Monday, June 17.
I got to the airport about 1 1/2 hours prior to departure. No problems getting checked in. One of my bags weighed 47.5 pounds and the other one weighed 40 pounds. The TSA line was short, so I breezed right on through.
I got to my gate and sat down to catch my breath and relax a little. What a hectic morning. I had so many things to get done, errands to run, Michelle's flowers to water, dishes to wash, emails to send, cat litter box to clean, and I had to pack! Needless to say, I was somewhat frazzled by the time I got to the airport.
The flight to Chicago left right on time. The weather was good and we actually got into Chicago about 10 minutes early. After I got off the plane, I decided that I probably ought to grab a quick bite to eat. So, I stopped at a McDonalds that was along the route to my next flight and got a McDouble and a sweet iced tea! Looking back, that was a pretty wise move on my part.
The flight to Brussels boarded on time but for whatever reason, we left about 45 minutes late. So, it was now 7:45 pm and I was hungry. I would have been really hungry if I hadn't stopped at McD's. And, because of turbulence we did not get our dinner meal until we had been in the air for over 2 hours!!
This had to be the bumpiest and coldest flight I have ever had. It seems like we had turbulence almost the entire flight. Between the cold and the bumps, I may have slept for an hour of the eight hour flight. Oh, well?
Tuesday, June 18.
Even though we left Chicago 45 minutes late, we arrived right on time in Brussels at 9 am local time. Nice day here. Partly cloudy and about 70 degrees.
Good flight to Entebbe but long. We even had ice cream! Awesome! We first stopped in Kigali Rwanda and then on to Uganda. Total of 10 hours. My back and hips are killing me! Thank The Lord for Aleve. I arrived in Entebbe at 11 pm, got through customs very quickly, and both of my suitcases were on the carousel waiting for me. Another big hurdle was crossed.
Pastor Daniel and our driver were waiting for me just outside the security area. We loaded my bags in the van and went to a nearby hotel to catch a few hours sleep before having to pick up Luke and Brittany. The folks at the hotel were very nice. They even fixed us an omelet and hot tea! I think I finally got to bed at about 12:30. I love coming back to see my friends here in Uganda but these 22 to 24 hours of flight time is tough!
Wednesday, June 19.
Daniel and our driver left at 3 am to pick up Luke and Brittany. I got up at 3:30 am to take a shower and get ready. I found that there was very little water pressure. I thought that I was never going to get the soap out of my hair! At least the water was hot? Luke and Brittany arrived at 3:15 am, they came to the hotel to pick me up, and we departed for Iganga at 4 am.
The drive to Iganga from Entebbe, depending on the traffic, can take 4-6 hours. We hit it just right this morning. At 4 am there is hardly anyone on the road. Usually, the road between Entebbe and Kampala is bumper to bumper, but not this morning. We sailed right through downtown Kampala. Once we got through Kampala, we did start seeing a lot big semi-trucks on the road to Iganga, but we were able to pass them fairly easily and safely.
We rolled into Mums Resort Hotel at 7:15 am, got checked in and decided to rest a few hours. After lunch, Daniel is going to take us to a bank to get some dollars exchanged for Ugandan schillings and to visit some of his projects in the local area. After that, we will spend some time getting ready for our teaching which will start in the morning. Luke is supposed to preach on the radio later this evening. Daniel didn't say anything about it this morning, so it might not happen.
Well, that's the report from Uganda for today. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers!
Blessings!
Fred
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Well, tomorrow's the big day. I depart for Uganda at 3:50 pm from the Lexington Airport and will return on June 26th. I will be linking up with Luke Kuepfer (also with Lead Like Jesus) and his daughter Brittany who will be coming to Uganda from Ghana, where they have been working with church leaders this past week.
Luke and I will be returning to work with Pastor Daniel Byamukam in the city of Iganga. This will be Luke's second trip and my third trip to Uganda to teach Lead Like Jesus. But this trip will be different. Instead of teaching to large groups, we will be focusing our attention on 20-25 young pastors that serve with Pastor Daniel's ministry. These pastors will be coming primarily from eastern Uganda, but there will be some from northern Uganda and at least one pastor from South Sudan.
Our goal is to teach and equip these leaders so that they can teach others and to provide them with low-cost, easily reproducible materials, that they can use to take the Lead Like Jesus message to their church and communities without having to rely on financial assistance from the U.S. So, no powerpoint or videos this year. We will be using Bible storying and drama to present those portions of the training that in the U.S. we would show clips from the video Bible.
