It would be an understatement to say we are the busiest during the holidays nearest the end of the year. For me, the demands of all the traditional holiday events make it challenging to keep the important things important. Keeping Christ in focus during Thanksgiving and Christmas seems normal, yet we spend most of our...
Most of us who have participated in a short-term mission trip (domestic or international) share a special bond through the feelings we experienced during the trip as well as the joy of forming relationships with people who often represent a much different culture than our own. I have been blessed to share that bond with...
Five years ago when I was sixteen, God brought Oscar into my life. On my first trip to Uganda in 2013, after meeting him and hearing that I had the opportunity to sponsor a child, I took it and chose Oscar. I fell in love with his gentle, sweet spirit and loved the way he...
In Isaiah 6:8 the Lord ask, “Who should I send? Who will go for Us?” the prophet Isaiah then responds, “Here I am. Send me.” Just like Isaiah, many of our friends and family here in the United States have again accepted the call to serve the Lord on mission. This fall, another group of...
During our last (4 Him in Africa Ministries) mission trip to Uganda we conducted two three-day conference where we taught pastors “Essentials for Church Planting”. This is a continuation of our latest strategy for helping the Ugandan pastors share the gospel and plant healthy churches. We have used a few different curriculums, including the well-known...
Ever wonder just who it is you are helping when you sponsor a child or donate to 4 Him In Africa? It is the children you see right here in this video. This video was taken after arriving to Life Song Miracle School, one of the two schools we partner with in Uganda....
For ten years I have been traveling to Uganda once or twice a year and doing several different mission projects. Each trip is a little different in strategy with a little different roster, but it seems that the main focus of each trip has been teaching. Teaching pastors and church leaders, teaching children, and teaching...
Recently I took part in one of my all-time favorite activities….The Pedicure!!! For nearly an hour, I sat back and relaxed in a nice comfy chair while soaking my feet in a smoothing array of herbal lotions. As the chairs vibrating mechanism kneaded my back, I tried hard (pretended) to stay awake as my nail...
When I say yes to God and make the trip to Uganda, I agree to do whatever is asked of me. I had been many times before and had worked with the children in the villages that we visited; but the trip of May 2014 was a little different. I had been asked to teach...
Watching each pastor walk onto the stage as their name was called was pretty exciting. Actually I should use the word dance or shuffle, because the Ugandans can get pretty expressive during these types of events. In the back of the room the ladies helped each graduate quickly remove their cap and gown while helping...
