Life in Uganda

April 2021

Life in Uganda

“…for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstance.” Phil. 4:11

Life in Uganda. I spent the month of March in Uganda and had an opportunity to observe the similarities and differences in everyday life from life in the U.S. It is a beautiful country with lush vegetation and delicious fruit like mango, bananas, pineapple, jackfruit and more, far sweeter than we get in our country. The village of Kamonkoli spreads out into small groupings of houses and huts for each clan to come together to share resources and farm the land around them. Typically, teenage boys move into their own modest quarters. When girls marry, they move to live with the clan of their new husband. The families frequently have sleeping quarters separate from a small cooking hut or they simply cook outside, mostly on wood or charcoal. Many will have a few chickens, goats and cows.

Kitchen

Bathing & Laundry

Most homes do not have power or running water so many must carry water from community wells, many are shallow and require boiling water for consumption. Typhoid is common throughout the country. HUM has helped provide some deep wells throughout the community and we have a team that has funded 4 more that we are in the process of drilling now. The team will come to dedicate the wells in July.

The next time your children or grandchildren complain about their chores you can show them this picture of village children on their daily water run. Many of them do this and help in the family gardens before school. See the little one in training carrying his gallon size jerrycan.

Our Genesis Nursery and Primary School has been up and running with just a few grades at a time since the late fall in accordance with Ugandan pandemic mandates. We are so proud of our 7^th graders who just completed their final national exams which will

determine their future education options. Results will be returned in the next couple of months, and we pray that they all did well despite the disruptions of 2020. Please pray with us that they all did well and that God will direct their paths. Also, pray that they will all take the teaching of God’s word that they received at Genesis with them as they head to secondary boarding school this summer.

Blessings to all,

Cindy

Boarding School Necessities

Thank you to all who gave to help with school shoes. We can still use more at $40 a pair if you have a little extra to send with your next gift.

Ugandan schools are wrapping up the delayed 2020 school year which would normally have ended in December. The 2021 year will begin in the summer. We are beginning to prepare for the secondary (high school) students as well as vocational and university students who will all require boarding school supplies. This includes a locking chest or suitcase, along with bedding, toiletries, cleaning supplies, jerrycans, toilet paper and more. For those going for the first time it also includes mattresses and other start up necessities. These things add up, sometimes to more than sponsorship can cover depending on what each school requires.

You can help us provide for these kids with $30 for returning youth or $50 for our first-timers.