http://handsacrossnations.com Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:26:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We  know you've been dying to get your very own mug, shirt or bag with Hands Across Nations Logo on it!  Well...now you're in luck!  Each purchase goes to helping the people of Uganda rebuild, whether it's learning how to sew, purchasing seed for farming, or helping fund a protected ... http://handsacrossnations.com/?p=99 Hello again from the future bread basket of Africa! The Community Churches for Christ in N. Uganda send their greetings, love and prayers to all of you.  We continue to see and experience how the love of God knits us together and that the differences of culture, skin color, status, or ... http://handsacrossnations.com/?p=98 God’s provision for people here is their fertile land.  Even the poorest people in the villages have land and yet because they don’t know how to use it effectively, they remain in poverty.   Giving them a vision of orchards, bee hives producing honey, and high yield cash crops has inspired ... http://handsacrossnations.com/?p=97 In the last newsletter, I hinted about a project which just seemed to arrive suddenly with little pre-planning– a gift from God through connections from opposite sides of the globe.  Matt McLain, a high school English teacher in Chewelah, WA, had graciously allowed me to present a program about Hands ... http://handsacrossnations.com/?p=96 It seems that the dry season officially ended this week with a downpour during the time that 2 Ugandan Rotary Club members and I were traveling to some of the new or never viewed Spring Protection projects in the area.  For those who have no idea what a Spring Protection ... http://handsacrossnations.com/?p=95 The people in the villages of N. Uganda send their gratitude and prayers for your care and help in lifting them out of their poverty.  Everywhere I go, the words “Apwoyo Matek  and Obanga mii gum”  {Thank you very much, God Bless You}, are on the lips of people God ... http://handsacrossnations.com/?p=93 What a joyful reunion we’ve had this week.  Reconnecting with Felix and Esther Omodi, Dr Opio and his wife, Semmy, and many others, has been something of a family reunion, the joining of brothers and sisters in God’s family.  There’s nothing else to explain such a heart connection for people ... http://handsacrossnations.com/?p=92 Hello to all of you from sunny and HOT Uganda!   As I embark on this Ugandan adventure, it is with a great appreciation for all the people who gave of themselves in quilt making, donations of medical supplies, designing leaflets, fundraising, encouragement  and prayer.  More than ever before, even though I’ve ... http://handsacrossnations.com/?p=91 Yasiin Mugerwa A nearly 30 per cent increase in Uganda’s external debt in one year has forced Parliament to demand that the government stops what it has described as reckless borrowing.      Verified  figures from the latest Bank of Uganda’s annual report for 2008 to Parliament show that the total foreign debt ... http://handsacrossnations.com/?p=84 By Frank Tumusiime Commercial reserves of oil have been discovered in Uganda and early production is slated to start around June 2009. Oil revenues may lead to employment, infrastructural development and improve people’s standards of living, as is the case with countries such as Norway and Indonesia. On the other hand, experiences ... http://handsacrossnations.com/?p=85