Support Girls and Women with Vocational Skills

August 11/2017

NEWS LETTER

Dear Friends,

Thank you for praying –Our girls are developing their vocational skills.  -Miriam trained in hair dressing and recently she trimmed a visitor’s hair with her scissor.  David was impressed at her skill. You may recall that Miriam came to us as a total orphan and has lived at GLH since child hood, she studied to primary level and felt she wished to develop specific skills in hair dressing and music.  She is leading a church choir, whilst another girl Janet is helping with keyboard playing. They have commenced developing a choir group they have named as 2017D.   

We were thrilled with our Australian visitor to GLH.  We have had lovely time with him helping analyse building needs-and costs.  While here, he recommended a phased building approach should we get an opportunity of raising 237Millions to begin with.   He recommended that the money we have been used to complete the staff living accommodation, dig a bore hole and purchase a small farm to grow food for our daily needs.  He produced the phased drawings, officiated at our girls’ graduation ceremony.  Photo attached- He encouraged them not to relax in their next endeavours.  He bought us the keyboard for the girls to practice on.  

 Prayer requests and thanksgivings:

1-Janet to find a key board player teacher and salary to pay for this service –A teacher asked for UGX 300,000 monthly and could also train others.

2-Farm land purchase to happen soon.  We have looked at land at Luweroo, but there is the challenge of an access road to be it to be solved with a neighbouring farm.

3-David particularly wished to thank and praise God for His wonderful favour always, for safety on the roads and very successful three weeks with GLH. 

Psalm105:19 – Until the time comes for God to fulfil His words, the word of the Lord is still testing us, like it did for Joseph when he was in the prison.   His words were: Nehemiah 2:20 The God of Heaven will help us succeed.  We, His servants will arise and build our school.  

Blessings,

James

Dear Friends,                                                                                                                             13-May-2017

April went well. Our older students in other schools and those within God’s Love Vocational (GLV) school continue to enjoy their life time at God’s Love House (GLH) to the Glory of God. May I share Grace’s story with you. She was miserable when she joined GLH and now is a happy girl.

GLH staff met Grace at small trading centre called Bwaise about 300 metres away from GLH. The staff had gone to have lunch there in one of the hotels where 7-year-old Grace was working as a waiter. As Grace opened a hotel cupboard, the entire top shelf collapsed and about 10 heavy glass oven dishes fell on her causing cuts, scratches and punctured skin. Instead of her employer caring for her, the boss beat her up for causing the loss. This made our staff intervene, helping Grace get First Aid and taking the employer to the police for ‘’Child Abuse’’.

Grace explained how she came to live with the employer was after losing her parents and came looking for a job to sustain her life and perhaps go back to school.

GLH immediately took a step to help Grace by adopting her and getting her back to school.

Today, Grace is a living testimony developing her sewing skills at GLV. She can now sew shirts, skirts, trousers, renovating old skirts into shirts… She hopes to continue to live a happy life after GLV when she has fully learned employable skills of sewing… We thank you all for being behind Grace and please continue to do so.

For just $30, you can help one girl attend vocational education and be fed each month at GLV

You could also join us at https://www.globalgiving.co.uk/donate/16818/engozi-za-mukama-gods-love-home/ In July 12 GlobalGiving has a Rewards Bonus Day and in August there is the International Youth Week Campaign for you give up one night to help fight for girls like Grace. Please help us spread the word by sharing Grace’s story with your family and friends and encourage them to take a stand for those who have no voice.

It’s their future….but it’s our fight!
Blessings, James Mukiibi Project Leader

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