REDUCE INSURGENCE! TERRORISM! AND ORGANIZED CRIME! GIVE THE YOUTH SOCCER AND A VOCATION

Have you ever asked yourself a question; what really breeds terrorism, guerrilla activity, insurgence, and organized crime in Africa? Is it radicalism, extremism, tribalism? What is it?

I believe that at least 85% of of all the above atrocities are caused by a weapon of mass destruction called "POVERTY"

This is the trend my friends. Every year millions drop out of every grade level in Africa due to poverty. The youth are left to do one thing and that is loitering the city streets and villages looking for ways and means to survive. They cannot get jobs because the Powers that be are corrupt. If you are a relative of the corrupt policy makers, girl friend or, if you have big money to bribe them, then, you may be lucky. If you don't have the mentioned avenues, you have only one option left...crime. There is a saying that goes like this;

"Idle hands are the devil's tools,

and idle minds, his workshop"

Now, you tell me why a young person who is totally hopeless, confused, starving and perishing will not head to the bush if a war lord approaches him and offers him a gun and three square meals? Girls normally turn to the oldest profession; prostitution where they contact HIV contributing to increased statistics of aids related deaths.

What most westerners don't know is that most of these young people fighting in jungles, pirates on high seas, terrorists in cities, are not there because they believe in the political philosophy of their bosses. They are there because it is the only option left for them. The greatest gift you can give an African youth is a vocation. Get in touch with me and i will tell you how.

We have created soccer leagues for one community and we hear that crime has gone down.

Instead of getting wasted on drugs, breaking into people's houses, stealing other poor people's livestock, the young people are now a community of soccer players who are now so organized that they even have an administrative system. While they play together they are getting great counsel from our leaders and our goal is to put them into vocational training opportunities where they can learn auto mechanics, carpentry, sewing, farming and other viable vocations. We have already graduated a few in some of those areas.

DO YOU HAVE ANY SOCCER ACCESSORIES LIKE SHOES, JERSEYS, (EVERYTHING SOCCER NEW OR IN GOOD CONDITION? BRING THEM ON AND WE WILL SEND THEM. SAME FOR BASKET BALL.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP BUILDING A STADIUM! OR, ARE YOU A SOCCER TEM WITH A BIG HEART AND YOU WANT YOUR TEAM TO COME TO UGANDA TO PLAY AND INTERACT WITH THE TEAMS OVER THERE? PLEASE COMMUNICATE.

Christaid's first Missionaries already on the field.

Bob and Linda Isbell Our very first long term missionaries arrived in Uganda have been there barely six months and already great things are happening. They are bringing the excellence of administration to our amazing staff as thay run the Christaid academy which has just been opened. These two come to us with a servant heart but with an amazing background in academic institutions administration and management.

As an added blessing, Bob is an athletic coach who is going to work with our kids in the area of sports. He is also a genius Maths teacher. Will you please pray for them?

BLOGGING FRIENDS, YOU ARE LOVED.

Dear reader,

As you read these exciting things God is using us to do, count yourself as part of the action. If He could use me, He can use even you. Each one of us is a vessel of hope in the very special ways God has blessed us. Do you feel like you have very little or nothing at all to give? Wrong! God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things my friend. If you doubt that, i will prove you wrong. I will tell that you are a very talented person. You just don't know it. I wil also tell you that you are way overdue in using that talent to impact the world around you.

Be encouraged as you go about your tasks knowing, that which seems little, it becomes much when you place it in the master's hand. May His amazing grace suffice you because He loves you more than you will ever know!

PRAYER POINTS.

Please pray for the work of Christaid that God will continue using us to bring great hope to His people facing disasters and that His hope will be transmitted through us to the hurting. Pray that we will not be moved by circumstances but purely by being obedient to the voice of God.

Lift up widows, orphans and the aged in third world countries that God's face will smile on them

and that they Will have a reason to rejoice. Please pray for Uganda.

YOU ARE A TRUE BLESSING!!

David