The Iowa Great Lakes Rotary club in conjunction with Live For Him Ministries invites you to join other Rotarians, family and friends for a once of a lifetime experience in Uganda in January 2027. As Part of the Rotary Friendship Exchange you will attend Rotary meetings, fellowship with Rotarians in their homes, and visit the Rotary Peace Center in Kampala.
You will also go deep into the Ugandan culture by:
- Exploring a marketplace
- Visiting homes in a rural community
- Standing at the equator
- Participating in a worship service
- Taking a boat ride to the source of the Nile River
- Eating typical Ugandan meals.
- Getting up close to Uganda’s wildlife on an optional 3-day safari.
Since Rotary’s motto is “Service above Self,” the majority of time will be spent serving alongside local people at the Live For Him Heartland Academy, a primary school in rural Bugiri. The exact types of service will be determined to a large degree by the gifts and talents that participants bring to the trip and the needs of the school at the time. One activity that is already planned is a Vacation Bible School for the 400 children that attend the school. There will be hands-on opportunities for everyone.
Check out the attached document for more information about Rotary Friendship Exchange and this trip in particular.
Are you intrigued and would like even more information? Then visit the
Iowa Great Lakes Rotary’s webpage and fill out the information request form. You will receive more details about what is going to happen, including a tentative itinerary. No commitment is necessary to request this information.
If you would like to have John Battern speak to your club about this opportunity, email him at
jrbattern@gmail.com or all him at 319-240-5695.
