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Trip 21 to Uganda, Post 5 – New Kids

We were blessed to welcome 19 new children to the Child Redeemed Mission Home over the last few weeks.  They ranged in age from Nursery School aged to Grade 6.  It had to be a big transition for them (I have seen many of the places they have come from) but they seemed to fit right in.  The resident CRM kids did a great job of helping with that.  Having enough food, clean water, a bed, clothes, a playground, and going to school is a dream come true for many of them.  The government Child Officer (PO) identified all these kids as vulnerable and forwarded them to CRM.

School started Monday and everyone was so excited they could hardly sleep.  Lots of  efforts in getting organized, head shaving, and gathering supplies going on.  The kids organized a prayer circle early in e morning and then we walked….ran sometimes…to school.  Some photos….

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All the kids at CRM are fully supported by Mission Servants Ministry and a big part of that is donor sponsorships of each child.  A monthly donation of  $50 covers much of the expenses per child.  We only allow one sponsor per child.  Please pray about joining us in helping these kids reach their potential in life and Christ.

 

Trip 21 to Uganda, Post 4 – First Timers

Jeff and his son Connor Milligan completed their first African mission trip and they had a great time.  Connor hosted a soccer tournament at the home and was a great young Christian ambassador and connected with the kids on their level.  Jeff really enjoyed the kids, culture, and projects.  They wrote their thoughts down below…..

My name is Connor Milligan, I am 14 years old, and I recently had the blessing of going to Uganda for a week. This trip was very special to me as it allowed me to experience a different country’s culture and way of life. The primary goal as I was on this trip was to let the kids know that they are valued. The kids here at the Child Redeemed Mission Home are all kids that have been neglected by their parents or their parents either died or left them. It is a very sad situation and my personal goal was to see every kid smile. I accomplished this by just hanging out with them, trying to learn their language, and just being silly. I love to play soccer, and so I played soccer constantly with them and had a lot of fun doing it. Also while I was there, I helped build desks for the children’s school, upgraded the lighting system, and started to build a greenhouse. This was an amazing opportunity for me and I encourage anyone considering going on a mission trip to try it.  It has been a wonderful experience for me and I know I will remember it for the rest of my life.

Jeff Milligan…I remember the day I heard about Mission Servants Ministry (MSM) and their involvement with Child Redeemed Mission (CRM) Home.  Immediately, I felt a call from God to go and help.  Fourteen months later it has become a reality and I am fortunate enough to be able to share it with my son, Connor.  I heard many stories from previous travelers to Africa, but none of the advice can really prepare you for what you experience.  Everyday in Uganda has been a flood of emotions, from disbelief at the locals’ living conditions, to sadness at the struggle of families for basic living necessities, to joy from the smiles of the children at CRM.  Even as I write this, I can hear the angelic voices of children practicing songs for Sunday church service.  God is definitely blessing the children at CRM and MSM is being an amazing steward of the funds donated to this cause.  Meeting these children firsthand and working in partnership with MSM has given me the encouragement and confidence to sponsor a child.  Each of these kids is an amazing creation of God and the love (and food and education and Christian teaching) they receive at CRM is transforming their lives.  I am proud to be a part of God’s work here.

All praise and honor to God!

Trip 21 to Uganda, Post 3 – First week

Rick, Greg, Jeff, Connor, and I left home a week ago.  We are on schedule for our projects, all healthy, and enjoying the kids.  19 new kids were welcomed into Child Redeemed Mission Home on Sunday.  They are sweet kids that already seem like they are among family.  It has been a real joy to watch them blend in.

We had to drop the well upgrade project at the Balowoli Primary School because the pump did not arrive on time and a few other crazy events.  We are making good progress on the 100 desks for a new school being started…Promise Primary,  completed the solar power upgrade to CRM and are enjoying the extra power, and will be erecting the greenhouse tomorrow.  We have also completed a number of maintenance items and repairs.

We are especially enjoying the fellowship of the kids, church members, staff, and community.

Thank you for your prayers!

 

 

Trip 21 to Uganda, Post 1 – Preview

In January, a team of 4 to 8 will meet at Child Redeemed Mission for mission trip #21 for Mission Servants to Africa.  This is actually an invitation to join us physically, prayerfully, or financially.  We will leave mid January and a part of the group will stay a week and others longer.  We may visit the Teso ministry and the LSH Kenya Orphanage.  A lot of the plan depends on the team that is called to go.  If you think you may be led to go, please contact me.  We will solidify plans in the next few weeks
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Here is a summary of what we are planning…..

