Machine Gun Preacher

Each day continues to hold new adventures for us.
Before we left home you may have heard Greg talk about a man named Sam Childers aka “The Machine Gun Preacher”. He is an American who came to Uganda and Sudan during the insurgency. He decided that somebody needed to start fighting back against Joseph Kony and the LRA. He and a small group of men started fighting back and rescuing children who had been abducted by the rebels. There is a book about him called “Another Man’s War” and Hollywood made a motion picture called “Machine Gun Preacher”. We recommend both to you, but you should read the book first.
Anyway, on our previous trip to Uganda, we knew that we were going to be in northern Uganda and Greg hoped that he would have an opportunity to meet Sam Childers while we were here. It didn’t happen on that trip, but on Saturday when we went to buy groceries, there he was (Sam Childers- in the flesh) sitting outside the grocery store at a little café. Greg went over to him, introduced himself and spent several minutes visiting with him while I went and did our grocery shopping.
He is a very personable guy and Greg had a great little chat with him. He owns a security business and a restaurant here in Kampala (both businesses are very near to our apartment). He also now has five homes for children- I believe that only one is in Kampala, but I am not certain what area it is in.
What a great day it was for Greg to meet someone that he had read about, watched a movie about and is grateful to for the tough work that he has chosen to take on.

Greg’s Bucket List
Meet Sam Childers- check!