The "Long" Journey: Raising Support for KCC Computer Lab

Christmas in Wakiso -- The "Long" Journey
David and Torrie Long will be blazing the trail for our Uganda Bridge trip as they leave before us for Kampala Children's Centre on December 11 to set up the much needed computer room at KCC, train teachers and administrators to use and teach the computers, to partner with KCC in growing sponsorship responsibilities, and to gain a better understanding of where their passions fit with KCC’s mission and needs.  Approximately $4,900 was previously raised towards the computer room, just over halfway to the $9,000 needed.

This is their story:
     We are so excited to spend the holidays with our Ugandan family. We are very expectant about what God has for our initiatives, our friends, and us as we step into where God has called us. We are even more grateful for the growth our plans have had since last year. For the May trip, we planned for about four computers in a classroom that would be set up. With the prolonged planning time and time we will have on the ground, our vision has grown to nine or ten computers in a classroom that will be connected to the main office through WiFi. Our vision has also grown to enrich KCC and the village of Wakiso’s resources: to teach KCC staff and other trusted members of the community the steps of wiring and setting up the computer room and WiFi network. Furthermore, we are planning to fully train the teachers at Destiny Bridge Academy as well as office staff at KCC how to operate and teach computers to children as well as how to manage Internet security. Our hope is also to gain more in-depth updates on children sponsored through Communities of Hope and to hand-deliver Christmas gifts from their sponsors here in the U.S.
     As we make our preparations to leave for Uganda for a longer period of time, we ask that you join us in surrounding our plans with prayer. Please pray for peace through Uganda as the economic situation has become dire: people are making less money and the cost of basic food items has more than doubled in the past year. Please pray that people will find their provision and will not result to drastic measures as they become more deeply dissatisfied with their government. Please pray for wisdom of the Ugandan leaders that God would show them how to serve their citizens. Please pray for the safety of our transport and that all our luggage will arrive on time and intact. Please pray for good relationship development between us, KCC, and the people we hope to purchase computers from. 
     With our expanded initiatives at KCC this winter, the cost of the computer room has also expanded.  We know that not everyone is in a position to donate towards this and we appreciate your emotional and spiritual support more than anything. However, if anyone would like to donate towards Destiny Bridge Academy’s computer lab, checks can be made out to “Wellspring,” with “KCC Computers” in the memo line.
      We’d like to thank you all in advance for your love and support as we prepare for our trip, as we travel, and as we carry out our initiatives. We have also set up a blog that you may have access to in order to read about our travels and the things we are able to accomplish day to day as well as view pictures of the computer lab as it is being set up. You can find our blog http://Uganda.DaveJLong.com. Thank you all.