Uganda - Team Zero Countdown!

We leave for Uganda in 40 days!

One of the best parts of going on these mission trips is seeing who God puts together.

He has put together an interesting combination this time:

Team Zero

Kristy and I were joking one day that we feel we have zero to offer anyone, but we are so excited to GO.

The more we talked about it, the more accurate that name became.

We have ZERO in common and ZERO to offer.

We are:

Zealous Eager children Responding to the love of Our 

Father

We have ZERO to offer.  We come with no special skills or projects on this trip, but we have everything to give because of what has been given to us.

The funny thing about this particular team that God put together is we have ZERO in common.  We have the same Father and that makes us have everything LIFE-GIVING in common.  This team represents a lot of different LIFE experiences, yet only represents 

THE ONE TRUTH LIFE.

Charlie and I are the only ones from this team that have been to Uganda before.

We are excited to go together, even if we are meeting up and parting ways in Amsterdam. 

As ya’ll know we have a zillion kids and we live in 2 different states at the moment or for the last 15 months and it’s always a full-on circus in our lives.  I can assure you we need this time Team Zero and all that it has to offer more than anyone.

Greg and Kristy are married and have no kids(yet) but they have hearts and houses and lives full of all kinds of kids of every age, from all kinds of backgrounds (including our circus).  Greg is very quiet with a head and face full of amazing hair and deep thoughts and words that I beg him to share more openly and more often.

Kristy is one of the most sincere and honest people on the planet, and she takes the time to connect with people at a heart level and nothing less.

Their lives are the exact opposite of our circus and we have ZERO in common and one of the best friendships a person or couple or church (or circus) could ever ask for.

Christina is my dear friend that I got to know and love along with a few of her family members on our Israel trip.

 She is kind and generous and brilliant. She has been a life-saver for me in my lonely times in Montana.  Christina is spontaneous, energetic and full of lively conversation. 

Christina is a widow and a mother and a grandmother and a daughter and so much more.

Tayla is a single sweetheart.  This girl has a heart and a laugh the size of Africa. 
When she says
 “yes”
she means it, and walks with courage and wisdom beyond her years and has a youthful joy and spunk in every step she takes.

This is our team!

Team Zero

Every person on this team has a very different story; we have ZERO in common which equals EVERYTHING 
that is
LIFE-GIVING.