Today is day three of a 5-day series I’m writing to bring awareness to the need to sponsor children in Uganda though Future Hope Ministries. I shared earlier about Praise and Gift, two children who are still waiting.
As I was learning more about the plight of street children in Uganda and other countries around the world, I suddenly became overwhelmed. There are 3 million orphans in Uganda alone. And really, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Here are some other alarming statistics:
- HIV/AIDS has orphaned 17.9 million children, most of them in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. (UNICEF)
- Over 7 million children are in institutional care worldwide. (SAVE)
- Over 1 billion children live in countries affected by armed conflict. (UNICEF)
- 67 million children of primary school age do not go to school. (UNESCO)
- In Sub-Saharan Africa 1 out of 9 children dies before the age of five. (UNICEF)
It would be easy to convince ourselves that sending $50/month to help one child is not really all that helpful. There are just so many children in need of aid.
Can we really change the world (or even Uganda) one child at a time? {tweet that!}
Oh, friends. The answer to that question is unequivocally YES!
When you sponsor a vulnerable child, you change his life — every aspect of his life. {tweet that!} His physical, emotional, spiritual, and economic life, once seemingly hopeless, fills to the brim with hope. What once were pipe dreams to children living in the slums of Kampala become real possibilities. The children I will share with you today want to be a doctor and a soldier. Other children I told you about this week hope to become a pilot and an engineer. I wonder what their dreams were when they were living on the street? Perhaps simply love, shelter, and food. They are getting that, too. And Jesus. They are getting a huge helping of Jesus.
Can that change the world? You better believe it. Especially if all of us who are able, become willing.
Are you able? Are you willing?
Today I want to introduce you to more children in need of sponsorship, a sweet brother/sister pair — Jonah and Jovin.
Kaitesi Jovin is 14 years old and in primary 7 (7th grade in comparison to U.S. schools). Her favorite subject in school is English and she hopes to become a doctor some day. Jovin loves to dance and she loves her home at SASCU because they take such good care of her. She is a quiet, but bright, girl.
Her brother, Muwanguzi Jonah is 10 years old and in primary 5. Jonah’s favorite subject in school is science and he loves to play football (soccer). He wants to be a soldier when he grows up. Jonah is a very happy, outgoing boy. He loves to talk!
Jovin and Jonah had a single mother who separated from their father due to domestic violence. They lived in a small house in the slums of Kampala. Due to unemployment, their mother became a sex worker and later abandoned them. They were introduced to Pastor Innocent [The director of SASCU] and went to live at SASCU in 2010.
You can sponsor Jonah or Jovin with a monthly gift of $50, made through Paypal — they make it so simple.
Will you prayerfully consider sponsoring these precious kids, or one of the others in need, today?
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Ellen @ Grace Tells Another Story ~ Making Homeschooling Fun!
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Sarah @ Delivering Grace ~ learning about England
Victoria @ Homemaking with Heart ~ Connecting with the Creator through Nature Study
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