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We are pleased to introduce you to: Hope International School in Bwerenga, Uganda.Our goal is to raise $20,000.00 USD for the school.Please join us to make the school's goals a reality! Isaiah 58:11 "The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden" Please be introduced to the new leadership of the school!!!:) Here is Pastor Majenge School Headmaster &Frank Kajura - school board president.
Let's help make the dreams of Gateway School be achieved even faster than their goal and with extra financial help!!:) His Love and SONshine supports financially this school to achieve their dreams! I want to share with you all that the staff at the school have been solely working to fund this new school building and because of their hard work they hadn't shared about this new development with us as they solely went working on it by themselves. I want to ask if you would consider blessing this precious school by making a specific donation to help them fund their school building project to help them out.:) The average Ugandan makes a dollar a day and every teacher at the school makes $100 a MONTH! These people live with nothing yet they give of all they have. This reminds me of the widow's mite. If we were to contribute even $10 or $20 individually for the school and if we were to spread the word like wildfire I believe that their building would be funded. From termite damage and a school that is literally falling apart to a new school building that is slowly in progress! Part 1: Well here is my friend Ava's update from the school!!!!:) Ava wrote (but I added the emphasis in bold), "I met with Frank and Pastor and Mama yesterday about the school. It’s all so exciting!! They had printed some brochures for the families and had extras so I’ll be sending them to you in case you can use them. So the structure of the school will look like this for next year. Mama & Pastor - Administrators Committee - Frank, Margaret, Peace (like a school board in the U.S.) Bursar - Emmachulate (sp?) Head Teacher - still to be determined - they will also teach some classes Deputy Teacher/Head of studies - will also teach Teachers for Baby Class, Middle Class, Top Class (also 2 aides who will rotate between the 3 classes) Teachers for P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7 Because the teachers don’t have a break during the day to grade papers, or work on lesson plans, they would like to hire a music/art teacher to help out. That person would teach all levels in the classroom and give the teachers a much needed break. They would like to hire William - the man who plays the keyboard at church and who did all the artwork at the school. He is teaching at Kids of Africa right now, but would love to come to Gateway!!! There is also a part time computer teacher - I think he gets 100,000UGX a month. I will send you the drawings of the school plan. It looks really good to me - very simple and very well thought out. The cost for the building will be around $140,000. They plan to do it in 2 phases, with the first floor being completed in 2018. They will move 6 classes into the new building and keep using the old building until they can put up the top floor. I’m going to try to fund raise for this as well as 60 Feet when I’m home. Would it be best for me to have anyone wanting to contribute to the teachers’ salaries contact you? The pictures of the bricks are the actual ones they have made for the school!!! Love, Ava" (Rachel's emphasis added) Hello everyone, this is Rachel Mary.:) Here’s a His LOVE AND SONshine Update!!:):)
Okay so everyone I want to share some of the new updates in regard to the school!!!:) There was the first graduating class for P7 back in October!!!!:) First off there has been a new change in leadership to the school shared in this blog:http://www.hisloveandsonshine.org/2017/11/photos-and-stories.html Secondly there has been a change to the school’s name.:) The school’s new name is “Gateway Nursery and Primary School”:) My ministry name is still the same. :) We are adding officially board members to His Love and SONshine stateside for the ministry.:) I will share about who is on my board soon. :) So excited and thankful! The school is building a new building!!!! There is awful termite damage in a few of the buildings currently AND the school is running out of space.:) Okay think of your office room and imagine it being a little bit longer in length and then add in 30 plus people! This is what a classroom in Uganda can look like! I am so very very joyful to announce that update!!! Because we merely provide financial aid to fund Gateway Community School they have their dreams that they try to raise funds for by themselves and we pitch in.:) Due to their humility when they have nothing and they give it ALL I wanted to ask if you all would consider contributing a $29 contribution or more :) to His Love and SONshine to see that the school’s new building is funded( in my heart) even sooner than they would expect.:) I have a friend, Ava Weeks, who you will be hearing about in a specific manner in a blog about her as I mention her quite often, is also fundraising for them.:) I wrote this back in late 2017.:)
Hello everyone I wanted to give a His Love and SONshine/Uganda update.:) There are many things on my heart to do this coming year!:) First I would love to get a medical missions trip to Uganda! My heart has been to contact many churches to get hopefully new people learning about Uganda and also to get monthly support for Uganda from new people!:) I am going to be adding a board for the school America side and seeing about the Uganda side soon.:) I am going to be utilizing the hisloveandsonshine email account more often so if you get an email that is from an unusual account know it is me.:) I will be having a fundraiser and soooooooo wish that we could have the ability to sell goods online and have an inventory store room. ALSO in this coming year I would love to hear your thoughts or questions that you may have about the ministry.:) WOULD you do me a HUGE favor???:) Can you friend the His Love and SONshine page?? Will you share over FB and word of mouth about the school in Uganda and how our ministry funds/keeps running a school locally run?:) Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Picture 1 left to right: Isaac Opio, Head Teacher, Immaculate Mwebaza, school bursar & secretary, Grace, cook (Pastor's Daughter and foster mom to 3 girls that attend the school), Amos Kireju, Dean of Studies Picture 2 - Baby Class (there are more students than this) Teacher Lydia Namugerwa (new) Pictures 3&4 - Middle Class, Teacher Uriah Nabowa Pictures 5-6 Top Class, Teacher Hadijah Nandhego (new) She is teaching the kids a song about their body! Pictures 7-8 P1, Teacher Doreen Kawunye Picture 9 P2, Teacher Scovia Nantume Picture 10, P3 Teacher Shaminah Nangobi (new) Picture 11, P4 Computer Teacher Henry Kaihura Picture 12, P5 Teacher Steven Edigu Picture 13, P6 Teacher Godfrey Anduga Picture 14, P7 class, but Godfrey Anduga is teaching them science The new uniforms:
I posted around Valentines Day 2018.:) Valentines Day is a time to celebrate those you are thankful for and I want to say thank you to each of you for making this day so special to the teachers, board and children and Mama Catherine and Pastor Ernest at the school and to us at the His Love and SONshine board!
We have new monthly donors!!! We had many people who my friend reached out to in her friend group who gave insanely kind and generous donations along with you all!! I am very thankful that God has brought all of you either seasoned or new people to know about the school! See our new update! http://www.hisloveandsonshine.org/2018/02/ava-weeks-sent-new-photos.html Thankful for you all! Rachel Mary and the His Love and SONshine board |
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Rachel GuyWhen Rachel Guy was in elementary school, she was fascinated by children in African countries; her heart was particularly drawn to children who had been orphaned. At the age of twelve, the country of Uganda became the focus of Rachel’s interest and concern when a close family friend, Nancy Wellham, invited her to join her on a mission’s trip there. It was on this trip that Rachel visited Gateway Nursery and Primary school and fell in love with the people there. Four years ago, Rachel was shocked when she was invited to start a ministry for the school. With humility and gratitude, she said, “Yes” to this unlikely adventure with God. Archives
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