Luke and I have put together a four year program of leader development for them. This will be the beginning of Year #1. This year we will focus on the basic principles of becoming a servant leader like Jesus and equip/prepare them to teach these principles to others. This year we will concentrate on self-leadership. Year 2 will be on one-on-one leadership. Year 3 on team and family leadership. Finally, year 4 will be on organizational leadership.
We truly believe that God has put this on our heart and has given us a vision of creating a group of pastors, who like Jesus did, equip and release other men and women who also go out and teach others what they have learned. By doing so, they will create a leadership development "factory" in Uganda. 2 Timothy 2:2 is our model. Paul tells Timothy, "And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others".
Here is our schedule:
Mon-Tues, June 17-18 - Travel to Uganda. I arrive in Entebbe at 11 pm on June 18th. Luke and Brittany arrive at 3:15 am on June 19.
Wed, June 19 - Travel to Iganga and check into the Mums Resort Hotel. (It's not really a resort?? By the way, I've spent a lot of nights in that hotel over the past two years. I'm going to ask them for rewards points!) After we check in we are going to visit several of Pastor Daniel's projects in the Iganga area. Also, Luke will be preaching on a radio program at 8:15 pm this evening.
Thurs, June 20 - We will conduct a LLJ Encounter for the pastors.
Fri-Sat, June 21-22 - Practice teaching/facilitating.
Sun, June 23 - Day of Worship. Luke preaches and I will be teaching a large group Sunday school class.
Mon, June 24 - The Pastors will teach/facilitate their own Encounters. They will be divided into 2 (possibly 3) groups and each pastor will facilitate parts of the workshop.
Tues, June 25 - In the morning, we will debrief the Encounters from Monday and do some coaching and mentoring. We will also lay out their "homework" and assignments for the next year and present each pastor with a certificate of completion of Phase I of their training. In the afternoon, we travel to Entebbe. Luke and Brittany will remain overnight there in a hotel and I will depart for the U.S. at 11:59 pm.
Wed, June 26 - Luke and Brittany depart the Entebbe airport for the U.S. at 4:15 am. I will arrive back in Lexington at 6:30 pm.
Please keep us in your prayers and especially pray for those who are coming for this training. My plan is to post again on Wednesday after we get settled into our hotel in Iganga.
Blessings!
Fred Waggoner
Well, tomorrow's the big day. I depart for Uganda at 3:50 pm from the Lexington Airport and will return on June 26th. I will be linking up with Luke Kuepfer (also with Lead Like Jesus) and his daughter Brittany who will be coming to Uganda from Ghana, where they have been working with church leaders this past week.
Luke and I will be returning to work with Pastor Daniel Byamukam in the city of Iganga. This will be Luke's second trip and my third trip to Uganda to teach Lead Like Jesus. But this trip will be different. Instead of teaching to large groups, we will be focusing our attention on 20-25 young pastors that serve with Pastor Daniel's ministry. These pastors will be coming primarily from eastern Uganda, but there will be some from northern Uganda and at least one pastor from South Sudan.
Our goal is to teach and equip these leaders so that they can teach others and to provide them with low-cost, easily reproducible materials, that they can use to take the Lead Like Jesus message to their church and communities without having to rely on financial assistance from the U.S. So, no powerpoint or videos this year. We will be using Bible storying and drama to present those portions of the training that in the U.S. we would show clips from the video Bible.
Luke and I have put together a four year program of leader development for them. This will be the beginning of Year #1. This year we will focus on the basic principles of becoming a servant leader like Jesus and equip/prepare them to teach these principles to others. This year we will concentrate on self-leadership. Year 2 will be on one-on-one leadership. Year 3 on team and family leadership. Finally, year 4 will be on organizational leadership.
We truly believe that God has put this on our heart and has given us a vision of creating a group of pastors, who like Jesus did, equip and release other men and women who also go out and teach others what they have learned. By doing so, they will create a leadership development "factory" in Uganda. 2 Timothy 2:2 is our model. Paul tells Timothy, "And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others".
Here is our schedule:
Mon-Tues, June 17-18 - Travel to Uganda. I arrive in Entebbe at 11 pm on June 18th. Luke and Brittany arrive at 3:15 am on June 19.
Wed, June 19 - Travel to Iganga and check into the Mums Resort Hotel. (It's not really a resort?? By the way, I've spent a lot of nights in that hotel over the past two years. I'm going to ask them for rewards points!) After we check in we are going to visit several of Pastor Daniel's projects in the Iganga area. Also, Luke will be preaching on a radio program at 8:15 pm this evening.
Thurs, June 20 - We will conduct a LLJ Encounter for the pastors.
