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Dear Friends,                                                                                                                            3/09/2021

Thankyou friends for your prayers and support throughout August.  Let me tell you about some random things. Tracy and Judean celebrated their birthdays. Tracy makes 3 years from the zero age when she joined GLH.  We had rain water that was collected from our recently given tank that has reduced girls’ movements for water. However, rain isn’t back in full capacity and so our tank has never got full, hard to estimate practically how far it can go with girls when full.  Patience too got sponsored which really thrills me ; (forgive if I don’t mention your name).                                                                          

I had a lovely call on zoom with a UK organisation, I shared about GLH to them and the talk was very lovely. Please pray that this will bring good outcome in the future when our needs are presented to the board meeting expected in September.  Obviously, there are many lives still needy.  I promised last month to work on our school building specifically to fix in window glass, we have been able to complete that. Again many thanks for your support 

Lockdown:  The government declared on 30-July, 42 more days of school and Church closure.  We are yet to hear from our president on what comes next on schools and churches opening. The government is trying to make sure that all teachers are fully vaccinated before schools opening. Some staff, like Justus Abitegeka (Deputy H/teacher), at GLS/H have been vaccinated already with no issues at all despite the fears of many.  There is so much false news.

Learning continues to be family based; Teachers supplying work to different families where our children come from. GLH is well equipped with a regular routine of children reading on their own. There is a need for more of reading materials and a desktop computer at school for effective implementation of the programme. Girls (GLV) focus this month has been on their usual learning but concentrated on sewing machines, hairdressing and Keyboard playing as well as guitar learning. I like their interest to develop their skills. Devotions -(reading God’s word /prayers was the order of the day) There were many small cases of children sickness like flu, fever, ...but through our first Aid box we are able to treat them.

A sad story in the month was an abrupt sickness of Gerald, one of the older GLH young men, who is currently studying Bachelor’s in Law at Makerere University.  He was taken to hospital and tests showed no covid or malaria but the recurrence of his stomach issues which he needs to learn to live with

 I really value your prayers and supporting comments..

Project ‘’ needs’’ and ‘’ received’’s

a)      Healing to our friends b) Food provision to GLH and the poor community of kibwa c) Feeding support to continue d) Churches and schools to be opened from lockdown e) Gerald’s health    f) child sponsorship scheme  

I am happy that the Lord has provided for August and thankyou friends for being there. As usual, may he provide according to your heart’s desire.  

Blessings,James Mukiibi   Mobile: 0759941493 Email:   james.mukiibi@yahoo.com

 Dear Friends,

Time can fly with a couple of months passed in 2021 so far, most things has been wonderful. March was a month of Examinations for secondary four (4) and Primary seven (7) -Sadia has done her senior four as well as our primary 7 students. The primary seven had their last exams on 31 from the 30^th /March.  What an excitement on completion!  I am afraid you can’t see their smiles due to masks covering the mouths but Just believe the presence of smiles inside ...hahaha. They promise success, of course it’s the usual wording from any learners to their teachers. Let us put them into our prayers!     

We continue to hope for more classes to Join the school system from the COVID-19   Lockdown- Primary 5 and Primary 4 etc expected soon presumably early July which makes us keen to work on the classrooms to useable level.  Currently, we have filled the stair holes with hole bricks and doing Internal plastering with some rooms completed (It excludes floor cementing and fixing glasses, electricity and ceiling). We would aim at cementing the floors as well. 

Gerald has sorted out the issue of Land disputes in the community when he advised them on the laws required at different levels. He encouraged the local council one to always stand firm on the truth on any matter in the community other than taking bribes to silence the matter in a wrong direction. I was happy that he pointed out the aspect bribe which is very much asked locally. Gerald was GLH student whom we have supported to a diploma in Law from Law Development Centre and currently studying degree in Law at Makerere University Uganda. There are many other GLH children with such big dreams to further their education in different disciplines like Doctors, Nursing, Law, Teachers etc.  but then we are unable to support them due to our narrow financial base.  I am sure with the support in those study displine, GLH will be self-sustainable in the future when it produces her own lawyers, teachers, nurses, doctor etc.       

 Behind our school block there are two small plots of land of size 15 ft by 40 which are on sale. Other external purchase of these plots disturbs our school in the future as we are already struggling on the one that was recently taken and the owner having fixed a Toilet just close to our classrooms.  Our usual prayers has been that we this for Kitchen and Pit latrine as we focus on our long-term goal of 2-acre playground Land close to the schools. Any support to acquire children play ground will be a huge blessing to the children sports life.  

The classroom Block building process continue gradually for any money that comes in unexpected and we hope to finish it this year. We have been able to fix in windows and doors. Now, doing Internal plastering etc.  We are keen that before the whole school start, we can make this classroom useable.

We thank friends who are in support with our vision and please consider visiting our recent Blogs 

https://godslovehomeandschoolblog.org/2021/04/01/glh-future-building-projects/  and  https://godslovehomeandschoolblog.org/

 Project “needs” and “received” s

1. Internal plastering in progress.
2. GLH website 
3. Primary seven finished their exams well -Pray for success
4.  School playground
5. Being able to finish all the tasks as soon as they come in   
6. This year’s visits to happen soon
7. My friend’s Visit to India to go well.
8.  Science Lab to get equipped with basics in -Biology, chemistry and Physics for practical applications.
9. 10 Desktop computers for children learning lessons
10. Feeding support
11. GLH simple clinic 
12. Past months have been very good with minor issues of sickness among the children which we walked out, a time to connect with our families and friends. May remaining months bring you hope, good health and fulfilment!

Blessings,

James Mukiibi Mobile: 0759941493 Email:   james.mukiibi@yahoo.com

Ps; There is one serious issue of ‘'scam'' using our name talking to different people without organisation' s knowledge -Instead of email james.mukiibi@yahoo.com you read from james.mukiib@yahoo.com (looks the same but they are not at all) -They have created Facebook page ''God's Love Orphanage '' just close to our GLH. I pray that you will be bright enough to go through such.