I'll be traveling in Africa (Zambia & Uganda) from Fri September 16 - Wed Sep 28, returning a day sooner than originally planned. I'll be traveling with a staff member of Bright Hope International (That's right, just 2 of us now). I'll have a trip-prep meeting this Thursday at 2PM, and at that time I'll find out what kinds of items I'll bring with me. One thing about this adventure is that we'll be constantly on the move, no more than 2 days in one village.
On Sunday morning, August 28 I'm planning to head back down to Willow Creek's downtown Chicago campus once again, and anyone is more than welcome to join me. The service is at 10AM at the historic Auditorium Theatre (Congress & Wabash)
I also recently hooked up with a great local organization. Backpack Buddies is based in Hanover Park and last week they collected nearly 750 backpacks from local families. Many of them will be distributed in U-46 school district and a few other NW suburban districts. My small contribution consisted of 4 backpacks. I'm also looking at some organizations and food pantries/soup kitchens in the Elgin area. There seems to be a lot of need in that city.
That's all for now. I'll post back next week about collecting items for Africa
Just over a week before you leave! How exciting! Are you still looking for donations to bring to Africa, or are you at your limit with baggage/weight limitations? Be sure to let us know how we can contribute if there are still needed items.
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