Specific Trip Details

I got to meet some of my team and the leaders via phone on Saturday. There was a huge conference call with as many members of the Uganda team that could make and our project directors were able to give us some detailed information about the trip and the ministry! It was very exciting!
Here is some of the info they gave us:
--Our project has a total of 82 people... ages ranging from 16-21 ish... the leaders are of course a bit older.
--In Uganda we will be working with the MarkArea Community Church (I believe that is what it is called, it was a little hard to hear on the call). This is a huge and growing church in Kampala. If you have ever heard of the Passion Conferences with Loui Giglio and Chris Tomlin and some other well known people, this church has hosted the Passion World Conference for Uganda. It is a church very focused on outreach.
--A previous leader on Global Expeditions trips all over the world moved to South Africa to become a full time missionary. He works in close partnership with the church in Kampala and has been helping to coordinate our trip.
--While we are in Uganda we will be visiting many schools from Elementary to High School to share with them an abstinence program. This program was developed by another former Global Expeditions leader who moved to Africa. It is a very God centered and gospel centered program that presents ideas of purity and God's design through skits and interactive activities.
--Our base city will be Kampala, which is the capital of Uganda. We will be taking trips to villages and also to Gulu. Gulu is in northern Uganda and is where most orphans, ex-child soldiers and refugees live.
--In Kampala we will be staying in an area where we will have electricity and showers on a regular basis!! (That is very exciting news!)
--We will be learning some dramas...like the heart skit and the Ragman drama. These are dramas that are either set to music or mimed that communicate the gospel in an easy to understand way. We did some of them while in Panama. (Here is a link to the Ragman drama on Youtube if you are curious about it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojyVHYefBn0)
--Our free day sounds very exciting!! We will be going on a 2 day safari! This sounds like a very fun part of this trip!!

That's all the information that I have right now. I will be posting a link soon of how to email me while I'm in Uganda!!!