Fri-Sat, June 21-22 - Practice teaching/facilitating.
Sun, June 23 - Day of Worship. Luke preaches and I will be teaching a large group Sunday school class.
Mon, June 24 - The Pastors will teach/facilitate their own Encounters. They will be divided into 2 (possibly 3) groups and each pastor will facilitate parts of the workshop.
Tues, June 25 - In the morning, we will debrief the Encounters from Monday and do some coaching and mentoring. We will also lay out their "homework" and assignments for the next year and present each pastor with a certificate of completion of Phase I of their training. In the afternoon, we travel to Entebbe. Luke and Brittany will remain overnight there in a hotel and I will depart for the U.S. at 11:59 pm.
Wed, June 26 - Luke and Brittany depart the Entebbe airport for the U.S. at 4:15 am. I will arrive back in Lexington at 6:30 pm.
Please keep us in your prayers and especially pray for those who are coming for this training. My plan is to post again on Wednesday after we get settled into our hotel in Iganga.
Blessings!
Fred Waggoner
Thursday, June 13, 2013
UpWords · 06/13/2013
An important reminder that we should be content no matter what our situation is.
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UpWords · 06/13/2013
Today's MP3 A man once went to a minister for counseling.
"I've lost everything" he bemoaned.
"Oh," the preacher responded, "I'm so sorry to hear you've lost your faith."
"No," the man corrected him, "I haven't lost my faith."
"Well then," replied the preacher, "I'm sad to hear you've lost your character."
"I didn't say that," the man corrected. "I still have my character."
"Then I'm so sorry to hear you've lost your salvation."
"That's not what I said!" the man objected, beginning to lose patience.
The minister explained, "Well, you have your faith, your character, and your salvation. Seems to me, you have lost none of the things that really matter."We haven't either. You and I could pray like the Puritan who sat down to a meal of bread and water. He bowed his head and declared, "All this and Jesus too?" Can't we be equally content? Paul says in 1 Timothy 6:6, "Godliness with contentment is great gain!"
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Verse of the day
1 John 4:9 NIV
"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him."
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Fwd: UpWords · 06/04/2013
Very good advice.
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Today's MP3 God wants to use you my friend, but how can He if you're exhausted?
The other day when I was getting ready for my run, the sun was out, but the wind was chilly. Jacket or sweatshirt? The Boy Scout within me prevailed and I wore both. Got my cell phone, my water bottle. So no one would steal my car, I pocketed my keys. I looked more like a pack mule than a runner! Within half a mile, I was pealing off the jacket.
That kind of weight will slow you down. What's true in jogging is true in faith. God has a great race for you to run. But you have to drop some stuff. How can you lift someone else's load if your arms are full with your own?
For the sake of those you love, travel light. For the sake of the God you serve, travel light. For the sake of your own joy, travel light!
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Fwd: UpWords · 05/29/2013
After your talk with us last night about evangelism I thought I would share Max Lucado's devotion for today entitled "just be normal.
Blessings.
Fred
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UpWords · 05/29/2013
Just Be Normal
Today's MP3
You don't have to lower your standards. Or saddle a high horse. Just be nice. Normal and nice. Discipleship is sometimes defined by being normal! You don't have to be weird to follow Jesus. You don't have to stop liking your friends to follow Him. Just the opposite. A few introductions would be nice. Do you know how to grill a steak?
A woman in a small Arkansas community was a single mom with a frail baby. Her neighbor would stop by every few days and keep the child so she could do her shopping. After some weeks her neighbor shared more than time; she shared her faith, and the woman followed Christ. The friends of the young mother objected. "Do you know what those people teach?" they contested. "Here is what I know," she told them. "They held my baby."
I think Jesus likes that kind of answer, don't you?
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Monday, May 27, 2013
UpWords · 05/27/2013
Do you untie knots? Great devotional by Max Lucado.
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Today's MP3 Most of us had a hard time learning to tie our shoes. And, oh the advice. Everyone had a different approach. Can't anyone agree? On only one thing. You need to know how!
My friend Roy used to sit on a park bench each morning. One day he noticed a little fellow struggling to board the bus. He was leaning down, frantically trying to disentangle a knotted shoestring. He grew more anxious by the moment—eyes darting back and forth between the shoe and the ride. All of a sudden the door closed. The boy fell back and sighed. That's when he saw Roy. With tear-filled eyes he asked, "Do you untie knots?"
Jesus loves that request. Life gets tangled. People mess up. You never outgrow the urge to look up and say, "Help!" Look who shows up. Jesus, our next door Savior.
"Do you untie knots?" He answers emphatically, "Yes!"
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