Building God's Love School Classrooms

ANNUAL REPORT 2021  

 Dear Friends,

 In all our different faith backgrounds, w.e know there was a creator and that our existence is not mere chance. Many thanks to our creator who has kept us safe and wishing you

A Happy Christmas and prosperous new year 2022.

 Amidst covid19 impact, you have helped vulnerable children in our care with feeding, security, education and a roof etc. Your impact has gone across 60 vulnerable in addition to the guardians’ children who live with some of our children. 

 So many things thrill me

-          Food has been provided on monthly support from friends in Australia and UK with additions from our farm output.

-          Classroom block building work is nearly done.  At present we are completing the outside plastering with top floor ceiling as yet incomplete

-          Schools to open up on 10/01/2022.  His is the first time that all classes will be in school since March 2019.  The children have missed so much; imagine how excited we are

-          Home study has been facilitated,  However the lack of facilities has made it very hard for the children

-          Our First Aid kit always stocked and minor problems dealt with

-          We have purchased a small piece of Land 40 x 40 ft next to our school for a pit latrine, Kitchen and play ground

-   We have grown food at our farm. It acted as our children refugee during covid19 lockdown when    

     staying in the town sounded the immediate source of the virus spread

-          We have had help with our website and blogs have been written for us.

 We have had to keep adjusting the GLH working schedule to allow for the latest lockdown. The school has been closed for most of the year with the exception of P7 who came in to prepare for their exams.  Their results were good but not upto the standard of previous years.  (Teachers have been kept on 75% of salary)  The children’s home and the home for the older children have proceeded well

With limited transport, prices have risen. – A bicycle was purchased by generous friend to help carry food and water.  The older girls maintained their determination to go on a lower budget,  This Christmas they will share in the GLH goat and have their first meat of 2021,  Well done them!!

We depend very much on your continued kindness.  However we have set clear targets to become more self sufficient. There is a financial target for the farm to achieve and another for the school to develop a surplus.  Please ask if you wish to see  the 2020 Annual audited report

Please continue to pray and to help and ….

James Mukiibi   Mobile: 0759941493

Email:   james.mukiibi@yahoo.com

Dear Friends,                                                                                                         3/09/2021

Thankyou friends for your prayers and support throughout August.  Let me tell you about some random things. Tracy and Judean celebrated their birthdays. Tracy makes 3 years from the zero age when she joined GLH.  We had rain water that was collected from our recently given tank that has reduced girls’ movements for water. However, rain isn’t back in full capacity and so our tank has never got full, hard to estimate practically how far it can go with girls when full.  Patience too got sponsored which really thrills me ; (forgive if I don’t mention your name).                                                                          

I had a lovely call on zoom with a UK organisation, I shared about GLH to them and the talk was very lovely. Please pray that this will bring good outcome in the future when our needs are presented to the board meeting expected in September.  Obviously, there are many lives still needy.  I promised last month to work on our school building specifically to fix in window glass, we have been able to complete that. Again many thanks for your support 

Lockdown:  The government declared on 30-July, 42 more days of school and Church closure.  We are yet to hear from our president on what comes next on schools and churches opening. The government is trying to make sure that all teachers are fully vaccinated before schools opening. Some staff, like Justus Abitegeka (Deputy H/teacher), at GLS/H have been vaccinated already with no issues at all despite the fears of many.  There is so much false news.

Learning continues to be family based; Teachers supplying work to different families where our children come from. GLH is well equipped with a regular routine of children reading on their own. There is a need for more of reading materials and a desktop computer at school for effective implementation of the programme. Girls (GLV) focus this month has been on their usual learning but concentrated on sewing machines, hairdressing and Keyboard playing as well as guitar learning. I like their interest to develop their skills. Devotions -(reading God’s word /prayers was the order of the day) There were many small cases of children sickness like flu, fever, ...but through our first Aid box we are able to treat them.

A sad story in the month was an abrupt sickness of Gerald, one of the older GLH young men, who is currently studying Bachelor’s in Law at Makerere University.  He was taken to hospital and tests showed no covid or malaria but the recurrence of his stomach issues which he needs to learn to live with

 I really value your prayers and supporting comments..

Project ‘’ needs’’ and ‘’ received’’s

a)      Healing to our friends b) Food provision to GLH and the poor community of kibwa c) Feeding support to continue d) Churches and schools to be opened from lockdown e) Gerald’s health    f) child sponsorship scheme  

I am happy that the Lord has provided for August and thankyou friends for being there. As usual, may he provide according to your heart’s desire.  

Blessings,James Mukiibi   Mobile: 0759941493 Email:   james.mukiibi@yahoo.com