Uganda is a country that is home to more than 2.7 million orphans. God has called us to join hands with the members of Ebenezer Baptist Church which is in the heart of the Namatala Slum on the outskirts of Mbale, Uganda. Our mission … to help bring a future and a hope to the 7000+ orphans and at-risk children who live within a half-mile radius of the church!
What better way to celebrate transforming the futures and hopes of orphans than to rejoice in what God is unfolding on that 8 1/2 acre plot of land just outside of Mbale, Uganda known fondly to those in the Mission Mbale family as the “Farmland”!
Many of you have been following this amazing story that began in mid-September with the announcement by the doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation of a $10,000.00 matching grant. The purpose of this grant would be to help Mission Mbale place the security fencing around the farmland so that we could begin the process of moving the 26 children living in the tent into the permanent houses that are located there.
WELL, the beautiful people who stand with us in this work responded in a HUGE way and when the totals were in on October 11, over $11,000.00 had been donated bringing to $21,491.00 the total amount raised in just over 3 weeks.
But God wasn't finished because even as we were rejoicing over that amazing miracle God showed up once again as we received a call from a couple who shared that God had laid it on their hearts to "match" doTERRA's gift and another $10,000.00 was added to the total. Have I mentioned to y'all recently that God is good ALL the time? WOW!!!!!
As a result of that additional blessing we were able to fast-forward many, many months and grasp hold of a dream to begin the construction of Ebenezer Christian School. As we researched our options we discovered that for $55,000.00 we could completely finish 3 classrooms and put in the foundation for several more to be built at a later date. After much prayer we stepped out in faith with the funds that we had available and broke ground. The pictures that you see below are where we are at after two weeks of construction and the biggest of all praises is that we are now over half-way to fully funding the project. YES, you read that correctly as God has already provided over $30,000.00 towards the construction. We are convinced without a shadow of doubt that the remaining funds will be available for the construction to be completed in time for Grades 1-3 to begin when school begins after the long winter break in mid-February!
Thank you again for standing with us as we continue the work that God has called us to join Him in doing. If you wish to contribute to the building of this school which in the years to come will give thousands of orphans and at-risk children from the Namatala Slum an opportunity to get an quality Christian education please visit our website at https://missionmbale.org. You will see a "Donate to School" button on our homepage. Thank you for making a difference in these precious children’s lives!!!!
May God's blessing continue to fall on you as you bless us!
ALL FOR HIS GLORY!!!
Warren, Mary Faye and the Mission Mbale Team
missionmbale.org
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