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Sunday, January 23, 2011

2010 year in Review

2010 a year in review
The children at the Christian Mission Academy in the village of Baaka, Uganda started off 2010 on the right foot. In January they began attending a brand new school equipped with better class rooms and an overall better learning environment.


Starting in February the Sunday school children of Trinity Covenant Church (TCC) raised money during lent for the children from the Christian Mission Academy. They raised enough money to purchase a backpacks for all 240 the children attending the Christian Mission Academy. In August the backpacks arrive in Uganda. During my visit there was a sea of purple backpacks every where.


The smallest gesture in the world can mean the world to someone else. This was the case in April when sponsored children received mosquito nets to protect them while they sleep. Malaria is the leading killer of children in the village. 98% of the children at the Christian Academy had malaria. For a donation of $10.00 a child will be protected.


In the month of May the paper back story Steven goes to school went on sale, at the Family Fun Fair held at Trinity Covenant. This book is about the day in the life of a child attending 1st grade in Uganda. The book sells for a $6.00 donation.


July each sponsored child receive a goat or a hog. This gift to the sponsored child and their guardian is life changing on many different levels. The child is valued more by the family. The family has another way to raise money.


In September The Burlington Cricket Club and Trinity Covenant Church teamed donated enough money for a water tank to be built at the Christian Academy. And by November the water tank for the Christian Academy was complete The water tank is life changing for the school and the village. The children no longer need to walk 20 minutes to gather water for lunch. The people in the community are allowed to gather water from the tank when it is full. The water in the tank is being used to make bricks for the new school block to be completed in 2011.


In October I visited Uganda for a week and was very impressed by the progress and change that occurred since my last visit. The head mistress Margaret is doing a fantastic job. The school has its very first graduating class. The school choir is amazing, the girls netball team made the village tournament, the boys football team also made the village tournament. This is life changing for the children of the Academy.


Crafts from around the World is the selling of jewelry and art made by people from in Columbia and Uganda. The proceeds from the sale of the crafts raised enough money to purchase 4 sewing machines to start a small business for the ladies form the Jesus Power Church in Uganda.

I am very excited about the changes we can make in 2011!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Christmas in Uganda

While there are similarities in the Christmas season such as it is an opportunity to make money. My friend Steven told us that as a child he look forward to Christmas because it is the one day in the year they would have a soda with a meal that included rice and beef or chicken. The parents have to work harder and longer to earn the money for this special dinner. Last year I was sent a picture of the children from the Christian Academy and they were all holding a bottle of orange soda. I now have very different emotions about this picture.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Goals for 2011

2011 Goals
 By July have 35 children sponsored – 19 are currently sponsored
 Raise money for the 4th building which will hold the Library, Office and Medical building.
 Scholarships for the 4 graduating students. $400.00 each for the year.
 Increase crafts to include the products from around the world.
 Research Solar Panels for the school so they have electricity
 Set up Computer Training for the Girls from JPC
 Set up training for knitting for the girls from JPC
 Set up sewing training for the girls from JPC
 Coordinate pen pals for the girls from JPC