"For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you a hope and a future"
Raising Godly leaders for a country in need
November 2016
Returning to Uganda is so much fun. It is so nice to once again be with my children, even those that have already grown up and left, being able to be near enough for an easy phone call or for them to stop by and see Momma. Eunice, my three year old, won't leave my side because she fears I am going to leave her again. This is her first year in my home and she is not too sure of where I was for the last two and a half months!
On Saturday afternoon we found some time to put up the Christmas tree together with Melanie. This was the
first time that Enoch, Eunice, Morgan, Cathy and Michelle have ever put up a Christmas tree, or even had one in their lives. They have never received any Christmas gifts and are excited that they will receive some. They are asking a lot of questions about why we receive or give gifts for Christmas. I explained that we do this in honor of our Lord's birthday because our Father in Heaven gave us the greatest gift ever in His son, Jesus Christ. 
 
The dining hall for Genesis Nursery Primary School is coming along well and we are thankful to God for providing for this building. It will be nice for the children to actually sit at a table and eat their meals. Some of them have never done this before. They are still enjoying the new playground very much and are excited about the new dining hall.  
We are thankful for those of you who have given to help make Christmas for the children in Uganda. If you have not had a chance to send in the funds for Christmas, it is never too late (although it is too late to send Christmas cards for the kids)! We are expecting around 1,500 at the Christmas party on the first Tuesday of December. We have begun with all the preparations for the celebration and in buying new clothes for the sponsored children, as well as food, (not to mention four cows to be butchered to give all children 2 kilos of beef), underwear, lotion, soap, etc.
               
All of the schools in Uganda require uniforms, including sturdy shoes. I remember measuring the feet of our first sponsored children the official local way with sticks and then taking these sticks to the store and putting them into shoes to get the right size for each converted the process to using a ruler as I was certain that taking bundles of sticks to the store as the sponsorship program grew was not going to be very practical. We purchase new school shoes for the children every January, the beginning of the school year, from sponsorship and Christmas funds. This becomes more difficult every year as the cost of shoes continues to rise.
Melanie has also returned and has begun her loving on the kids as well. She has AWANA going strong and we are very thankful for her. We are also excited to have Laura and Elizabeth joining us next summer for a full year after having spent time with us earlier this year. They will primarily work at our Genesis School, teaching the children, developing curriculum and working alongside the teachers to help develop their skills. Please pray for them as they raise funds for their time with us. Melanie's lease in Mbale
will be up at the end of January and she will move into
temporary housing until we are able to build a home for
her and the young ladies joining our team in the summer.
Thank you to those who have responded to our request
for funding this home and the need continues as we hope
to build it early in the New Year.
 
We ask for your prayers always and may the Lord richly
bless you and your family as you celebrate the birth of
our Savior.
Katherine

Hines Ugandan Ministries |  

Katherine@hineskids.org http://www.hineskids.org 

303-847-9522
P.O. Box 620727,  Littleton, CO 80162
P.O. Box 1402, Mbale, Uganda, East Africa
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2016
A Year to Remember

75 newly sponsored kids
Over 300 sponsored children & youth
20 Sponsorship graduates impacting their community and country
3 weddings and 2 births
New awesome playgrounds at Genesis School and the Orphanage
Commencement of construction of a new Dining Hall
Daily medical services to sponsored children and the community
Addition of Grade 5 to Genesis School
9 amazing teams and 4 amazing interns blessing our kids , community and staff
Providing life-sustaining employment with contracts to sew uniforms for
5 schools and Coca Cola at our
Craft Center
Loving, Caring and Sharing Jesus
Prayer and support of 21 church congregations and many
friends and partners
 
We thank God for all of you who make this all possible.   We hope that you will consider us in your year end giving. Here are some of our needs to which you may wish to contribute.
  • Ministry Funds
  • Christmas ($35/child)
  • Missionary Housing
  • School Shoes ($30-$60/pair)
  • Dining Hall furniture & appliances
  • School Building #3   

Colorado Gives Day
December 6
 
If you wish to give a larger gift by credit card do so by scheduling the gift for Dec. 6 through the
Coloradogives will donate all credit card fees for gifts received on this day.

You may write your child electronically at our website or you may send a letter to our Uganda address.  Small , inexpensive bubble envelope packages may be sent to our field address.  Please do not send packages to our U.S. office as we  are not generally able to get these items to the field.  Never send money to the field address.  If you were unable to send a Christmas card to us in Colorado for Katherine to take back you may wish to use this electronic method to wish your sponsored child a Merry Christmas. 

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Melanie at AWANA


Katherine & Laura