Jackson telling me to bring it! Just wait until I show up with a pigskin
Prior to Christmas, I launched my first campaign to garner support for Light of the Lord. A simple appeal to friends and family lead to an incredible chain of events. I learned a valuable life lesson: lead with your heart and anything is possible. Bare your soul and allow yourself to be vulnerable; it is when your heart is exposed that people determine what kind of metal you are made of. This is a prerequisite to developing a tribe of followers. To sustain and increase your tribe, you must back up your bold words with bold action.
During this first campaign, I made promise that I would facilitate the development of a new ministry in Nyeihanga, as well as the construction of its first church. Lead by Pastor Jackson, Light of the Lord Global Missions Healing Prayer Palace is now undergoing its first phase of construction. I will see through its completion while on the ground in June.
Poles that will form the shell of the church
Out of this first campaign came Catherine Camp. A close friend from Atlanta, Georgia, Catherine felt compelled to take a risk and do something big. A teacher by profession, she graciously offered to organize a fundraiser for Light of the Lord - a task that consumed every minute of her time outside of the classroom for months. Her bravery to stand up and actively engage in the good fight led to this:
From the first campaign appeared Erin Sardo and Brian Given, two high school friends from Fairfax, Virginia. Erin and Brian were married in February, and for their “honeymoon” they decided to go big...VERY BIG...as in touring the world for the next year. Where they could be visiting all the beautiful beaches and historic cities in the world, they instead chose to volunteer two months of their precious time volunteering for Light of the Lord with Jackson in Nyeihanga.
Erin and Brian’s impact has been giant. Utilizing their unique talents and experience, they were able to develop partnership with Opportunity Uganda (a branch of Opportunity International), a micro finance institution that provides business training and micro loans to entrepreneurs. Because of Erin and Brian, Light of the Lord is officially bringing economic empowerment to Nyeihanga in a potentially large scale.
Even more incredibly, they do not want to stop there. In a couple weeks they are climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in support of Light of the Lord. Check out “Kili for a Cause”
Brian and Erin
There are numerous stories of other inspiring people and accounts from the last few months (like Katie Jones and Ben Davis) that I will have to save for a book some day! This post is for everyone who received my first communication representing Light of the Lord Global Missions. I’m going over in June for one mission: to back-up my commitments to you and to honor your generosity.
Thank You,
Blake Shubert
Executive Director
