London Marathon Triumph!

A massive thank you to Mark Olsen who ran the London Marathon in aid of An African Dream and raised an incredible £509 - thank you to everyone who supported him - what a fantastic achievement.

Garage Sale Success even in the pouring rain!!

Are the Brits ever worried by rain? - despite it pouring persistently throughout the morning the garage sale went ahead regardless last saturday - troops rallied with gazebos and tarpaulin and string abounding!! It seemed that nearly every punter brought donations to swap with their purchases and willing parted with their money for our friends in Uganda.
So far £795 has been raised with a few pennies (and maybe pounds!?) to come - thank you so everyone who supported the event.

Team preparations are progressing .................

As you will have seen a team of 8 are preparing to go to Uganda on July 1st - last week they met up for final planning. Vaccinations are being updated and visas are being processed this week. Here are some comments from two members of the team who are going for the first time:

It is a huge privilige and a thrill to be a part of the team. I'm looking forward to meeting people who's experience of God and of life is so very different to my own. I hope our trip and the activities we have planned will be of value to those we encounter, and that it will begin to shape my understanding of Gods plan for my future.
Helen

From the moment God touched my heart to care for those less fortunate than myself, I wanted to do something tangible to help. In my daily life I deal with people who have so much material wealth, but it seems, are not as happy as those with so much less. Under God's guidance, I cannot wait to make a small difference where I can to the lives of those in Uganda, and in particular the school children.
Trevor

Youth conference ......

Last week a conference for youth took place (that's basically anyone who isn't married!) - over 300 people attended to hear the gospel being preached and were encouraged in their faith.

Garage Sale coming up - don't miss out!

Please pray for sunshine on Sat 6th June when a Garage Sale will be held at 33 Lodge Lane, Prestwood, Bucks 10 - 2pm to raise money for An African Dream - last years support for this event raised £700. Please come and support this year and see if we can do better. Do come and have a drink and a slice of yummy cake we'd love to see you!

3 Peaks Success ...

A huge thank you to the team of climbers from Little Kingshill School who successfully climbed the three highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales all in 24 hours and in the process raised an extraordinary £1000 for An African Dream - thank you so much.

A graduation approaches ....

17 Pastors of the Full Gospel Church have now completed their Bible training and will graduate on the 4th July. The team of 8 from the UK going out will be guests of honour at this event which will very likely last a whole day and consist of lots of speeches and a big meal to celebrate at the end.


Rugendabara Full Gospel church now has a new roof which has been long awaited and was completed before the rains came which was perfect timing!