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Team trip to Uganda
Class P5 at Kyehimba. A classroom conducive to learning, plastered walls, concrete floor, bright colours
The classrooms at Kakagate. No windows or door. Much more needed to bring it to the standard at Kyehimba
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The visiting team along with the trustees for Christian Future Hope Uganda
Denise...
I want to begin by thanking God for the opportunity to visit our Ugandan brothers and sisters in CFHU. I felt totally supported by my fellow trustees.
From the moment we landed the welcome, love, and care shown to us was amazing and very humbling. Our aims and objects were fully met. Renewing relationships, valuable time was spent with the teachers, and what a joy to spend time with the wonderful children.
The needs are great but we have a great God who is able. Our CHUUK supporters are generous and our ongoing work is to promote the work going on in the 2 schools being obedient to the lead by the Holy Spirit.
Denise sends these pictures... her memory of Uganda...
And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. (Colossians 3 v 17)
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Team: Jim Mason, Denise Picton, Peter and Marion Dutton
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Despite delays at airports, and an incredibly long journey, the entire visit came about and everything hoped for, achieved. Time was spent building relationships, meeting teachers, pupils, trustees of CFHU and hundreds of youngsters. Here are the impressions of the team:
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Jim....
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This was the first visit of a team from Christian Hope Uganda (UK) to the newly formed NGO in Uganda, Christian Future Hope Uganda.
Although the work is very much the same as under PCM, and those who head it up in Uganda are mostly the same, there was a sense of a fresh start as we met as trustees of both organisations for the first time.
It was great, after a break of almost three years, to be able to visit the schools again at Kyehimba and Kakagate and to see the work again first-hand as well as to renew fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Uganda.
I came away with three main impressions:
1. Uganda is a country where the vast majority of people live in material poverty and so there needs to be a flow of resources from countries of greater wealth, like ours, to areas in greater need such as this.
2. Although much has already been achieved in the schools through the past work of Parental Care Ministries (PCM), there is much still to be done and the need for ongoing support and further development.
3. There is so much life and hope in the staff and children there, so much dedication and commitment, so much that is good and of God, that we came away inspired and convinced that this was a work deserving of our continued support. It is a fantastic opportunity to be involved first-hand, on a personal basis, in seeing God's resources to us shared and the Kingdom of God built across continents and cultures.
Jim sends these pictures... his flavour of the trip.
Team Hosea won the basketball on Sports Day
Beautiful time spent with Tomson, Grace and family
Marion...
My overall impression of my 3rd visit to Uganda was seeing how very hard people work there - just to make enough to live on.
The teachers in the primary schools - days which start at 5am and finish at 9pm!
The families in the fields working on the land in the searing heat with only a simple hoe; babies often strapped to mothers’ backs as they work!
People carrying heavy loads long distances.
Many, many stores and shops eeking out a living from what they have grown.
It was very humbling seeing their resilience and the acceptance with which they embrace their lot in life often times without complaint. Taught me to be a lot more thankful for the many blessings I enjoy daily.
Marion's memories...
Wash day
The heavy load people must bear
A Fruit Stall
The local shop
Peter...
One thing that stands out from our visit is the dedication and enthusiasm that was evident in the way the teachers relate to, encourage and instruct the children in their care. This was all the more admirable when we realised that these teachers were receiving a salary of about half of what they would receive in a Government school.
My ‘take home’ goal is to see the teachers at both schools adequately rewarded for their work. Especially so because, whilst we were there, Government School Primary teachers, who receive 500,000 Uganda Shillings (£110) each month, were out on strike for more pay!
The faithful staff at Kyehimba
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