HISTORY
A partnership began in 2017 when we became aware of children dying from water borne diseases at a primary school started by a dear friend and Pastor, Muhoza Lewi on the Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda. The school ministers to nearly 400 orphan refugees, providing a free primary education with a Christ centered worldview.
These children have had to flee their home countries do to wars and political unrest, some have come with relatives or family friends, others made their way to the camp by themselves. Some know their parents have been killed, others do not know if any family members have survived. The one thing they all have in common is that they are refugees living in a foreign country with no means of support.
We praise God for the people He raised up that gave to provide a drilled water well for the school. This water is a life saving addition to this community. This water has saved many physical lives, as The Living Water of Christ saves their spiritual lives. Since that time we have asked the Lord to provide continued funding for teachers salaries, school supplies, children’s Bibles and maintenance of the facility. There are 10 teachers, 2 nurses, and 3 guards, plus Pastor Lewi as the sole administrator. The Lord lead us in finding a nonprofit organization to work with financial for accountability and providing tax deductible giving. (www.bit.ly/EmmausGO). Our organization is Emmaus Gospel Outreach with a focus on Christian training and high level primary education taught in English affording the children a distinct advantage.
The total cost for operating the school per month is $2500.00. As of now we are a long way from meeting that sustained goal. And as with most programs there are emergencies that arise. This past fall brought extremely heavy rains to the area, those rains basically dissolved the mud brick walls of the classrooms.
Just prior to learning of the building collapse we had received a large gift. The Lord was way ahead of us and had provided before we knew of the need. A new school classroom building has been completed with fired bricks and stronger materials. Praise the Lord for His goodness and we thankfully commend the people that gave for this project.
While being extremely grateful, I wish I could say everything now is fine, but the one building was only one of six that have been badly damaged and need to be rebuilt. We know that our Father owns the cattle on a thousand hills, we are praying that a few can be sold to fund this school and minister to these orphan refugees.
While a Christian education is our main focus another great advantage of the school is keeping the children safe from child traffickers. The refugee camps are a major hunting grounds for these predators. The most vulnerable children are those that have no accountability during the day. The school offers them a secure place and accountability.
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