Uganda: The Net Effect

In less than two weeks, a team of our brothers and sisters in Christ - men, women and children - will depart West Texas for Christian mission in Uganda. Through a wide-ranging ministry, this annual effort has impacted the lives and spirits of so many people in so many ways.

One way is through medical care. This year's effort will include a component devoted to breaking the cycle of one of one of the continent's biggest killers - malaria. This can be done through the application of a longtime, low-tech weapon with a high-tech twist ... mosquito nets that not only block the insects, but kill any that come in contact with the nets which have an insecticide woven into the mesh.

The nets will be purchased in Uganda. This will allow the insecticide to be replenished locally after extended use, allowing them to continue fighting the insects that transmit the disease that kills more than a million victims each year in the world's poorest regions.

HERE is a great background story from Smithsonian Magazine about a similar project under way in the neighboring African nation of Ethiopia.

Here is where you come in ..... the cost of the nets is only $10 each. Any amount of money you can contribute, right down to the change in your pocket, will be gratefully accepted and put to work in Uganda. You can make a contribution at First Presbyterian Church of Midland, located at 800 W. Texas Avenue, on the northwest corner of A Street and Texas Avenue, on the west edge of downtown Midland. The church office is open Monday-Friday, from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Their phone number is 684-7821.