In the next couple of days I will be in Uganda East Africa on a mission trip I shared with you the last time I wrote. God has been so gracious in providing funds for me to travel and also be able to break ground for the Chidlren's ministry and resource center that will be a center of love, hope, education, mentoring and evangelism.
I would be a cheat if I dont testify on how God made this possible, at the beginning of this year we had over 15 people desiring to travel with me and we were a hundred percent sure everything would go as planned, but as the months drew near, family commitments, financial difficulties and other unavoidable circumstances made it very difficult for our friends to be a part of the November mission trip.
Panic started to set in as I was the only one who would make it but didn't have airfare available, now a few months earlier we had started making bricks for the building structure, and I was getting so worried about the bricks getting destroyed by the heavy rains if construction didn't take place as scheduled, and the hopes of an entire village dashed if somebody didn't go, mind you we announced the trip at the beggining of the year. At the very last minute, friends God not only provided the amount I needed to purchase my ticket but he also provided a very good price you cannot find for an International ticket anywhere around December, Praise to our God!!!
Just to give you a background of the village we are doing the ministry, It is a small village with almost 1,500
people living there, mainly older people in their 70's and older, taking care of their grandchildren who are usually abandoned by their young parents who go to the capital city Kampala to seek a better future, the parents only come back once a year for Christmas holidays or new year celebrations.
The main religion is the African Traditional Ancetral Religion, where the worshippers believe in praying to their dead ancestors for every aspect of their life, rain, good crops, a good harvest and health for them and their families.
With that background and their age, It is almost imposible for them to listen to preachers or even pay any attention to anyone trying to introduce anything new that will 'distract' them from their ancentral beliefs which they vow to keep and most times inherit all the 'regalia' from up to 4 generations.
With that in mind, the percentage of children is outnumbering that of adults, as the older folks succumb to sickness and natural deaths, the children take leadership of the home and in so doing they cannot complete school as they have to work long days in the fields to take care of the youngest ones and the cycle continues on and on and on.
That is why our ministry is very very important in this village, this sunday while sharing with my home church I mentioned that in this age of modernity, In ' 2012 ' people still brush their teeth with small sticks from a special trees because they cannot afford a toothbrush, let alone soap to wash their bodies and clothes to stay clean and healthy.
Praise be to God that I will be taking hundreds of toothbrushes and toothpaste, soap, clothes , pencils, pens which I believe will make an impact you cannot even imagine.
The Structure we are going to construct will house a Ministry Auditorium where children will be ministred to the love and word of God in action in their respective ages, a full functioning kitchen and dining area to serve balanced diet meals, a well stocked library with all relevant text books necessary for academic progress and success, once we install electricity we shall be able have computers in there as well something new to the entire village, special housing units for children who have been abandoned, neglected and those who have lost their parents to the deadly AIDS epidemic in the country.
In an effort to have a regular positve and spiritual impact we plan to have classroom blocks for a pre-school / kindergaten program and with God's provisions we shall add elementary level classrooms all with the mission of raising up God fearing, responsible and self sustaining citizens who will in turn teach others.
So my friends I ask you to pray for me as I travel this week for safety, good health and good weather for us do everything on plan and safe travels back home to my family.
We welcome gifts and donations of any size to help us in the daily operations of this ministry and the construction process.
We estimate the entire building project will cost $50,000 to complete hopefully by the end of 2013.
Prayerfully consider writing us a check to
GREATER RIVER 2340 S TROY ST AURORA COLORADO 80014
or donate online at www.greaterriverchurch.org
We shall have a phone giving plan at the beginning of 2013... Let us know if you would love to go with us next year and volunteer in building, serving and blessing the children of the small village Kyoga in Uganda, East Africa.
Check out the pictures of the bricks and the picture of how the Children's Ministry Center will look like at completion.
Email us at:
greaterriver@gmail.com
Blessings on you today..
Andrew Paul Kizito
ONCE FINISHED THE MINISTRY CENTER WILL LOOK LIKE THIS.
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE HELPING TO STACK THE READY BRICKS.
ME TEACHING ONE OF OUR FIRST CLASSES IN 2007
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