Uganda at Last!

We made it to Uganda! We spent the last 3 weeks at the branch in Kampala. In the morning we will be leaving for our missionary home in the town of Masaka.This is where we will have our language course in luganda. We wanted to share some pics with you because in the missionary home there will be no high speed internet. Here are some pictures of us working at the branch, attending meetings, and going in the ministry.

The ministry here is wonderful. Everyone here is so humble and pleasant. The ministry is so productive that we've noticed many of the bethelites juggling their busy schedule at Bethel and still manage 3-4 bible studies in the evenings after work, not to mention the long hours they spend in the ministry on the weekends. They have been very good examples for us and have taught us a lot about the culture. One of the pics is Kim with one of the Bethelites and a sister that was baptized just 2 weeks ago. The attendance for the assembly was less than 900 with 18 being baptized. Above is where we attended the meetings and where the assemblies and conventions are held.


There are 60 members in the bethel family and they are a very busy group. For example this is Antron and Rebeca Carraway. They are serving as BIFS (Bethelites in Foreign Service). They are doing very well serving in the English field. Antron is the Cooridinator of the body of elders in his cong. and the overseer of the computer dept at bethel. Oh, did we mention he is from Hartsville, SC? Small world, huh. Just one more picture for now....

Our first glimpse of Lake Victoria while traveling to the Kingdom Hall

Love & Greetings,

Trevor & Kim

Our Bethel Experience

Greetings Friends,
It's the Tidwells. We have graduated from Gilead and are awaiting our departure date to start our new life in Uganda. We are still at the Education Center in Patterson, NY. Trevor is working in the Gilead Office with the new class.Kim is working in home services. She is doing housekeeping, working in the laundry,the kitchen, and dining room. While in Gilead we had class from 8am to 2pm. Then we went to work from 2:30 to 5pm. To give us some activity because of sitting in class all day.Then we would be in the library studying most of the evening. Now that class is over we now have the opportunity to get to know the Bethelites and all the other students. Patterson is truly an Education Center - with Gilead, the Branch School, and the Elder School. All going on at the same time. It's truly amazing how the Bethelites are so hospitable. They make each individual student feel special even though they are meeting and having new students every 6months. Thats amazing!
Even though we had an indepth study of the Bible, they also taught us other practical things we could use in our assignment. In the picture to the left we are in CPR class.
We are the last of our class to leave for our assignment because we have been waiting for our visas from Uganda. However, as most of you know we applied for Bethel when we firsted married. So now we are getting alittle taste of both of our dreams. And we are enjoying our stay here.
Hopefully, soon we will be sending experiences from Uganda. Until then please believe you are in our thoughts,often. Also, we would like to thank you for all the love and support that you have given us to get us this far.
Much love,
Trevor & Kim


Check out the 2009 calender! Uganda featured Jan/Feb. Population 28 million. 4,500 Witnesses there. Much work to be done.