Our Travel Teams over the Years!

 Since 2006, we have sent 14 Travel Teams to Uganda. These teams were and are comprised of folks who express an interest in going and donate their own costs for the trip - usually $2,000 - $2,500 USD. What a gift they have made in addition to their time and experience and love they share with our partners in Uganda!

Here are the teams over the years:

2006: John and Sue Waechter

2008: David Kelley, Rick Drimalla, John Waechter, Doug Brinklow, Lucy Waechter Webb
Sue Waechter, Linda Drimalla, Charlie Bash


2010 (Jan): Tim Yuergens, Israel Pacheco Santos, Sue Waechter, Ced Currin, David Pierce

2010 (Dec): Dale Anderson, Holly Oemke, Bill McHenry, Ashley Bair, sue Waechter

2012: Sue Waechter, Dave Viele, Lazara Aragon, Curt Zastrow,
Karen Viele, Sydney Roeder, Katie Brinklow, Dale Anderson

2013: John Waechter, Dave Viele Michelle Busch,
Liz Neithamer, Kelsey Neithamer, Karen Viele

2014 (Apr): Lisa Corso, Liz Neithamer, Dave Molzahn, Barbara Corso, Dave Viele, 
Karen Viele, Diana Stubig

2014 (Sep): John Waechter, Bill Busch, Roger Moll, Dave Viele,
Michelle Busch, Diane Busch, Sue Waechter, Toni Stanfield, Ginny Donald, Karen Viele


2016: Larry Schroeder, Dave Viele, Roger Moll, Dave Molzahn,
Nancy Silvey, Karen Viele, Ellie Schroeder, Sheryl Hnizda, Lisa, Corso, Sue Waechter, 
Nina Kuhr

2017 (Jan): Tim Dyste, Sue Waechter, Diana Stubig, Suzanne Greenberg, Vanessa Brooks Herd, Dick Dolinski

2017 (Jul): Joe Oprea, Dave Viele, Dick Dolinski, 
Karen Viele, Sue Waechter, Diana Stubig

2017 (Dec): Dave Viele and Karen Viele

2018 (Jan): Dave Molzahn, Sue Waechter and Evan Martin


2018 (Sep): Diana Stubig, Dave Viele, Karen Viele, Roger Moll

2019 (Feb): Lori Marsh, Eileen Rudzinski, Dave Viele, Sue Waechter, Linda Racine


2019 (Sep): Sharalyn Davis, Dave Viele, Karen Viele

Then COVID happened....

2022: Barbara Disko, Diana Stubig, Karen Viele, Dave Viele, Sue Waechter, Dick Dolinski

and, because we have never been able to get the U.S. Embassy in Uganda to issues visas for our staff to visit the U.S., we were able to welcome Charles Tuhaise (Employee of the Ugandan Parliament) and Fr. Bruno Byomuhangi (Roman Catholic Priest) to Michigan due to their connections of their employers. 
We welcomed them in 2009!


It has been important to be face-to-face with our precious partners when we can. SKYPE and now ZOOM have been wonderfully convenient but to sit side by side working and worshipping and celebrating - there's nothing like it! 

May we have many more adventures together! 

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  1. Generous TurinaweMay 27, 2023 at 4:06 AM

    Ruhanga nimurungi!!! God is so good! All the time we have spent with all these teams, working together in Uganda 🇺🇬 is soooo precious. Ruhanga abah'emigisha

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  2. Carolyn HahneMay 27, 2023 at 5:12 AM

    What a beautiful tribute to all your teams. Thank you!

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