from Uganda. A guy I know came by. He was interested in seeing my Africa pictures (like the one above), so I showed him and told him about my mission. After talking for a bit, he basically asked "How did you get involved in all this Christian stuff" actually wanting to know. Your faith story is not hard to tell because you know it, and it is something people can often connect to. I normally don't try to tell people things they don't want to hear, or aren't interested in, but I think it is good to be ready and willing to tell about our wonderful God when people want to know.

On Friday, I was pleased to be able to meet up with Bishop Nathan Kyamanywa of Bunyoro-Kitara Diocese, Uganda, East Africa. It was quite an honor to show him around Maui and discuss a wide range of topics with him, including my upcoming ministry in Masindi, Uganda. What a blessing, and it was wonderful to hear how he is working on some awesome undertakings for the health of the people in his diocese. His diocese is the parent diocese of the diocese in which I will be working.

This picture is from my trip earlier this year to Uganda. You see me teaching on handwashing and how to make a disinfecting solution. Some of the women here were caring for the chronically ill, likely including diseases like AIDS. While bleach (called JIK) is locally available, they didn't know you could use bleach to make a disinfecting solution. All of the women were bible study leaders who will take the health teachings back to their bible study groups to share.

Africa Awaits!

Africa Awaits! A land of intense beauty, but also a land of intense human need. It is my calling to serve the people there, and with your help I will be travelling on a long term mission to Masindi, Uganda . Through the SAMS-USA organization, and the generous support of fellow believers like you, this calling is becoming a reality. SAMS Missionaries share the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world through words and actions in partnership with the Anglican Church. With your continued support, my mission will be to provide medical care outreach to a people who lack many of the basic health care needs we take for granted here. Thanks to all of you, they will know the love Jesus Christ has for them.