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Uganda 2011
Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Auburn has built a relationship with Buloba Community Church in Buloba, Uganda for many years now. Our desire is to support the local church as they move to awaken people in their community to a loving relationship with Jesus Christ. Our focus on this trip will be leading members of Buloba Community Church in discipleship opportunities, providing a soccer day camp for the children in the community, working on a multi-purpose building that is used as their worship facility, and building relationships with the people of Buloba. I hope that you will pray with me as our team begins preparations for this trip and throughout our time in Uganda. Please pray for me to have strength, courage, and perspective, and also for our team to experience unity, strength, and direction.
I am currently scheduled on two trips for 2011, the first is on July 25th and the second is on October 1st. I’ll need to raise $3,250 per trip minimum to cover my own costs. This amount will pay for my transportation ($2,500), lodging, and meals ($500) while in Uganda, and vaccinations ($250 per trip, $500 total).
If you would like to contribute financially you can write a check to Cornerstone Church. Checks can be mailed to 2123 Hamilton Road, Auburn, AL 36830. If you would like to make a payment online using a debit or credit card please go to http://www.scottfillmer.com/uganda . All payments made online are sent directly to Cornerstone Church and are tax deductible as well.
Photography in Uganda
Because my role on this trip mostly involves photography I have additional photographic expenses well above my stated $500 per trip and would appreciate any support you could provide for costs such as film, memory cards, development and processing, printing, and equipment costs directly related to and specifically for the Uganda trip. For those wishing to contribute to my photographic expenses, I will be providing a large (11” x 14”) personally signed print from the trip, which will be mailed to you around the end of the year.
What Can You Do?
- Please pray for our trip, both in July and October
- Download the Support Letter and Detailed Trip Information (full 16mb pdf)
- Also available in a MS Word: Uganda 2011 Trip Info and Uganda 2011 Support Letter
- Make an Online Donation Directly for Uganda 2011 to Cornerstone Church below or here
- Write a check and mail it to Cornerstone Church
Sincerely,
Scott Fillmer
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Hi Scot, I would like to appreciate for the great work you are doing to change the lives of vulnerable people in the community of Buloba. My name is Patrick and as i was looking for something online i came to see your incredible site talking about your coming to Uganda on 25/july/2011, since Buloba is not so far from where i live, just thought i rather tell you what we are doing maybe you can visit as well. we are working to change the lives of street children in Uganda and we have got an orphanage where we cater for over 50 children who were once street children and due to our regular outreach to street children we have seen that God has done a lot to change these children but if you and your team could visit and pray with them, experience for yourself the incredible blessing that comes from encouraging “the least of these.” It is an investment in your future and the future generation in Uganda!
Our organization is called Raising Up Hope for Uganda, it is a christian based organization that is strive to change the lives of orphans and the vulnerable communities in Uganda.
please if you would like to know more feel free to email me: raisinguphope@gmail.com
James 1:27″Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world’.
Blessings
Patrick