Uganda Mission Update (Friday 7/17/09)

Two of the Board members for Operation Ignite, Steve Dolan and Lisa Edmisten are in Uganda on a mission trip working in the Seeta orphan village as part of the annual uKids trip. Please pray for the groups safety and that God may use their efforts to expand his Kingdom and bless the orphans in the village.

Here are initial messages from Steve and Lisa:

Steve Dolan:
The orphange is quite an operation. Many hired people, activity everywhere. U-kids is paying to have another well drilled. They hit water at just 12 feet. That is a blessing. The water is so clean from this well, that is may not have to be filtered. If things continu e to go well with the water, they should have more than enough safe, clean drinking water. and yes, I am drinking the filtered water at the village. Next week is really going to be a busy week. Everyone will be busy with both construction and VBS. We are hiring Ugandans to do the digging because there is so much work. We will start on electrical next week as well. Tomorrow is church at CLC, then lunch at Chinese food (same place we went to) then 100 orphans are coming to the Ridar for baptisim in the pool. Then I leave with Robert. Traveling to his mother's house to get a goat. Someone from his village is donating it to th orphanage. We are going to put the live goat in the boot...yes the trunk of his car. I'm not making this up. I will get it on video.

Lisa Edmisten:
What a blessed first two days it's been! The pastors' wives greeted us at the airport with huge hugs and beautiful yellow and red rose bouquets for the women - we were overwelmed by their warm welcome. Little did we know that the children also had a surprise in mind for us. We headed to the orphanage around 11 AM and were greeted along the road by hundreds of children singing and waving palm fronds with such joy and excitement that it brought all of us to tears. The joyous reunion continued as we left the bus to hugs and were treated to an informal concert that began with a rousing national anthem and contained beautifully choreographed singing and dancing. A day of fellowship with the children and mums followed. It was so exciting to see everyone again and to catch up. Today we had another opportunity to visit with the children and mums. What a blessing to share our lives and find so much in common. Our construction crew began digging the ditch to the main building today - it will hold both water and electrical lines. CBS (Children's Bible School) for the older children begins on Monday, so we spent our morning preparing. Tomorrow we're praying that the container will continue to clear customs - God provided a key contact for us in Amsterdam and has worked miracles in the past two days to get things moving. Please pray that the final paperwork is cleared and we can begin unloading as soon as possible. Sunday we'll visit Christian Life Church in the morning and end the day with a baptism for over 100 of the orphans - I can't wait! Well, it's getting late and I'm off to bed. Hope all is well with each of you.
Mukama Akuwe Omukisa (God Bless You),
Lisa

Operation Ignite Annoucements (July 2009)

Operation Ignite Upcoming Events (7/11/09)
“Igniting the world with passion to transform nations”

During the past couple months, God has done some amazing things in rolling out his vision for Operation Ignite. We have several 2010 mission trips to perform projects globally, and the launch of two initial events to raise support for two of our ministry partners. We also have seen the launch of our new website. See below for a list of the upcoming events, and help us spread the word.

Operation Ignite Missions 2010: Info table at Adventure on 8/2/09 after services. Trip details to be announced soon.
* Mexico (Spring Break 2010): Home Construction and VBS
* Cambodia (Summer 2010) (with WJU): Projects, and ministry
* Zimbabwe (Summer 2010): Hospital painting, and local ministry
* Uganda (Summer 2010): Orphan village projects and VBS

Zimbabwe BBQ (August 2nd): Adventure Church (After both services)
* NEED VOLUNTEERS to help with BBQ. Contact bill.dyck@operationignite.org.
* Proceeds go to buy emergency food and baby formula for Chidamoyo Christian Hospital.
http://www.facebook.com/OperationIgnite?ref=profile#/event.php?eid=117099337616

eBay Virtual Auction Fundraiser with proceeds towards Shoulder to Shoulder and Zimbabwe (Chidamoyo Christian Hospital).
* 1st Quarterly Virtual Auction planned for Sept 1-10, 2009.
* Ways to Help:
* Donate "certain" items to be sold at auction. Need items by 8/15.
Item List provided at: http://myworld.ebay.com/operationignite
* Existing eBay sellers can donate a portion (10 to 100%) of their proceeds to Operation Ignite during this auction.
* Allows people to participate in a virtual silent auction over the 10 day window.
* More info: http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/event.php?eid=104210768320&ref=ts
http://blogs.ebay.com/operationignite/entry/Upcoming-eBay-Virtual-Auction-Fundraiser/_W0QQidZ965272018
* Contact leigh.storz@operationignite.org for more information.


