What Trevor and I thought was impossible just 2 years ago
is now possible. After we received a diagnosis of thyroid cancer February of
2012, I underwent surgery and radiation treatment and our dreams of a mission
trip quickly faded. We spent the next couple of years focusing on just taking
care of me. Without medical explanation and what was truly a modern day miracle,
16 months later, God healed me of the cancer that had spread to my lungs.
Instead of undergoing a second round of radiation, we were able to slowly get our
lives back!
With four tumors still left in my neck, I
won’t know when I will be completely cancer free. In all of our fear and all of
the excuses the world has given us, God has been asking us to share the hope
and healing we have received through Christ. So in this crazy journey together
we are following God’s leading to Uganda this summer on a mission trip! Through this mission trip we hope to give back the blessings we have received by serving the orphans of Uganda.
We will be traveling with an organization called
Visiting Orphans. We will be gone for 12 days and will work with several organizations
based out of Jinga and Kampala, Uganda. The heart of the trip will be loving on
kids and sharing the love of Christ, which we couldn’t be more excited about!
Below are the details of the ministries we will
be working alongside. After a brief summary of the ministry, bullet points will
follow which will summarize the work we will be doing.
Sangaalo Baby Cottage - http://www.voices4thevoiceless.org/sangaalo-babies-cottage/
This
Orphanage provides a home and care for infants and toddlers who have been
abandoned.
Sole Hope - http://www.solehope.org
This
organization is centered on helping prevent the jigger problem in Uganda. Since the children there do not have shoes,
these jigger bugs bury into the bottom of their feet causing infection,
amputation, and death.
-work
a clinic day to assist as children get jiggers removed from their feet
-distribute
handmade shoes to the children to prevent jiggers
Healing Faith - http://www.healingfaithuganda.org
This
is a ministry that seeks to provide healing physically, emotionally, and
spiritually to the people of Uganda.
-give
malaria education and prevention
-help
with medical and maternal care
-tell
Bible stories to kids
-pray
with Muslim women
Abide Family Center - http://www.abidefamilycenter.org
This
goal of this center is to reduce the number of children in orphanages in
Uganda. Abide provides job skill training for parents and other resources to
help keep families together.
-babysit
children while parents are working
-teach
job skill training to parents
My Father’s House - http://www.myfathershouseintl.org
This ministries goal is to place orphaned and abandoned children into small group home families where they can be loved and nurtured. They also run a school with 400 children.
-share God’s word through presentation and worship service
-play with children
Return Ministries - http://www.returnministriesuganda.org
This
ministry helps with orphaned and vulnerable children by providing for their
needs.
-Trevor
will help lead a sports/field day
-Laura
will help lead an afternoon of arts and crafts
-will
provide and serve a feast for the children
-run
a VBS program
Our
excitement is growing as we approach this amazing opportunity to help the
orphaned children of Uganda and share our faith with them. We first and foremost ask that you would support
us through prayer as we are preparing for the mission trip. If you feel inclined to partner financially
with us on this journey you can follow the instructions below to pay by check or card. Thank you for your support!
1. If you wish to pay by check you will need to put "Uganda, June, Hyman, Laura & Trevor Miller" in the memo line of your check. All donations are tax deductible & should be mailed to:
Visiting Orphans
449 Metroplex Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
2. To pay with a credit card click here: http://www.visitingorphans.org/mission_trips/events/uganda/2014/06-17/uganda-june-2014-leader-hyman
Then you can click on the DONATE tab in the top right hand
corner. Then select Uganda, June 2014, (leader: Hyman).
Below that click team member or ministry name and type in
Trevor Miller or Laura Miller.
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This song by "Do Something" by Matthew West has inspired us through this journey! Take some time to listen
God Bless!
-Trevor and Laura Miller
