CCUMC's summer mission team tells YCVM's story

Since returning from Kumi last summer (read about it here - kumikonnect.blogspot.com), the summer mission team from Chinese Community UMC (Oakland, CA) has been fielding requests to share the vision of YCVM with groups in the area.  So far, the team has presented to the Berkeley Senior Center, Dixon United Methodist Church, and Castro Valley United Methodist Church.  At each presentation, the team narrates a slide show of the mission trip,  answers questions about YCVM, and outlines how groups can help the orphans.

To have CCUMC's Kumi mission team give a presentation to your group, send a request to ycvminfo@gmail.com

9 orphans need sponsorship

YCVM is now sponsoring 9 children in school, at varying levels of education. School fees are now due, and sponsors are still needed. If you are interested in providing sponsorship, please send email to ycvminfo@gmail.com

Katakwi outreach starting today

YCVM is returning to Katakwi for 5 days to do outreach and evangelism work. Katakwi is an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, whose people are not safe in home villages because of attacks by the neighboring Karamajong tribe. Read more about the thousands of people in this camp in this Kumi blog post from this past summer.

The outreach agenda includes choir, YCVM band, praise, preaching, intercession, film showing, fasting, and church service on Sunday. The days are packed with activities from 8am-6pm, which is practically the entire span of daylight. Praise the Lord for such an opportunity for YCVM to stand with the people in Katakwi!

Please keep this outreach program in your prayers.

Fall Update

 

YCVM recently had an opportunity to minister in several places:

At Pentecostal Assembly of God in Kobwin, YCVM led prayer and fasting for 24 hours where there were over 1000 Christians.

Grace Among and Patrick Olupot speaking.

The assembly listening to the preaching during the time of fasting and praying.

Silver playing some background music during praying and fasting.

The team showed both the Jesus film and an HIV/AIDS film during the assembly. They also showed the films again in Tilling village and Kadok village.

YCVM also made follow-up visits to Katakwi and Kolir. The Miroi/Kolir community is also expecting them to return on a future Sunday, and possibly begin a nursery school there. While in Katakwi, YCVM planted a church and left the church with a congregation of more than 200 Christians. The church plant will be guided by the PAG church.

People being prayed for by one of the leaders that partnered with YCVM for the trip.

YCVM fellowshipping under a mango tree with the church that was planted. Efforts are underway to acquire this land for a permanent establishment.

YCVM band members during praise and worship in Katakwi.

Silver singing and playing the adungu.

Silver on the keyboard.

The band packing up just before departing.

The band packing up the equipment, excited about the great harvest for God.

Thank you for your prayers thus far. May God continually bless you as you stand with YCVM.

Summer Mission Trip Report

As mentioned in the previous post, 8 members of CCUMC travelled to Kumi to build, sing, dance, pray, worship, act, preach, eat, hike ... the list keeps going on! Amazingly, cellular data access was available almost everywhere we went, enabling the team to send daily communications back to the home team in California. You can re-live the journey at http://kumikonnect.blogspot.com/

The team also held an "Echo Back" worship on Sunday, September 20th. You can view the videos at CCUMC's website: http://chinesecommunityumc.org/sermons.php

Some money was recently sent to YCVM to keep the 6 children in school and fund Silver Omakenyi's training. More funds are always needed to keep them in school, and further the construction of the boarding school.

A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who made this trip possible. It was truly a unique and powerful experience.

Thank you for your continued prayers for the orphans, leaders, and the Kumi community.

Commissioning of the Kumi Team from CCUMC

As mentioned a couple of posts back, a team of 8 from Chinese Community United Methodist Church will be traveling to Kumi, Uganda to partner with YCVM for a couple of weeks. During their stay, the team will participate in the construction of the boarding school, and conduct a Vacation Bible School type of program for youth in the community.

Every year at the Cal-Nevada Annual Conference of the UMC, all of mission teams in the conference that serve in that year are commissioned for their work. Since the Conference is in June, some teams have already returned from their trip, while others have yet to go. CCUMC's team of 8 attempted to be on-stage with all of the other Conference mission teams, but unfortunately arrived 15 minutes late due to unexpectedly bad traffic between the San Francisco area and Sacramento, where the Annual Conference was being held. However, later that night, the team was announced and prayed for during the Bay View district dinner, which was very meaningful. It also gave the team some publicity amongst the churches in the district, and some of them will be praying for the team.

Pictured above are some of the 8 team members who will be departing from San Francisco on July 7th. Be sure to check kumikonnect.blogspot.com every day starting July 7th for daily updates on the trip!

A Concert for Our Children

In a couple of weeks, there will be a concert to benefit YCVM and the children

of Epworth UMC, Berkeley CA. Please publicize this event, and attend if you can!

A Concert for Our Children

An evening of intimate
Chamber Music
Benefitting the children of
Epworth United Methodist Church
and Kumi, Uganda

Saturday, May 23rd 7:30pm
Ecumenical Center
2401 Le Conte Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709

Suggested Donation: $20
For more information (510) 725-5329

The proceeds from the concert will go towards the renovation of children’s space at Epworth UMC and building a school for orphaned and impoverished children in Kumi, Uganda

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