New Lahash Trip Segment Online
You can now check out a new segment of our trip to Africa this past fall. It centers on the relationship and partnership between a Home Community at Imago Dei Community Church in Portland, Oregon and some Sudanese. Karin Rosain heard about the needs of the widows in Southern Sudan from Susan Tabia. She organized the home group and together they collected donations for a yard sale that was held at the end of summer last year. They ended up raising $800 from the sale. The rest of the story can be seen in the video.

Uganda's Elections
Please pray for the nation of Uganda as the people vote on the 23rd for president. There have already been some clashes and allegations of fraud. BBC article here.

Amazing Grace Update
Susan wrote the other day from Uganda. She mentioned that Alpiyoso (the elderly gentleman that has assisted with the St. Bartholomew orphanage for several years) was collecting materials for the new dorms and while he was gone his hut burned down - the fire consumed all of his belongings. You can pray for him, or if you'd like, send a donation to help with the reconstruction of his hut.

Kenya AIDS
Nick writes that things are going well in the Silas slums. The Renew ladies have been using their time to help out at Dr. Oronje's clinic and have been assisting with trash removal in the slums. It seems to be working out really well. The group collected a bunch more bags of trash the other day and burned it.

Nick is planning on traveling downcountry to Kibera to help with the Orphan school there. He will be taking some photos for Mama Margaret, and for Lahash.

New Music Tuesday
Tim Bata has been working hard on some new tracks for the upcoming documentary on the trip. You can hear one of the new tracks on the background of the Sudanese Widows video segment. I've also uploaded it into the media section so that you can hear the whole song. It's very beautiful traditional sounds - exquisite really. Tim said it's pretty hard to find the artists that still play this type of music. I'm really excited with how it turned out. You can listen to it here.