Operation Ignite Volunteer Information Nights:
* 7/23, 7/27, 8/6 (6:30PM- 9:30PM)
* Location: Smith Home (Roseville)
* 8 Teams: Zimbabwe, Uganda, Mexico, Shoulder to Shoulder, Cambodia, Marketing, Grants and Discipleship
* Time of fellowship, and getting plugged into volunteer teams, and prayer.

Shoulder to Shoulder local events:
* Go the Distance (24 hour walk for the Fatherless) 9/18 to 9/19.
* Need pre-event assistance and volunteers during the event.
* Need lots of walkers to help raise awareness and pledges.
* “Because God Cares” Beautification Work Day (10/17/09): Projects on 4 public schools in Del Paso Heights.

For More Info: info@operationignite.org

Key Operation Ignite Websites:
Primary website: http://www.operationignite.org/
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47594789556&ref=ts
Facebook Cause: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/309954/30331435?m=6d54c0aa
eBay GivingWorks Page: http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=32513
eBay myWorld Page: http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=operationignite
Operation Ignite Blog: http://operation-ignite.blogspot.com/

News Release -- Operation Ignite eBay Giving Works

One of the primary philosophies of Operation Ignite is to minimize operation costs in order to maximize the assistance provided to our projects. One exciting new opportunity is the launch of quarterly virtual auction conducted through eBay Giving Works. Due to the non-profit status, much of the typical eBay transaction fees for the seller are waived, so it syncs well with our stewardship model.

Leigh Storz will be managing these efforts and will provide more info in the upcoming weeks on the initial Auction planned for Sept 1-10, 2009. This will:

• Allow Operation Ignite to physically receive "certain" donated items prior to the auction and then make them available.
• Allows existing eBay sellers to donate a portion (10 to 100%) of their proceeds to Operation Ignite.
• Allows people to participate in a virtual silent auction over the 10 day window.

We will need some assistance in running these auctions, including solicitating donated items, and also packaging items following the event. If you want to be a part of these efforts on the Operation Ignite eBay team, contact leigh.storz@operationignite.org


Current eBay Giving Works Site for Operation Ignite
http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=32513

Facebook Calendar event for the initial Virtual auction on Sept 1-10, 2009
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104210768320

Operation Ignite Volunteer Days

The past few weeks have been exciting to see the opportunities that God has opened for Operation Ignite. As a result, we have a large need for volunteer assistance in the upcoming months to prepare for various activities. In order to facilitate a forum to contribute, we decided to conduct a series of evening work nights to find out how to plug in, and join one of several teams to contribute:


Proposed evenings: 7/23, 7/27, 8/6 (6:30PM- 9:30PM)
Location: Smith Home (Roseville)
More info: Contact scott.smith@operationignite.org

Sub-Groups:

• Ministry Fair 8/2 (Adventure): Group would manage menu, fundraising to buy the food, purchase of the food, and recruiting of volunteers on the day. We will get some help from the church, but they asked if we could buy the food, and will give us legacy estimates on attendance and budget.
• Mexico Trip: Spring Break 2010: Need to build a core team to develop plan, and market trip. Need poster board for ministry fair.
• Uganda 2010: Need dates for 2010. Need poster board for ministry fair.
• Zimbabwe: Need dates for 2010. Need poster boards for ministry fair. All profit proceeds go to food drive.
• Cambodia: Need to build core team to develop trip plan.
• Marketing: Team will look at website, overall brand, Facebook, etc.
• eBay team: We have taken steps to sell items on eBay and conduct quarterly virtual yard fundraisers. Auction #1: (Sept 1-10, 2009) Auction #2 (Dec 1-10, 2009)
• Grants: We need to work on grants to assist with 2010 mission projects.
• Shoulder to Shoulder:
• Core team: This group would look at funds required for QuickBooks, insurance (Board & Operators insurance, trip liability insurance, and individual trip insurance), BBB non-profit program, financial/tax, etc...
• Discipleship team