Jesus Power Church Training Center

The JPC Training Center is managed by Florence. She opens the shop at 10:00 am and spends all day teaching 7 women creative designs for the pillow cases closing the center at 6:00pm.  Starting in September 2 more ladies from the village  will be attending classes.

Florence is paid $80.00 per month..  

Trinity Covenant Women keep the ladies supplied with pillowcases they are shipped out monthly, $50.00 a box they go by slow boat and take up to 6 months to arrive.

The rental space is $80.00 per month.

For $210.00 per month we are changing the lives of several women their families.

This project is funded by the sale of crafts.

Crafts From Around the World

Trinity Covenant Church

7 Clematis Road

Lexington MA 02421

10:00am – 2:00pm 

                                                               Saturday September 13   

Tickets will be on sale for the

Dancing Through the Decades

 

 

Questions - Answers

I receive many of the same questions when talking about the school.  Here are some of them with the answers.

Why do the girls shave their hair off?  The children battle many parasites including hair lice. Keeping their hair shaved helps them control what they can. Side Pictures- Lamulah and Specioza are both girls needing sponsors.

What do the children during their school break? The children report in their letters that they spend their school semester breaks digging on the land.  They do not have or take vacations.

When does their school year begin?  The school year begins in February and Ends in November.  They have 2 months off.  They have a month break around Easter then again August until September.  The children take a final exam in November if they don't pass the final exam they are not promoted.

What is Net Ball?  I used to think Net Ball was Volly Ball but it is actually basketball played in a field.  The girls love it.  The children LOVE cheering on their classmates during their games.

What do the children eat for snacks?  The children have porridge for lunch. For snack they bring sugar cane and tear it off with their teeth. 

How many children attend the school?  There are about 400 children attending the school.  The come from 135 families.  Many children are orphans or abandoned that have been taken in by gurdians.
Not all gurdians are good, many take the children in to use them as slaves.

How many children are in a class room?  In the lower grades there are about ~ 50 children in the classroom.  As the children get older many  are not allowed to attend school. They are more valuable to their gurdians or parents working in the fields.This year the 7th grade class has 13 students, last year the 7th grade class had 8 students and in 2010 there were only 4.  We are making progress.

 

Preparing for Uganda

Preparing to go to Uganda in October
My first 50lb suitcase is filled to the brim with  clothes for the children, books, school supplies, water bottles, jump ropes, chalk,  recorders, wifflle balls and bats.  A few sponsored children's gifts. 
Donations of  small baby dolls would be greatly appreciated.  

Another blessing! We received a large donation of books (6 boxes) for the Christian Mission Academy.  They are in English which the student are now being taught in school.  They will go by slow boat. It costs $50.00 a box to ship donations would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone know a school that has books to donate?

Contact me if you have something you would like to donate the need is so great almost anything can be used.