5 years ago, a team from ROCKHARBOR visited Northern Uganda. They saw first hand a nation in the midst of a 20-year war. They walked among those in an IDP camp that had been forced out of their homes and villages. And in that same instance, they heard God inviting our church into this story.
In the half decade since, we’ve seen God move in significant ways in the Northern Uganda town of Gulu. Through a partnership with Africa Renewal Ministries, Gulu Bible Community Church has been planted in the heart of Gulu. Each year, RH sends teams to help this church with medical clinics and Vacation Bible Schools and outreach events for the community.
While there has been 2 years of peace in Northern Uganda, Gulu is still a land of challenges. Fresh water. Self-sustenance. Education. AIDS and war orphans. But God is certainly on the move as change has already begun.
Whether it’s an upcoming trip, a local prayer night, or other gathering, stepping into this ministry can happen at any time and in a number of different ways.
Details for the next trip are coming soon – so stay tuned.
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Email the Uganda Team for more info.
125 miles southeast of Orange County lies a different world. Rojo Gomez, Mexico, is a community marked by poverty. 40% of the people there live below the poverty line. The average income per family is $80 per week. Mother Theresa herself said, “of all the places I’ve been in the world, [this area of Mexico] is among the poorest.”
But God is alive and active in this community. That’s what we found when we joined His work there several years ago.
Alongside ministry partner Baja Christian Ministries, ROCKHARBOR regularly sends teams to Rojo Gomez and its surrounding communities to care for the tangible and physical needs of the people there. Through house-build trips, medical clinics, and day trips aimed at relationship building, we are both seeing and playing a part in Jesus bringing hope to this area.
Whether it’s an upcoming trip, a local prayer night, or other gathering, stepping into this ministry can happen at any time and in a number of different ways.
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Sign up on CORE for more information or email the Mexico Team for more info on RH in Mexico.
South Africa is a nation in the midst of two stories.
One is a story of excess and luxury around the nation’s hot spots. It’s the one where the natural beauty, the adventure, and the wildlife draw in 860,000 visitors each month. It’s the one that brought the 2010 World Cup to Cape Town. But, while it’s seen by many, it’s the one that’s only lived by few.
The other story is of the poverty, disease, and hopelessness that riddles many of the lesser-seen townships. It’s the one with 1.4 million AIDS orphans. It’s the one where unemployment reaches 80%. And it’s the one just years removed from apartheid where crime, alcoholism, and poverty remain on full display.
ROCKHARBOR is compelled to see God’s kingdom advance in South Africa. That’s why we are partnering with Bridges of Hope in the township of Sweet Home. Together, we are invested in a boarding school to teach, mentor, and disciple the students there in hopes of creating not only long-term, sustainable solutions in Sweet Home, but to raise and equip leaders that are worth following there. ROCKHARBOR also sends teams to Sweet Home each year to run vacation bible schools, to support and grow a newly planted church within the community, and to be on the front lines of bringing Jesus’ gospel to people that are desperate for it.
Whether it’s an upcoming trip, a local prayer night, or other gathering, stepping into this ministry can happen at any time and in a number of different ways.
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Email Monica Harter for more info on RH in South Africa.
Click here to download an Application for the Spring 2013 trip.