ACTION Uganda

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Thatch roofing

Dry season arrives in January and sticks around until March or April. This is the time to make and burn bricks and dry grass for thatch roofs. These huts are awaiting a new thatch roof. If your roof leaks before dry season you just have to wait until the grass is ready in dry season!

This is the inside of a hut roof - beautiful isn't it?

(This design is actually available as a notecard for sale with proceeds benefitting ACTION Gulu)

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Pastoral training

Pastoral Leadership Development is a key ministry of ACTION in Uganda - conferences for poor pastors, one-on-one discipleship, and resources to equip each pastor to care for their own congregation.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

National leadership

One of ACTION's goal is to turn ministries over to local churches and local leadership. We're exploring what that means as we seek to equip our Ugandan leaders. We have established a leadership council over the Gulu ministries as a next step in the process - two missionaries with two Ugandans who have been on staff with ACTION Gulu for several years.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Orphan Care

We're spending a lot of time as a team thinking through orphan care... There are very few true orphans and even true orphans usually have extended family... How do we equip extended family to care for their own orphans? When is it better for a child to be in a children's home rather than with relatives? When is it best for a child to be adopted into a family? It's all shades of gray since every situation involves humans. But God has commanded us to care for widows and orphans (James 1:27), so let's do it well!