Category Archives: Updates from Uganda

New Teachers Compound Project for the new CRMPS School is Kicked Off.

Quality teachers are a key to a producing a great educational environment and are a priority for our new Child Redeemed Mission Primary School (CRMPS)! Recruiting good Degreed teachers to a rural place like Bwase, Uganda requires a quality vision, competitive salary, and pleasant housing. It is traditional to provide housing for teachers as they will almost certainly be from a far place like the big cities. We have launched a construction project to make a pleasant Teachers Compound and open it by the 3rd term of this year (September). There currently are 4 teachers at CRMPS and there will be 6 in 2026 and as many as 10 by 2029.

Almost 1/2 acre of land adjacent to the CRMPS compound was purchased and building construction started on 10 furnished Apartment rooms, Latrine/Bath house, Fellowship Shelter, Gardens, and solar power lighting. It will indeed be a pleasant place and a commitment to succeeding as a quality school.

Exciting!!! Well, the teachers sure are excited!

Teachers Compound. Site is just across the access road from the CRMPS School.

Here is some of the early work…

91 Kids are learning for the very first time in Bwase, Uganda!

The Child Redeemed Mission Primary School (CRMPS) is in the middle of its very first term with 91 eager first time learners.

MSM envisioned and established this school in partnership with the Bwase community to provide a Nursery and early Primary school for kids in the community. Existing schools are too far for young ones to walk. Of the 91 kids, 11 are orphans and vulnerable kids from the Child Redeemed Mission Home and 34 are children from poverty that have been selected by the Community Elders to receive partial or full assistance to attend CRMPS. This Community Assistance Program (CAP) is to be funded by those led to sponsor education to the very poor and not leave any behind. The parents of CAP kids sign contracts to prepare their kids to receive an education and perform well.

The school is non profit, Christian based, fees are very modest (about $20 per term), is staffed by professional teachers, and provides breakfast and lunch for the students.

Launching Phase I of CRMPS was very successful and encouraging. We are planning to begin executing Phase II this month with the construction of a Teachers Compound, 2nd Classroom Block Building allowing the addition of Grade 2, and a Playground.

Thank you for your support and prayers toward helping make sure these kids do not miss the foundation of early education.

A Needed New School Opens in Uganda

Just a dream a year ago, kids that would not be learning, ARE! After years of discussions, praying, and then building and equipping, the Child Redeemed Mission (CRMPS) Primary School opened early this month. The vision was to have an early education school in the community of Bwase, near the Child Redeemed Mission Home (CRM) so that the youngest children in the community can go to a quality walkable distance school. This includes the 7 new children that were recently welcomed into CRM. The established Primary Schools are too far away and many young kids simply do not start school until they are big enough to walk far enough.

Phase I of CRMPS involved the construction of a 5 room Class building, a latrine, furniture, and a security fence on a portion of property purchased and added to the CRM property.

During the last mission trip in January, desks, tables, and benches were made….

200 pounds of teaching tools, books, and school supplies were brought with us from the US, donated by teacher friends and Hickory Grove Baptist School.

Meet the CRMPS staff…From left, Beatrice, Headteacher Jeninah, Beatrice, Eria, and Joan

And the classes…Nursery, Pre-school, Kindergarten, and Grade 1.

It was a huge effort requiring many people, prominently Emma, Director of CRM, Jeninah, Headteacher of CRMPS, and many others to hold community meeting, construct the facilities, work through the government approval process, hire a great staff, register and test incoming kids, build furniture, and assemble supplies. Kids in the rural community of Bwase, Uganda now get to learn during the early important childhood years and start a process to having a better future. Praise God!

We sure enjoyed doing this blessed and rewarding project and thank everyone for their support, encouragement, and prayers!! It was 100% donor funded to construct and open. The goal is for 100% operational costs supported by the modest fees. The objective is a quality education in a Christian environment with two meals, backed up by an involved Parent Teacher Organization.

Hang on…Phase II and Phase III are coming for the school to grow to Grade 4 over the next 3 years and educating nearly 250 children.

New Children Joining CRM

When the Child Redeemed Mission (CRM) Children’s Home in Uganda is able to accept new kids, I feel that prayers are being answered. Just imagine, a few days ago sleeping on the ground, having little to eat, no medical care or school, living ignored or worse each day, being a burden that can’t be carried any longer by the adults in your life…but now living in a happy beautiful place with dozens of kids, a bed to sleep in, 3 meals a day, people glad that you are there, and they are getting ready for you to go to school. I chose to believe that the adults in these kids lives do pray for something better for these kids and see CRM as an answer to that prayer.

First few days at CRM for Fionah, Dan, and Innocent Mutekanga.

How do new kids come to CRM? ….. The Social Workers at CRM are in contact with the District Child Officer (DCO). His job is to monitor the district and address children who are vulnerable, mistreated, and neglected. This has to be a daunting and overwhelming task. Usually neighbors report these children. Most kids are called orphans and have lost at least one parent to death and the other to inability or unwillingness to support them. When openings arise at CRM because kids finish High School the potential children needing to be removed from their situation are reviewed by the Social Workers and accepted if it is best for the kids. CRM is one of only a few registered and approved Children’s Homes in the district. The criteria to become so is steep and many many homes have been closed in Uganda over the past 5 years, over 90% of them. CRM is a special place…. a unique blend of efficient institution with a safe family atmosphere and a happy place to play, learn, and grow as a child. It is a place where Christian love is practiced, the Gospel believed, and kids are expected to grow up and have hopes and dreams.

Six new children arrived while we were at CRM in January. I love meeting new kids and knowing their lives are turning in a better direction. My favorite memories of them during the trip was noticing other kids leading them around, showing them things, playing with them, and making sure they were ok. I told the CRM Director Emma and Social Worker Gorretti that I was impressed at the love the kids show the new kids and know it is because an atmosphere of love and family is strong throughout CRM. I’m so appreciative for that!

Most of these kids will start at the new Child Redeemed Mission Primary School that just opened and will be supported through High School and usually somewhat beyond by MSM. The children’s extended family will be encouraged to be involved, especially as the kids become teenagers. Family connections are important and will be a foundation for the kids as they enter adulthood eventually.

Caring for these kids is possible by the prayers and support of donors. It cost about $50 per month on average to care for, clothe, feed, and educate a child. Thank you to those that are helping. Please pray about helping if this touches you.

Here are the entry bios for the 6 children that joined in January.

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Living at CRM…..

Yes, CRM is a special place. Thank you. Praise the Lord!

Bob

Mission Accomplished – Trip 44 Uganda

The 6 of us returned home earlier this week after accomplishing our goals. The Child Redeemed Mission Primary School (CRMPS) has furniture and start up supplies, the electrical system was upgraded at Child Redeemed Mission Home (CRM), a solar power system and new playground was installed at Rock View Primary School (RVPS), a 3 Day discipleship class was held, and many smaller repairs and projects were completed.

We welcomed 7 new kids to CRM and brought a few hundred pounds of kids clothes and soccer gear.


All the kids are ready to start schools on Monday and CRMPS is ready to open February 3rd. I’ll share more about this in an upcoming post.


I wish everyone could visit CRM and the other MSM ministry efforts. They are special…warm loving blessings. Those of us that are sent by the rest of us are the fortunate ones. Thank you all for your prayers and support to make this work what it is. And…Thank God!!!

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