Hello, it is a happy new month.

As you celebrate Thanksgiving, we celebrate with you and learn from you how as a nation you keep with an enduring debt and culture of gratitude for God's blessings. This year however, it’s both a time for thanksgiving and a moment to pray to God for peace in the world, especially in places where there is violent conflict.

We thank God for coming closer to the end of the year. It is all by His grace surely. The examination season is going on well at school and even vocational students will sit for their Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) exams next week.

I still reflect on my delayed trip due to Visa issuance issues. I hope that with time, some of these limitations will give way and we will have a fairer landscape in the handling of travelers.

We eagerly look forward to the teams that are preparing to come next year.

Please receive our gratitude for all the support that has enabled the work to keep going including sponsorships. This has been and still is a ray of hope for many who didn't know that they could achieve a meaningful future.

And now we are involved in equipping and preparing the community where the students live toward growing food and cash crops like coffee. It is another avenue in the efforts that are transforming the community. Your support has also upheld the ongoing finishing work on the Carpentry and Metal Fabrication Workshop. We hope it will be in use in the coming year.

May the Lord bless you richly for your concern and partnership.

Many Blessings,

Rev. Canon John Mulindabigwi

PIM coordinator Lakes Region & Director KSVS

Carpentry and Metal Fabrication Workshop Update

KSVS has moved on to Phase 3 of construction on the Workshop. Walls are up, the roof is on, windows and doors are being installed, and they are doing interior work.

These pictures will help tell the story better than words.

Groundbreaking February, 2023

April, 2023

August, 2023

September, 2023

October, 2023

The Fox and the Hound Ride

Walk the Wildwood

Thanks to everyone who participated in The Fox and the Hound Ride, and Walk the Wildwood this August.

Riders, walkers, volunteers, and donors helped us raise nearly $60,000 for construction and furnishing the new Carpentry and Metal Fabricating Workshop.

These events are our major fundraising events each year, and we appreciate the support our donors give for Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational School. Since the first bike ride in 2014, donors have powered funding for the Kitchen and Dining Hall, the STEM Center, a Girls’ Dorm, and a 12-unit Teachers’ Residence. We expect construction on the Carpentry and Metal Fabricating Workshop will be completed in 2024.

If you would like to be on the mailing list for one of these events 2024, email info@pim-africa.org.

To view pictures from the Ride, click here.

To view pictures from the Walk, click here.

SAVE THE DATES!

The Fox and the Hound Ride August 3, 2024

Walk the Wildwood August 10, 2024

Some Pictures from the Walk

Some Pictures from the Bike

Yohaana

KSVS graduate Yohaana Bakashabaruhanga has recently taken over responsibility to lead the campus coffee project. He will graduate this December from Bishop Stuart University. Here he is in the Coffee Nursery where, along with students, he is potting seedlings and tending to the coffee.

Yohanna replaced Benjamin Mugenyi who was elevated to handle sales in a wider geographical area with Uzima Chicken Ltd. The goal of KSVS to educate young Christian leaders to enter the workforce and build development in Kamwenge and greater Uganda is now coming to fruition.

We are proud of both Benjamin and Yohanna. They can look forward to bright futures.

Welcome Yohaana!

Become a Student Champion

We're changing from student sponsor to Student Champion!



To better reflect the reality of the type of influence a sponsor has on a student, we are changing the name of this program.

During our recent visits to KSVS, we have learned just how important sponsors are to their students. Beyond financial support (which is very important), sponsored students understand they have someone, who they probably have never met, still encourages and cares about them and their futures.

They read and value the letters they receive from sponsors. Even those who do not receive letters know there are friends from abroad who care about and pray for them, their spiritual growth and commitment to their education.

Because of this, from now on you will see us encouraging people to Become Student Champions.

Many are still awaiting a Champion. Join the current 84 Champions supporting 116 students.

Become a Student Champion and you will be Part of the Larger Story that is emerging in Kamwenge.

Please consider for $40/mo or $480/yr.

Click here to learn more.

For more information or questions, email info@pim-africa.org or call 630-913-0268.

Prayer Requests

We value your prayers for Partners in Mission and the work on the campus of 

Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational School in Kamwenge!

• Pray for faculty and staff at KSVS to keep the vision and maintain their commitment to students and families of the Kamwenge community.
• Pray for the P.7, S.4, S.6, and Vocational students as they are finishing up their national exams, for stress-free time as they complete the exams, then wait for the results. 
• Pray for Yohaana as he takes over responsibility for the important coffee project on campus, that it will continue to thrive and benefit families in Kamwenge.
• Praise for successful Fox and the Hound Ride and Walk the Wildwood fundraising events in August.
• Pray that the rainy season going on now brings gentle, nourishing rains without violent rains that sometimes bring destructive flooding and mud slides in the mountains.
• Praise for continuing construction of the Carpentry and Metal Fabricating Workshop which is expected to be completed in 2024.
• Pray that a visiting team from Grove City College will fully come together for a trip in May, 2024. Pray for student team leader Kaitlyn. She has been the driving force behind this trip, taking it first to school staff and now encouraging students to make the trip.
• Pray for Congolese youth learning trades at KSVS. This August, the government of Uganda asked KSVS to take in 60 Congolese youth who are refugees from a nearby refugee camp, and give them 6 months vocational training. Challenges include a language barrier (Congolese speak French), cultural differences, learning discipline, and lack of good educational backgrounds.
• Pray that Rev. John is able to get a visa in time to visit the US in 2024.