from the bitterness and hatred

for Obote and his men!

Even when I accepted Jesus (as)

my Lord and Savior, I still hated

Obote and his bad boys!

I thank God for (Binding Up Bro-

ken Hearts) who ministered to

my life this year, 2014, that God

finally released me from un-

forgiveness.

I am at peace with my family and

even my neighbors.

I had to forgive neighbors who

grabbed my land in 1986 and we

have only been able to live at

peace this year after God minis-

tering to me through (Binding Up

Broken Heats).

My name is KKW. I am a Ugan-

dan, 49 years old, married with

children.

I was born in the mid-sixties

when the political scene of Ugan-

da was getting worse every pass-

ing moment and this plunged my

country in a series of bloody

wars during Obote, Amin and

Museveni regimes.

I was exposed to violence , mur-

ders and my life was caught up in

endless fear, hatred and unfor-

giveness to the politicians, sol-

diers and chiefs whom I blamed

for this mess.

I was also exposed to domestic

tensions resulting from the polyg-

amous nature of my family. So,

to be precise, I was born at the

wrong time both in family and my

country.

Being a victim of such bad times,

I got caught up in the times itself

and I even contributed to the

flaring up of war by collaborating

with N.R.A. to overthrow Obo

tes government.

The government that I hated so

much was overthrown in 1986

but this did not give me relief

Recently we were asked to go on

the road with a Nakasongaala

District pastor to provide a basic

training in trauma counseling

information and skills to pastors

in preparation for the upcoming

Lifespan Integration Training.

Five sites were chosen, a training

named Healing the Wounds of

Trauma was adapted for our

use as a two day seminar and off

we went!

All five trainings were conducted

May 3-18 and took us deeper

into the bush to the shores of

Lake Kyoga. A total of approxi-

mately 500 pastors and church

leaders were provided with train-

ing. Best was that the trainings

were received eagerly by the

participants. Some version of

no one talks about this but we

need it desperately was ex-

pressed in each place we visited.

From Despair To Joy!

On The Road in Uganda

F R E E I N G C H I L D R E N

A N D T H O S E W H O C A R E

F O R T H E M F R O M T H E

W O U N D S O F T R A U M A

Binding Up Broken Hearts

P L E A S E P R A Y . . .

Thank God for suc-

cessful work this year;

For the Lifespan Inte-

gration Trainings with

Cathy Thorpe, MA,

LMHC, in Rwanda and

Uganda;

Thank God for the

higher than expected

response to training

opportunities;

For financial support

to meet the higher

than expected costs

of trainings;

That we can complete

all the counseling that

has been started

before it is time for us

to leave;

For the work that is

just being started with

Cornerstone Leader-

ship Academy for

Girls;

For physical, emotion-

al, and spiritual good

health during the

remainder of our stay.

Thank you for your

prayers! We need them!

This year we have seen several caregivers to children who, as children themselves, survived the bloody struggle for politi-

cal power in Uganda from 1962 to 1986. These men and women grew up seeing dead bodies in the streets and fields,

witnessing murders and massacres. The memories have lingered and the fear has remained until this year when they

decided to see if the ministry of BUBH could help. Below is the testimony of one of these survivors.

Riding on a Boda Boda into

Kakooge

Volume 3, Spring 2014

To all who mourn ..., He

will give a crown of beauty

for ashes, a joyous blessing

instead of mourning, festive

praise instead of despair.

they will be like great oaks

that the Lord has planted

for His own glory. Is. 61:3

Pictures!

Phone: +1 425 214 6861

E-mail: binding. up.brokenhearts@gmail.com

Binding Up Broken Hearts (BUBH) is a cup of cold water ministry

founded by John and Robin (Heflin-Woods) Vendelin, Licensed Mental

Health Counselor (LMHC) and Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

in WA, USA. BUBH is dedicated to bringing the love of God to chil-

dren, adolescents, young adults and their caregivers who have lived in

violent places and through violent times and have developed the debili-

tating symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Gods

love is demonstrated and shared by providing safe, effective, research-

proven and comparatively rapid mental health care. Utilizing infor-

mation regarding genetics, brain-development and the way traumatic

events are stored in the brain and body, BUBH uses therapies that can

provide significant relief for kids, parents, teachers and pastors, so that

children whose futures have been limited by violence and fear will have

a better chance of using the resources they have available to the fullest

extent possible and living lives full of Gods love and the freedom that

Jesus Christ purchased for them on the cross.

Binding Up Broken Hearts

On The Road In Uganda (Cont. from pg. 1)

Healing the Wounds of Trauma seminar in Kakooge

Under an orange tarpaulin roof at Nalongo

The class in Nakasongaala

Seminar attendees at Lwampanga

250 participants at Lwaviata

If youd like to support us in ministry to

hearts broken by trauma, please, send your

check, with Vendelin written on the memo

line, to:

Abbas Ambassadors

P.O. Box 165

South Salem, NY 10590

Or donate online:

www.abbasambassadors.org

P.O. Box 3465, Kirkland, WA 98083