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Living in Uganda – Adalyn’s Perspective

/ Gina Sawyer / 3 Comments

To celebrate our 9th Uganda-versary, we thought it would be fun for Adalyn, our twelve year old daughter, to write a blog post about living and growing up in Uganda. We moved to Uganda when she had just turned 3 years old, so she really doesn’t remember life before Uganda. Here are her thoughts about living in Uganda:

Living in Uganda means that I feel at home and safe. It has been the best 9 years of my life and the best place to grow up. As I have grown up, I now realize that one day I will have to leave, and I don’t think I will ever be ready to leave. It also scares me to think of leaving because I have grown up here and I am used to Uganda.

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Home Is Where Your Heart Is…

/ Leland Sawyer / Leave a comment

We have been praying for the past 4 or 5 months that God would continue to lead us to the church family He wanted us to call “HOME” while we are ministering in Uganda. Some missionaries call it “overseeing church,” “sending church,” or “sponsoring church” because of the many aspect of the relationship. For us, the single most important aspect as we’ve been praying for this, is a church that would see as their people; members of their body on the other side of the world – an extension of their ministry here in the States. Our HOME.

BVCClogoAnd we have been having conversations with one such church since the middle of January. Through much prayer, conversation, planning, and even more prayer we have our HOME church. The Boulder Valley Church of Christ in Boulder, CO will be our home church as we launch into Uganda, and we are rejoicing at God’s provision and guidance. Continue reading →