  • Non-Projects at CRM
    • Daily youth activities.
    • Evening boys and girls meetings with spiritual and practical focus.
    • Soccer tournament.
    • Focus on new children to acclimate and get to know.

     

  • Projects at CRM
    • Security lights covering the chickens. Extend 24 V power from the well area light pole, mount lights.
    • Install gutters on end of dorms near Dining Hall to eliminate damage to concrete.
    • Implement 3 more solar panels and batteries to upgrade capacity.
    • Build and implement clothes racks and hangars in all rooms.
    • Organize bulk food purchase and implement required storage ability.
    • More trees planted around compound.
    • Set up a sick room, supply, teach basic first aid and OTC medicine usage.
    • Build a greenhouse (potential).
    • Build a Merry go Round (potential).

     

  • Projects outside CRM
    • Medical outreach project for the Bwase community as a precursor to a permanent clinic (potential).
    • Add a powered pump, storage tank, and chlorinator to the well at Balowoli Primary School.
    • Assistance for Promise Primary School. Project TBD.
    • Assistance for Rock View School. Project to build desks, benches, and tables.
    • Assistance for Teso, solar panel and charge controller for Godfrey, more Treasure devices.
    • Visit LSH and assess.

     

  • Other Issues
    • Evaluate future of chicken project.
    • Welcome new kids, address physical living needs.

Prayer Needs:

  • Wisdom and guidance about expanding the home with 22 new kids.
  • Wisdom during Management Topic meetings and discussions so we are God-honoring.
  • Wisdom and guidance as we mentor and encourage the two schools we visit.
  • That we are led into Evangelism and Community Outreach projects by the Holy Spirit.
  • Safety and peace at the home.
  • Health of the kids physically and spiritually, that they know the love of Christ Jesus.
  • God’s will and peace in the national re-elections in Kenya.

Trip 20 to Uganda, Post 5 – Partners

IMG_2723One cool thing that I have realized during our work in Africa is how vast God’s network of workers are and how complex and perfectly tuned are His plans.  MSM is involved at CRM because we were connected via Holy Spirit and internet to Kathy Bailey and her ministry Dominion Divas and she asked us to investigate in 2013.  That was the beginning of our work in Uganda.

Much of the work we are able to accomplish is through help from other ministries.

Water Missions International had helped us with installing water wells at both CRM and IMG_2618the Kenyan orphanages as well as solar power installations.  They are working with us on a project planned for our next trip to install a pump, chlorinator, and tank on an old well at the Balowoli Pimary School that our kids and 1200 other community kids attend.

 

We visited the Promise Primary School in a nearby town 22403983_726180607575127_199721876_othat is sponsored by Lillian, a 72 year old woman from South Carolina who has a heart for Ugandan kids and started a school two years ago.  MSM helped her finish a badly needed latrine.  The school has rapidly grown due to the need of poor families in that area and her resources were stretched keeping up with over 200 kids.

 

MSM worked with Ve’Neesha, a young lady who started the Love Exchange United IMG_2658ministry and sponsors school kids at the Rock View Primary School in a nearby town.  This is a new school started by a retired Ugandan Pastor and Schoolteacher to help the local kids get a good start in education.  A project is planned to build desks and tables for their expanding school during our trip in January.

 

World Mission donated solar powered audio devices called Treasures that have the Bible translated in Ateso.  MSM delivered roughly 100 now to a group of Ugandan Teso Pastors that are reaching Kenyan Teso people.  The Jesus Film ministry donated two solar powered video projectors that we delivered to allow the Teso evangelists to show the Jesus Film to thousands of Teso people.  Restoring Vision has donated hundreds of reading glasses that MSM has fitted to people that lost the blessing of reading due to age, and trained others to bring this blessing into the field.

The Kamuli Mission Hospital in Kamuli and their sponsors provide excellent care for our kids when they have medical needs.

Abandoned Children’s Foundation has been partnering with MSM to bring volunteers and support to the Lord’s Servants Home in Kenya and CRM in Uganda.  These volunteers are vital to the children and orphanages and do wonderful and loving work.

There are many other individuals and groups that are standing to help and are brought in by God’s faithfulness.  It is humbling and awesome.  This is all our Father’s work and we just need to submit to the call and be faithful.  God IS good.

Thank you all for what you do….pray, hit like or share, sponsor or donate.  The team of people that make up the care for the 100+ kids in Kenya and Uganda is amazing.