Off to Africa

In a few short hours I'll be flying to Africa. After 24 hours in transit, I'll land in Entebbe, Uganda. I am really looking forward to this opportunity to gather with Christian leaders from around the world.

In Entebbe, I'll be helping to lead meetings of the Refugee Highway Partnership Roundtable. This gathering will welcome representatives from Asia, Africa, North America, the Middle East and the Pacific. We are a very diverse group, representing many different countries and ministries. But we all share a commitment to both refugees and the Christian community.

The goal of the Roundtable is to be a catalyst that results in an increase in both the level of engagement and the effectiveness of efforts by the worldwide church to bring hope and help to refugees. The event will conclude with Refugee Sunday celebrations at both refugee camps in Gulu in Northern Uganda and at churches in Kampala, Uganda.

I hope to have internet access to I can continue to post during the trip. In the meantime, please lift the Roundtable meetings and World Refugee Sunday in prayer.