Uganda Demography
Ethnic Diversity
Main African languages spoken include; Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%, Bakiga 6.9%, Iteso 6.4%, Langi 6.1%, Acholi 4.7%, Bagisu 4.6%, Lugbara 4.2%, Bunyoro 2.7%, other 29.6% (2002 census)
Languages
English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts). Swahili (recently made second official language, important regionally). Luganda (most widely preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school)
Population
34,612,250 (July 2011 est.) Note: estimates for Uganda explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Religions
Christianity; 84%, Muslim; 12%, Others; 3.1%, None; 0.9% (2002 Census)
The Journey Team
The Crossfire Team
Insight
Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.
Insight
Volunteers aren't paid, not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless. Service to others is the payment you make for your space here on earth and savings in heaven.
Summer Mission
The Harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Luke 10:2
Launch out to the mission field with a mission team and do things you have never done before. As you explore places you have never been and encounter a people you have never met, your live will be forever transformed.
In this end time era, the gospel must reach the unreached, lost world. The hurting world is eagerly waiting for some one to reach out unto them to provide answers to their questions and hope for the future. If you are available and willing to obey his call, God can use you to make a difference to the lives of the hurting and lost world.
Short Term Mission experience will give you;
An opportunity to share your faith in both word and deed
A broader perspective of the world and increase cross cultural understanding
A taste of culture other than your own
A diversified and transformed view of the world and its needs
An opportunity to consider missions as a life-long calling
What is involved
Pre-field orientation
This involves spiritual preparation, practical training, pre-field orientation on mission trip and team building experiences.Field ministry
This is direct involvement with nationals or support work with missionaries and outreaches to specified areas of need.Debriefing
Two days of evaluating, reporting and processing your ministry and sharing your experiences.
It’s not too late. You can reach out today.
Country: Uganda
Are you a leader who would like to form a mission team from your church or organization? Or are you an individual who would like to join a mission trip? You can make a difference in a needy, hurting world for 1 to 3 weeks or even a longer period in one or more locations in Africa.
While in Uganda, our team partnered with an amazing group of dedicated individuals from an organization called "Commission International". We traveled together to Patongo, a town that was the location of a camp for internally displaced people in northern Uganda.
In the autumn of 2007 I stayed for 3 months with Commission International in Kampala, Uganda. They are very hospitable and friendly and their passion for the gospel is wonderful. I was hosted by them while working with a local pastor in a slum area.
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