by Jared Via | Jun 6, 2015 | Blog
by Kelly Via | Jun 5, 2015 | Blog
I was driving home dodging the potholes and mud along the way. People were out on their bikes and traveling by foot, doing their daily tasks, as they do in Uganda. I was almost home when I saw her. She was walking along the side of the road, slow but graceful. On her...
by Jared Via | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog
It has been a long six weeks, full of victories and difficulties. Keesha and I moved to Haiti knowing that we would face tough days. But we did not know it would be this tough this soon. We were only here two days before our vehicle broke down in the middle of Port Au...
by Smooth Via | May 8, 2015 | Blog
The old man’s body was contorted so badly that he could barely walk into the medical clinic that day. Wrecked by years of back-breaking work, and the difficult day-to-day life in the Ugandan village, he needed assistance just to move from place to place. He had...
by Rick Via | May 4, 2015 | Blog
The Apostle Paul received what we refer to as the “Macedonian Call.” The Book of Acts records the missionary travels of Paul as he carried the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the known world. On one account, God spoke to Paul through a dream. He dreamed that a man...
by Jared Via | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog
Haiti Moving Day: April 17, 2015 This past February, Keesha and I spent a week in Haiti and had a very productive trip. Our goal was to accomplish as much as we could in one week to prepare for our family’s move. The Lord blessed our efforts and provided the time we...
by Janet Via | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog
Uganda has changed our lives forever. Twenty years ago, Rick and I never dreamed that God would allow us to be a part of something so special. God is working in Uganda in a remarkable way. We have been able to mobilize hundreds of volunteers to partner alongside the...
by Rick Via | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog
In the early days of American history a pastor spoke about missions to his congregation. He made an appeal for someone to take the gospel to the unreached masses of Asia. The call to missions at that time was also a call to die. Many missionaries died on the field due...
by Smooth Via | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog
One of my favorite things that I get to do here in Uganda is lead some of what we call “Arise Africa Staff Missions.” Staff missions are when we take our staff and go out to some of our more remote village churches that U.S. volunteer teams are not able to...
by Rick Via | Feb 6, 2015 | Blog
Winston Churchill was so impressed with the beauty of Uganda that he once called her “The Pearl of Africa.” But this pearl has been tarnished by years of civil war, disease and poverty. However, we believe that a new day is dawning for this East African country. The...
