A huge THANK YOU! goes to those who have contributed to Fields of Life's continuing success. We should note here that this listing is nowhere near exhaustive as there are many who aid and assist us without recognition or award. In addition, there are even countless others who wish to remain anonymus. To these individuals we own our continuing gratitude and we express this here. Thank you.
AVI/Video
AVI/video
Graeme McNeill - special thanks to Graeme for crafting a few of the videos you can view on our website and the web. Graeme is a former Sky Television cameraman, who now works for the Southern Education and Library Board. He spent a week in May working with our Ugandan team and has strong links with Africa, having participated in a number of short-term mission trips to Tuum in northern Kenya.
Photography
Photographers
- Philip Briggs - thanks go to wildlife photographer Philip, who is currently on a number of photographic safaris in Kenya. You will find his images around the site, but mostly in the "Kenya" and "Philip Briggs" photo galleries. To learn more about him and view all of his fantastic images, please visit www.philipbriggs.com.
- Emma Boyd - Emma spent six weeks with Fields of Life in East Africa in the summer of 2008. She travelled with the FOL staff in Uganda and with the many summer teams, taking photos for Fields of Life to use in the future. Thanks go to Emma for providing her images for this site. We may also be using them for future promotional material.
- Neil McVeigh - One of our hardworking Team Members, who travelled to Uganda this summer with the Bangor team. He is also a budding photographer, and we are very grateful to him for allowing us to use his images and video material on this website.
- Louise Clarke - Louise has been to Africa on a number of occasions, including spending six months working as a nursery school teacher in Kenya. She travelled with Fields of Life in March 2008 to Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.
- Tim Proctor - Tim is a gifted photographer, whose work is displayed in the Emmanuel Team Gallery, Uganda Gallery and VIP Gallery. He was in Uganda this summer with the Emmanuel Lurgan team. Thank you Tim for allowing us to use your photos!
Short Term Mission Teams
Short Term Teams
We are extremely grateful to the many teams who have travelled out to East Africa over the years. To see a full list of our most recent teams and to find out what each of them got up to, please visit the Team Profiles page. Thanks go to them for all of their hard work and for their invaluable contribution to the lives of many people in East Africa, and to the continuing mission of Fields of Life. Many teams have contributed their own photos for our website, for which we are also thankful.
Volunteers
Real Life Stories
- Paddy Manning - many thanks to Paddy, who has provided information in the Education section and a testimony in the Volunteers Corner. Paddy is our FOL Educational Advisor in Northern Ireland and travels to Uganda to work with our Education Advisor on school standards and inspections.
- John Wilson - our continuing appreciation to John who has contributed his volunteer story for the Volunteers Corner. John is our Gift Aid advisor and he works closely with the FOL office in Portadown.
- Robin Pillar - many thanks to Robin, who provided a very moving story in our Sponsor Stories section of the Child Sponsorship page. Robin concretely illustrates that child sponsorship makes a difference and we thank him for his
- Thanks to Josephine Mirembe for sharing their stories in the Children's Stories section. To know that Fields of Life has made a difference in their lives reminds us all that this endeavor is truly a worthwhile and blessed undertaking.
- Special appreciation and continuing thanks to all of our Volunteers! There are those who do not wish to be listed, and many who may not have been told of our appreciation recently; to those of you, please remember that Fields of Life could not exist and continue to function without you.
- Joyce Sparkes - many thanks to Joyce, who is one of the volunteers that keeps Fields of Life ticking over. We appreciate not only her warm sense of humour but her dedication and commitment to FOL.
Website Design
Website Design
GCD Technologies, based in Lisburn, have helped us to produce our site. We could not have done it without them! GCD has been truly supportive and we are extremely thankful for all that they have contributed.
Design
Website Design
Cornell Design, based in Portadown, have helped us to produce new and exciting leaflets and their on going help is very much appreciated.