So "What Adventure?" you say. Well, I'm going to Uganda in May. It’s been on
my heart for a long time to go to Uganda to help with the work Covenant Mercies
is doing to assist children there. On
May 5th, 2014, I will be going to Uganda with a team from my church, Covenant
Fellowship, on an 11-day mission trip. The trip is in partnership with Covenant Mercies.
I want to thank you in advance for your prayers
and support. I’m really looking forward
to this new adventure and so blessed to be able to do it.
For those of
you who are not familiar with this group, Covenant Mercies is a non-profit
organization based out of my church, Covenant Fellowship in Glen Mills
Pennsylvania. They have partnered with a local church in Nagongera, Uganda, to
assist in relief efforts for orphans in the region through an Orphan
Sponsorship Program. This program is currently assisting in providing necessary
health care, nutrition, housing, education, and Christian upbringing for over
500 orphaned children.
During this
trip we will be continuing to invest in our partnership with the local church
and the community of Nagongera. Among
other things, I will be helping to put on a youth retreat for the orphans
sponsored by Covenant Mercies, as well as other children in the area. And most of you know how much I love helping
with our own Youth Camp each year.
The biggest
thing you can do to support me for this adventure is to pray. Here are some specifics.
- That all preparations for the trip will go well
- That the team will have traveling mercies to and from Uganda and safety and health while we are there
- That my family will be safe and free from any unwanted adventures while I’m gone
- That I will do all things in God’s strength and not my own
- That my participation, words and serving on the trip would be a significant demonstration of the Gospel in many lives
- For the Lohmann family and their tireless efforts in Uganda
As a team
member I am responsible to procure funds to cover my own expenses for the
trip. The wonderful thing is that God
has been so very generous with our family that I’ll be able to cover all the
costs for the trip myself and I don’t need to do any fund raising. But coincidental to this trip, I have wanted
to participate in a RunFar event to help
raise funds for Covenant Mercies. I’m
scheduled to do that on March 14th by running in a 5K race in
Malvern, PA.
As you can
see from these two things, I really believe in what Covenant Mercies is doing. I’m taking on the hard part by getting ready
for the race, but it’s very easy for you to sponsor me if you’d
like! To do that you can go to the Covenant
Mercies web site and make a tax deductible donation
(Go to Donate and select RunFar and my name from the drop down lists – if my
name isn’t there yet, just put my name in the comments field). Or, if you prefer to give by check, please
make your check payable to Covenant Mercies with “RunFAR” and my name in the
memo line. You can either give your check to me, or mail directly to
Covenant Mercies at 1 Fellowship Drive, Glen Mills, PA 19342.
