We love to give praise to God for the work he does and is doing in our local community as well as around the globe. As a church we support various organizations and ministries who are doing amazing gospel work in the name of Jesus Christ. One of those ministries is HEED Uganda, an international mission organization that was started by one of Sound City’s Covenant Members.
For those of you who have been around Sound City for a few years, you will likely remember our church family demonstrating generosity in a powerful way raising over $10,000 for medical outreach in a remote village in Uganda. Pastor Kyle led a team who hired and served alongside local doctors, nurses, and dentists to help reach the local community and beyond with lifesaving efforts to a community who had been affected by malaria, one of the highest causes of death in the region.
During the mission trip, the team provided essential testing and treatment for malaria, but they were also able to provide medical care to over 1,000 people, provide dental care, pregnancy testing, and other necessary treatments to the children at the local school, as well as people in the town and surrounding remote villages. These efforts had a lasting impact on many, including a local doctor who has since decided to serve HEED Uganda by donating his wisdom, time, skills, and abilities in supporting the school’s medical clinic. Julie, founder of HEED Uganda, said:
“The medical outreach we put on gave Dr. Andrew such a heart for the situation there that he has spearheaded the effort. We will have the only ultrasound equipment for miles and miles allowing us to serve about 250,000 people.”
Sound City, your generosity as well as the time and efforts of the mission team helped move Dr. Andrew and others to continue the work that was started, taking it even farther then we ever could have imagined. And speaking of fruit and growth, while in Uganda, one of the tasks our team helped with was planting Eucalyptus trees meant to be used for building construction and to help by bringing in a profit. Check out the before and after pictures below showing the growth that has transpired.
Before (Photo taken in 2018)
After (Photo taken in 2019)
For those of us who served on this mission trip, we saw the Lord do some amazing things. We knew God would continue to use our efforts according to his plan and purpose, but it is very exciting to see how he continues to produce fruit from our prayers, efforts, and generosity to help bring hope in such a tangible and powerful way. Would you join us in celebrating and giving praise to God for all he is doing in and through the efforts of our church body?
