By JAMES MUKIIBI | Project Leader
Dear Friends,
We thank each one of you for your continued Support. The Board and Friends like you have helped us to achieve much ….School fees payments, feeding expenses, medical costs…
The children have been loved and cared for in God’s Love Home (GLH): 20 are in the home and 20 are with guardians. 4 years ago the diet was so poor that there were cases of kwashiorkor; improved diet has made this a thing of the past. GLS now up to P5 (possibly P6). Room size limits class size and so there is an unrealistic teacher/ pupil ratio. We dream of a purpose built school. A plot has been purchased on which to build a school when substantial finance is available. Originally GLH vision was to move the children to other institutions after P7 but how can you love and care for children then sever ties at 13 when they still need us? So we tried to continue their education afterwards. We started a branch of a vocational college offering courses in hairdressing and tailoring to 4 girls.
The needs have gone from bare subsistence to becoming almost open ended. The vision, Board and implementation are all Ugandan; from a distance you can make suggestions but the decisions stay with us (the Board). The Board is keen making GLH and GLS self-funding.
This year Mukiibi is teaching in Tanzania to raise funds for GLH. Justus, the Deputy Head, was injured during a theft of a laptop (a bullet creased his forehead; though scarred he has recovered fully). Where does faith come into this? How is God leading in this? I would suggest faith in God enables us to look fearlessly at problems: faith is deeply realistic and practical. The recent violent incident reminds us to trust daily in God; but this is no blind trust.
40 vulnerable children have been sheltered, fed, loved and educated.
Thank you... to God be the glory!
Please pray for
a. continued safety and health for all involved
b. For GLH, GLS and GLV to live up to their names.
c. For finance; in particular the funding of AIDS orphans
d. The possibility of a purpose built school.
Blessings,
James(Project Leader)
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