We’d like to purchase a couple of laptops for the school so older students can learn basic computer skills before graduating from the program. These skills can help prepare them for better employment opportunities. Mail service to the refugee settlement in Uganda is unreliable, so we’ll hand-carry the laptops on our next trip. If you’dContinue reading “Student Computer”
Author Archives: Ken Merrill
Support a Student
We have been asked about the costs per student. at the Emmaus Primary School. Annual cost per student is approximately $200 per student. Unlike other schools in East Africa, our students pay no school fees, that is what your gifts cover. The breakdown of those costs are listed in out most recent Newsletter (which canContinue reading “Support a Student”
Nakivale documentary
This is a documentary on some of the challenges on the Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AcB6-gwbIc
The School
I do not know how God does it, but He continues to grow the student population at the Emmaus primary school. When Bev and I were here last year the school population was 386. Now it has grown to 426. That averages out to over 60 students per classroom. Children are children the world overContinue reading “The School”
Learn to do Right…
Learn to do right seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. (Isaiah 1:17). Doing what’s right requires action. Take a step of obedience today! Consider how you can help, serve, or step into the brokenness – In Jesus name.
Project Completed
It was all God…the impossible is possible The solar water pump project was completed on Monday, May 25th. It has been a long few days, but water is being pumped from the well with the installed solar pump. Only Gid could have made this project happen. There were so many hurdles to jump over thatContinue reading “Project Completed”
Breakfast
One of the most enjoyable things in Central Africa is the delicious fruits. The watermelon is very good, but the pineapple is wonderful, it is sweet and juicy. The coffee, on the other hand, could be improved. The countries around the region of Central East Africa grow some of the best coffees in the world.Continue reading “Breakfast”
May 23rd work
The solar water pump project is really underway today. It is nearly 400 yards from the borehole (well) to the storage tank at the school and there are 5 men digging the trench for the water pipe. The ground is extremely hard packed and very difficult to dig. I was very apprehensive that they couldContinue reading “May 23rd work”
The Future…
I believe this is a picture the Future of Emmaus. It is a partnership of Emmaus Gospel and Emmaus Global, working together for the benefit of these children, and with the filling of the Holy Spirit on this Pentecost weekend.
The first load…
Thursday, late afternoon, the first load of project materials arrived at the Emmaus school. The materials consisted of the water storage tank, the plastic pipe, and the tank stand. The tank will be placed in front of the school Assembly building. It is the high point on the school grounds. We werepraying that the workContinue reading “The first load…”
