Friday Four
Air Date November 20, 2009
Summary
On this Friday Four Midday Connection, we’re going International. We’ll take a trip to Uganda as we talk with the First Lady of Uganda about the state of things in her country. We’ll also hear from founding editor of Kyria, Ginger Kolbaba, find out what we need to learn from Africans through Andrew Rugasira, the founder of Good African Coffee, and wrap things up with the music of Natalie Grant.
The song that we featured by Natalie Grant is "Perfect People" from her CD called Relentless.
Featured Guests
Mrs. Janet Kataha Museveni First Lady of Uganda
Mrs. Janet Kataha Museveni, First lady and wife of the President, is the founder and current Patron of UWESO. She, together with a handful of other women while in exile in Sweden, came together to mobilize assistance for the many children orphaned and made destitute by the war in 1985. Her concern and care for these parentless children has earned her the name "Maama" in all corners of the country.
For more information, please visit their Web site.
Ginger Kolbaba
Ginger Kolbaba is editor of Marriage Partnership magazine. An accomplished author, she has written several non-fiction books and co-written two Secrets from Lulu’s Café novels with Christy Scannell. Before becoming an editor/writer, she worked as a professional actress/singer/speaker. She lives in the Chicagoland area with her husband, Scott, and her Doberman puppy, Bella.
To learn more about Ginger, please visit her Web site. To learn more about Kyria, please visit their Web site.
Andrew Rugasira
Andrew Rugasira is the founder and chairman of Good African Ltd. His other business achievements also include Commodity Trading International Ltd; this Kampala-based trading company specialized in the processing and marketing of traditional and non-traditional agricultural exports such as maize, beans and sesame seeds. Andrew lives in Kampala with his wife, Jackie, and their five children.
For more information about Good African Coffee, please visit their Web site.
Hosts
Anita Lustrea
Anita Lustrea is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and has worked for Moody Radio since 1984. She is a sought-after conference and retreat speaker and loves to connect with Midday Connection listeners face-to-face. Anita lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Mike, and her son, John. To learn more about Anita, please visit her Web site.
Melinda Schmidt
Melinda Schmidt is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and holds a Broadcasting/Bible degree from Calvary Bible College. She has served with Moody Radio since 1980 in various hosting capacities. Married with two teens, Melinda lives outside Chicago, loves reading and developing her creative interests, and hopes to be a life-long learner! To learn more about Melinda and her speaking schedule, please visit her Web site.