Posted by christine, January 30, 2009
KAMPALA (Reuters) – “Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and southern Sudan launched a joint military offensive on Sunday against Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in a remote northeast corner of Congo, their armies said.
The three governments agreed in principle in June to start joint operations against the LRA guerrillas — notorious for mutilating civilians and kidnapping children — if their leader Joseph Kony did not sign a final peace deal to end two decades of conflict. He repeatedly has failed to sign prepared deals…”
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Recently we broke ground on the new primary school that you are helping fund at Village of Hope! Here is an update on the construction progress…
Week 1: the foundation is completed
Week 2: the walls start going up...
Week 3: the walls are completed...
And it's looking like a real building!
Next is putting on the roof! Things are progressing well, and we can’t wait to let you know when it’s COMPLETE!
Here’s another update on a project you helped fund at Village of Hope – an orphan group home at “Home of Love”. The
work is progressing well. The foundation is completed and the walls are going up. The weather has been good so there have been no delays. They are almost to the point where they will begin putting in beams and rafters to prepare for putting on the roof…
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We wanted to update you on the first graduation for a preschool that we helped fund at Village of Hope in Gulu, Uganda, the village for Child Mothers and their children…
Preschool graduate
The school year has ended with the successful close of the first year of school at Jesus the Good Shepherd Nursery School at Village of Hope. We graduated our first K3 class who have been promoted to level primary one for next school year. Also involved in the graduation were five graduates from the nursery school at Home of Love Orphanage for Vulnerable Children. The children sang songs, recited poems and performed different activities. This year has been a peaceful year with no armed conflicts here in Northern Uganda, where a war has lasted for over 20 years. People are starting to rebuild their lives. The custom here is for graduation from nursery school and then the next graduation in a students school career will be at the university level. The graduation ceremony was well attended and helped to deepen our relationship with the community. They saw the clinic and the new primary school under construction. They learned about the different ways we are ministering to the local community through the love of Jesus Christ.
Here are the children singing, and one of them even shared a poem!
Posted by christine, January 28, 2009
We wanted to introduce you to some of the orphans in Kitui, Kenya who we’ve been able to help support through Mocha Club. There are 21 children between the ages of 4-18 in this area. They are considered orphans since both of their parents have died of AIDS and they have no other relatives who can provide for them. Through Mocha Club and African Leadership, we are also able to help provide support for a social worker there who reports back to us on how the children are doing! Your support helps provide things like school fees, uniforms, shoes, and medical attention when necessary.
Meet Rose and her grandchildren…
Rose Musunza in Kitui, Kenya lost her husband about 20 years ago, and 8 years ago, she lost her son with his wife to AIDS. Her son left behind three children under the care of their 79 year old grandmother who was a housewife in a very poor Kitui village. The three children are Rose (11 yrs old, in class 6), her brother Mwania (10 yrs old, in class 5) and brother Musunza (9 year old, in class 5). Two years ago, Rose was desperately looking for someone to take the children because she could not care, feed, or even clothe them. Rose is now the happiest women in the village to see her grandchildren not only being fed, clothed and taken care of, but also in school! She always refers to African Leadership as her redeemer, but of course we know it is God using our organization to reach out to that family.
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Here are some updates from the Grace Orphans in Sunyani, Ghana. Thank you for helping us provide schooling, food, and hope for these children!
Children Receiving School Books…
“This program has been a very big boost to me since I am now free from thinking about how to get books when the school term begins. I am now able to come to school with peace of mind”. -Augustine Boseah
“African Leadership has helped us so much that I can now come to School without worrying about books and others. I ask that they expand it since there are more students who still need such assistance.” -Frederick Asamoah
Remembering Prince…
We lost Prince, of our HIV/AIDS infected children, on November 8, 2008. He was a Junior High School third year student. He was one of the brilliant students in his class.
Click here to view the video we have to remember Prince’s life.
