CMA July update

The year is half over, so much has been accomplished.

v     Free medical care for  every child and their family

v     Every child de-wormed- second treatment provided this month

v     Health care assembly

v     Every child  at CMA has a mosquito net

v     92 families received the gift of a hog- 12 more ready to be passed on soon.

v     Desks  for every class room completed

v     Chairs for the baby class

v     Teachers desks  and cabinets are being worked on

v     Stronger drain system for water tank

v     3 New teachers hired

v     1 new cook

v     2 industrial size pots for the cooks to prepare food for 400 children

v     Teachers were provided a small raise

v     We are in the process of providing shoes for every child

June Update

I had to start this review with what has been accomplished, the month of June has been tough.  The news I have received  this month made me very sad and helpless. When we provided free medical care I wondered what we would learn about the children’s health.  What lies beneath the surface.

 3 Families have been identify  HIV  positive. 2 young children ages 4 and 5 and 2 moms.   We suspect that it is 3 moms but one has refused to be tested.   The treatment is free, we will provide transportation to there appointments and food for the family~ $20.00 per month.  I am very afraid that this is just the beginning of what we will learn.

When the nurse at Show Mercy  suspected  a young child was HIV positive, we asked the mother to have her tested. Her Mom did not want to have her tested, she did not want to know. We counseled her and guided her to make the right decision.  When she learned she was HIV positive and her young daughter was too, she was inconsolable. A desperate situation has become unbearable.

I wish  I was there, to hold them and let them know that God loves them deeply and will see them through.

Children were  treated for jiggers, but it was more difficult than expected.  The children did not want to be identified as having jiggers, they would be teased. Show Mercy came to pick up the children on Tuesday, none of the children with jiggers would come out of class.   The staff at Show Mercy recognized the problem.  Thursday when they returned to CMA, they brought teddy bears to give the children that had jiggers.   12 children came forward, receiving a teddy bear was worth the teasing.

We also learned of a young girl  almost bleed to death  from a botched abortion,  her uterus was removed.  She will miss an entire year of school.  It is not uncommon practice to use young girls  to generate income.

 

Moving Day

Some things take time,  Steven Maddada and family will be moving into a new safer home.  We identified that the house they were living in was not safe during our visit.

We provided a first month and security deposit so they  could move last November.  A new home was found this week.

Our trip is planned for September 29 – October 7^th

Every child will receive a gift. ~110 gifts already  provided @$10.00 a piece. 

We will provide a special meal at the school $1,200 @$3.00 per child

September 14^th Hosting “A Taste of Uganda” .  This fund raiser will help cover some of the cost of the trip.  ~$3,000.00 per person.   

Trinity Covenant Church
Saturday September 14th
6:00 –9:00
A Taste of Uganda
Dinner and Entertainment

Tickets  $20.00

Traditional Ugandan Meal

Entertainment

7:00

The Ugandan Children’s choir

From

New Life International

Songs- Poetry – Traditional Dancing

Update on 2013 trip to Uganda