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News from: http://www.wellsofhope.org/ Sunday,13th July, 2008 ==================== Here below is a quick up date about Wells of Hope
This quarter which commenced on the 1st May 2008 started off with the distribution of the welfare package to children of prisoners living with HIV/AIDS. We were able to distribute 120 blankets and mosquito nets to children of Prisoners.We delivered the mosquito nets and blankets as we were paying second term school fees. Although some of the children were able to get their package at a function we held for the children and their caretakers.
We have also paid school fees for children of prisoners this term. The children were excited with what Wells of Hope has done to change their lives. We located most of the children and evaluated their performance. Unfortunately, some of the children could not be located since they had run away from home due to mistreatment from their relatives. One of them is Rizan, a 13-year-old girl who for a long time had been rejected by her relatives prompting her to move from one relative’s home to another. Finally her uncle, a well-known drunkard accepted to stay with her however this too was short lived. . All this happened after her uncle one day came back home very drunk and started strangling and beating her up for no reason, as a result she has since disappeared from home. Her where about are not known up to day. The school administration informed us that she had taken some time without attending school and had abandoned her new shoes at school with the head teacher. When we inquired from the uncle about what had really happened, he simply denied the whole story. To make it worse, the relatives were not bothered at all about what had happened. We will continue to look for this girl.
Maureen One of our girls was beaten by a teacher and she got a back problem, we have helped to pay for the x-ray and doctor’s consultation, the mother bought the medicines .please pray for her to get well, we decided that she changes school! Her condition is not good because she cannot stand or sit for a long time.
Besides all that, we also carried out group and individual psychosocial counseling, so far 11 caretakers accepted to go for Volunteer Testing and Counseling (VCT). This will continuously be done through out the quarters. Please pray for Edwin, who is 7years and living with HIV/AIDS, recently he was admitted in Hospital in a critical condition, his grandmother Beatrice needs continuous support. We have connected her with Mild may centre, which will help this boy. With the Help from Bible Society Uganda we are conducting an HIV/AIDS Good samaritan Programme in Luzira Prisons and Jinja Prisons.This Programme is aimed at addressing problems such as Prevention,handling stigma and care for the affected.It has helped prisoners to understand problems related with crime and HIv/AIDS,it has also helped Prisoners living with HIV/AIDS to cope.
Wells of Hope continues to boost the diet of prisoners living with HIV/AIDS .In this quarter which ends this month we have donated 1150kgs of High Protein maize/Soya floor .This food has helped to increase the immunity of sick prisoners,improve their lives and because HIV/AIDS is the number one cause of deaths in Uganda's Prisons,this food has helped to lessen on their death rate.There is more need for this food,so we pray for continued supplies and support.
One of the highlights has been the support we have given to income generating activities of 30 caretakers of children of prisoners who included grandmothers and mothers of children of prisoners. This included training and financial support of 100,000/= Uganda shillings (about USD 60) . We have seen lives change and we will soon have an impact assessment report.
We are also conducting a scripture placement programme with 100 inmates on death row in Upper Prison Luzira and 60 Children in remand homes.Howver,we lack whole bibles yet the inmates have requested for them .
We will be visiting Jinja Prison on the 15th July 2008.we will donate high protein Maize flour for the Prisoners living with HIV/AIDS.
We are also organizing for the children’s camp which God willing will take place from the 22nd to 24th of August 2008.Last Friday Pastor Irene Mwanje of Kampala Pentecostal Church helped to train 14 Volunteers who will facilitate at this Camp.
Please pray ,we have had financial hardship with
risen costs of transport and food that have affected our work, we
need God to send people who will commit themselves to donate towards
our activities. I WAS HOPELESS WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ARRESTED
AND IMPRISONED FROM THE DAY I BEGAN TAKING SOYA I GAINED
STRENGTH, AND I CAN EVEN RAN. |
We are Grateful; We thank all our partners; We are grateful to all other partners who have
helped us in one way or another, this year and in the past years. Do you want to make a difference? “Wells Of Hope Ministries”, is an opportunity for each of us to reach out to people who have been rejected, people who are suffering such as families of Prisoners and we hope that God can use us to effect a regeneration in their lives. We need people who can volunteer, in many areas, which are not limited to going out with us, but also mobilizing financial and material support. We are asking God to bring more partners who will be committed to significantly giving financially to support Wells Of Hope. Finally pray with us so that we will see God use us change men and women’s hearts, as they turn to Jesus Christ and trust in Him. --------- We welcome articles from you,send them to info@wellsofhope,org --------- (Seeing something incorrect? Let us know - info@wellsofhope.org) To read more stories and news from Wells of Hope
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