Matt Redman and Chris Tomlin leading worship
Some of my friends
Jennie, Dorothy, and I
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Passion Conference Kampala
Last weekend I attended Passion-Kampala, a conference aimed to inspire University students to live for glory of God. Thousands of students attended the two day conference held on the sports field on the campus of Makerere University, the largest university in Uganda. Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin, and Charlie Hall led us in some amazing worship. It was awesome to see so many young people singing their hearts out and dancing before the Lord. Louie Giglio and Francis Chan spoke to the crowd, challenging us to say, “Yes, Lord,” in every area of our lives, to remember that God designed us with a purpose in mind, to be wholly devoted to serving Jesus, and to realize how big God is, how small we are, and how awesome it is that God knows our name and wants to use us.
Matt Redman and Chris Tomlin leading worship
Some of my friends
Jennie, Dorothy, and I
Matt Redman and Chris Tomlin leading worship
Some of my friends
Jennie, Dorothy, and I
Coaching
Over the holiday I also met with students twice a week for coaching (tutoring) classes. I always enjoy working with small groups of students. It is exciting to see them catch on and understand concepts and ideas they have been struggling with.
The Primary students
me with Lillian, the second grader I’ve been working with
Some of the secondary coaching students
The Primary students
me with Lillian, the second grader I’ve been working with
Some of the secondary coaching students
Breakaway
The students had four weeks of holiday during the month of May; the break between first and second term. Holidays are always busy, but fun, because we get to see the kids a lot more. For Breakaway this time, we wanted to do some new things and not just follow the same pattern we have been. We were able to take the kids on several outings.
(1) Our first trip was to visit our new office. It is located in Naguru, an area close to where many of our students live. They loved exploring the place! We enjoyed some cookies, played games, and watched a movie while we were there.
Relaxing on the lawn outside the office
Playing games
(2)For out next outing, we went to a park: Kiwatule Recreation Center. Parks are rare here. Kiwatule is privately owned and costs a fee to enter. There are several areas for people to gather in. The main places of attraction for the students were the play equipment, the swimming pool, and the field. It was neat to see how much even the older students enjoyed doing things like swinging on the swings, going on the teeter totter and merry-go-round, etc. The park even featured a train ride which circled the premises twice.
Sofia, Brian, and Phiona on the swings
Fun on the Merry-go-round
Eddie, Prossy, Sheilla, Charles, Sofia, Paula, Ruth, and Safari posing with the frog
Train Ride!
Our Group
(3) We stayed at the church for our next meeting and did a couple of fun activities: tower building with spaghetti noodles and toothpicks (to illustrate how we as believers are being built into a spiritual house and that we are all important and interdependent on one another) and we also made cards using banana leaf fibers.
Asedri, Denis, Charles, Andrew, and Megan proudly showing off their tower
Making Cards
(4) Next we had a photo scavenger hunt. The students were split into 3 different groups and were given a list of 10 things they had to get photos of…Here are some of the things my group had to do…
crammed into an ATM booth
With a picture of President Museveni
Pumping Petrol
With the Uganda Flag
(5) Our last trip was to take a tour of the Coca Cola Factory—the largest one in Uganda. It was neat to see the huge conveyor belts full of bottles at every step of the process: getting washed, being filled with coke, putting the cap on, etc. Cameras weren’t allowed on the premises (I actually had to turn mine in to security before I could go in), so I only got one group picture of us all:
(1) Our first trip was to visit our new office. It is located in Naguru, an area close to where many of our students live. They loved exploring the place! We enjoyed some cookies, played games, and watched a movie while we were there.
Relaxing on the lawn outside the office
Playing games
(2)For out next outing, we went to a park: Kiwatule Recreation Center. Parks are rare here. Kiwatule is privately owned and costs a fee to enter. There are several areas for people to gather in. The main places of attraction for the students were the play equipment, the swimming pool, and the field. It was neat to see how much even the older students enjoyed doing things like swinging on the swings, going on the teeter totter and merry-go-round, etc. The park even featured a train ride which circled the premises twice.
Sofia, Brian, and Phiona on the swings
Fun on the Merry-go-round
Eddie, Prossy, Sheilla, Charles, Sofia, Paula, Ruth, and Safari posing with the frog
Train Ride!
Our Group
(3) We stayed at the church for our next meeting and did a couple of fun activities: tower building with spaghetti noodles and toothpicks (to illustrate how we as believers are being built into a spiritual house and that we are all important and interdependent on one another) and we also made cards using banana leaf fibers.
Asedri, Denis, Charles, Andrew, and Megan proudly showing off their tower
Making Cards
(4) Next we had a photo scavenger hunt. The students were split into 3 different groups and were given a list of 10 things they had to get photos of…Here are some of the things my group had to do…
crammed into an ATM booth
With a picture of President Museveni
Pumping Petrol
With the Uganda Flag
(5) Our last trip was to take a tour of the Coca Cola Factory—the largest one in Uganda. It was neat to see the huge conveyor belts full of bottles at every step of the process: getting washed, being filled with coke, putting the cap on, etc. Cameras weren’t allowed on the premises (I actually had to turn mine in to security before I could go in), so I only got one group picture of us all:
Meet "!"
I would like to introduce everyone to my fish. His name is “!” (You pronounce “!” by inhaling a quick breath, like you’re surprised.) I call him Muchomo for short. He is a goldfish, and has lived for 5 weeks already! (My track record with fish is not the best, so I’m pretty excited that he’s lasted for over a month). “!” is a happy fish, swimming around both night and day.
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