Updates From:
Trainees
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The Meal Table as Mission Our summer internship trip began on July 3rd in Entebbe. It started with the SLAM Leadership Conference, and right from the beginning, something was different not just in activity, but in spirit. Chief Garner shared from Ephesians 2:14, about…
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I have heard about the drive from Uganda to Kenya before, but this was my first time experiencing it. It was LONG. I honestly don’t know how many hours it took us, but I have heard before that it is an 18 hour trip.…
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It has been so special to be back in Kenya again! The last time I was here I was sixteen, and I wasn’t sure what God was going to do with my life. I’m so thankful to be back in Kenya again, 8 years…
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It always been a learning ground for me. Being in Kamuli has made me reflect on {Romans 10:17}, ” for faith comes from hearing and hearing the word of God.” I have developed in listening regardless of where we are. I has been much…
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Today, July 15, 2025 I was going to serve the community through service projects. My group was assigned to build a rocket stove but the plans failed and we had to join the others in the Orphanage. I personally felt a little frustrated because…
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I’m currently on a train that’s taking us from Mombasa, Kenya to Nairobi Kenya. In mombasa, we put on a large Slam service camp for about 140 different youth from all over Kenya (plus our team and leaders — that’s over 200!). God moved…
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The last bible study we did in Ukunda, Kenya was so powerful. God did show us the importance of considering that we are terrestrial beings who have celestial responsibility to fulfill therefore becoming a living soul. We fulfill our celestial responsibility by getting skilled…
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I wrote the first part of this a while ago but was not able to finish it, so it sounds like it was written in Uganda during the first week and that’s true. In the world’s eyes, it can look as though our freedom…
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I had the gift of visiting the home of Ate Juday, one of the women I’ve spent a lot of time with here in the Philippines. Her family welcomed me with so much kindness. We shared a meal, sang karaoke, played games, and had…
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Last year during Summer Internship I struggled with a lot of negative thoughts. Some of those included voices in my mind convincing me that I was insignificant and that what I had to offer was very minimal compared to what my American friends had…
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