Today we said goodbye to the Sports Outreach Ministry in Gulu, Uganda. We drove three hours to Paraa Safari, our home for the last night before our long journey back to the U.S. After arriving at the gate, we had our passports checked like we were entering a new country, and proceeded to journey 45 …
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Smiles Bright Like the Sun
THE SUN WAS SHINING AND WE WERE SO EXCITED TO START OUR DAY!!!! Prior to heading out for the day, we had a delicious breakfast prepared by the gracious hands of Rose. Our first adventure of the day was visiting a village for water filter demonstrations and fellowship with the community members. As we arrived, …
Countless Blessings
This morning we were blessed with the opportunity to attend New Foundation Church located on the Sports Outreach compound. In this church, we continued to be welcomed wholeheartedly as we have experienced throughout this trip. It is hard to find words to describe how powerful this service was. We were inspired by their passionate worship …
Transforming Lives, Traveling to Gulu
We began our day with a trip to the Sports Outreach Chess Academy. The building was about a 30 minute bus ride through downtown Kampala. This was a unique experience for our team that allowed us to learn and ask questions of the coaches, trainers and chess students. Though the duration of time we stayed …
A Rich Faith
We arrived safely last night at 10:00PM in Entebbe and afterwards we took a short bus ride to our hotel in Kampala. This morning we were served breakfast with a few members of the Sports Outreach team. Following this, we headed to their facility just outside of Kampala to continue the rest of our day. …
Wheels Up to Uganda
Alarms went off and we boarded the Hope bus at 6:20 am for Chicago. We arrived in O’Hare Airport without any complications. Our group was overjoyed to finally start our journey after two days of anticipation. Prior to our departure we spent a majority of our layover collaborating in several games of Euchre. Though everybody …
God’s Time, Not Ours
Our trip did not get off to the start we expected. An overheated bus on the way to the airport prompted a change of transportation. Our hope of reaching our plane on time was a man named Tom and his white, unmarked, door slightly ajar van. Nonetheless, it was our last chance. We pulled up …
Making Lemonade
Due to a bus complication on the way to the airport on Sunday, our Uganda team was unable to make their flight. We are rescheduled to depart on Wednesday, August 15 to arrive in Uganda on Thursday, August 16. While our travel delay is disappointing, we’re choosing to make lemonade as we continue bonding as …
Meet the Zambia Team!
Amanda Diaz – Softball Addyson Gerig – Women’s Track & Field Tucker Gibbons – Men’s Track & Field Josh Izenbart – Men’s Track & Field Morgann Kanouse – Softball Brant Kym – Men’s Track & Field CJ Otteman – Baseball Alaina Streberger – Women’s Track & Field Victoria Swift – Women’s Basketball Paige Wilmer – Women’s …
Meet the Uganda Team!
Colleen Burns – Women’s Track & Field Olivia Jackson – Softball Maddie Nise – Softball Daniel Settecerri – Men’s Golf Erica Slenk – Women’s Swimming Hayden Smith – Baseball Alison Sobkowski – Women’s Swimming Noah Weigle – Men’s Golf Kirk Brumels Stephanie Brumels Caroline Dykstra