The village of Mbulamuti will have a sponsor beginning in 2012. Waters Edge located in Allen, Texas has decided to join Hearts & Hope in our efforts to support villages in Uganda. Curt Moothart joined a trip to Uganda in January trip and was deeply touched during his visit to Mbulamuti.
Located near the town of Kamuli, which is several hours from the city of Jinja, Mbulamuti is packed with kids who desperately need our help - and Waters Edge-Allen has jumped at the opportunity! A new website will be used specifically for the WE-Allen / Mbulamuti partnership. (Please note that this is a work in progress!)
http://mbulamuti.heartsandhope.org
As we formally launch the partnership in 2012, this will be a key destination for all information related to Mbulamuti and the transformation we have planned there.
Hearts & Hope is a nonprofit organization focused on unlocking the potential of people in Uganda through relationships with people in the US. Learn more at www.heartsandhope.org. This blog is used to communicate recent news about our efforts. Also follow us on Twitter - @HH4Uganda
Monday, April 25, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Messiah Uganda Team Reunion
We thought it would be a great idea to invite everyone who's been to Uganda to support Messiah's mission in Nakabango to a Reunion at Andy's house.
It was amazing how many people were able to join us and reflect on the awesome transformation that Messiah has had on the village of Nakabango. After everyone got to meet and share there experiences from their trips, Julie had a slide show that demonstrated how much had changed in Uganda since the first trip 5 years ago. What was once just a simple field with a small hut where a few families met to worship, there is now a carpentry shop, a sewing center, a well, and a large multi-purpose school/community center. And the children who were educated thanks to child sponsorships from Messiah are now contributing to not only their village, but the surrounding villages like Bufuula where Tim Radkey's Hope Lutheran is now involved.
Chuck made some brief comments about the situation in Uganda and talked about the next steps for our efforts - to learn from the successes and failures that Messiah had with Nakabango. To expand and streamline our efforts in order to allow other congregations, charity-minded organizations, and caring individuals to also get involved and get their hands dirty in Uganda.
Andy and I gave a brief presentation on the concept of Hearts & Hope. Any of our efforts to setup this non-profit pale in comparison to the amazing achievements of the people who did more for the children of Nakabango. Hopefully we'll be able to benefit from their expertise and experience to make Hearts & Hope something truly different.
It was amazing how many people were able to join us and reflect on the awesome transformation that Messiah has had on the village of Nakabango. After everyone got to meet and share there experiences from their trips, Julie had a slide show that demonstrated how much had changed in Uganda since the first trip 5 years ago. What was once just a simple field with a small hut where a few families met to worship, there is now a carpentry shop, a sewing center, a well, and a large multi-purpose school/community center. And the children who were educated thanks to child sponsorships from Messiah are now contributing to not only their village, but the surrounding villages like Bufuula where Tim Radkey's Hope Lutheran is now involved.
Chuck made some brief comments about the situation in Uganda and talked about the next steps for our efforts - to learn from the successes and failures that Messiah had with Nakabango. To expand and streamline our efforts in order to allow other congregations, charity-minded organizations, and caring individuals to also get involved and get their hands dirty in Uganda.
Andy and I gave a brief presentation on the concept of Hearts & Hope. Any of our efforts to setup this non-profit pale in comparison to the amazing achievements of the people who did more for the children of Nakabango. Hopefully we'll be able to benefit from their expertise and experience to make Hearts & Hope something truly different.
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