Mukama Afayo Uganda

07/23/2026

Harriet and her family buried little Derrick yesterday. Her brother Richard and his wife are Christians and are leaning on the Lord and doing ok in this very difficult time. Please continue to pray for them and all those who lost someone in the terrible bus accident. Harriet sent me this beautiful message, I know it is a bit long but please read it. God bless you today.

Hi Suzanne and all Mukama Afayo supporters.

Today, my heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the gift of Suzanne, the visionary founder of Mukama Afayo Ministry, and to every supporter whose generous heart keeps this ministry alive.

Suzanne, thank you for saying "yes" to God's calling. Your love is not just spoken—it is lived out every day. You spend countless hours making and selling crafts, not for your own comfort, but so that elderly people, struggling mothers, and students can receive hope, dignity, and a chance for a better tomorrow. Your compassion reflects the very heart of Christ.

To every supporter of Mukama Afayo, whether you give financially, pray, encourage, or serve in any way, please know that your kindness is changing lives. Every meal shared, every school fee paid, every elderly person cared for, and every mother encouraged is a testimony that God still remembers His people through faithful hearts like yours.

The world may not see every sacrifice you make, but heaven does. The God who sees in secret will reward you openly. May He replenish every coin you have given, restore every hour you have sacrificed, strengthen your families, bless the work of your hands, and surround you with His unfailing favour.

"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward them for what they have done. — Proverbs 19:17

May Mukama Afayo Ministry continue to shine as a beacon of God's love. May countless more lives be touched because of your faithfulness, and may generations rise up to call you blessed.

Thank you, Suzanne. Thank you, dear supporters. Your love is a living sermon, and your generosity is planting seeds of hope that will bear fruit for eternity.

May God richly bless each and every one of you.

07/19/2026

I just heard from Harriet that her brother Richard lost his young son Derrick in a horrible bus accident. It is so sad, around 60 people died, students, teachers and the school director. This happened on July 16 coming from a school trip. But there was other bus accidents this month as well. The whole country is reeling with grief for the children. Please pray for Harriet's family and for everyone who lost loved ones. Thank you.

04/02/2024

A new year on a new page

As we move farther into this new year I am excited to try something a bit new for the ministry and how we keep everyone updated. We have had the website for years but have not utilized it as much as facebook. We were hoping that facebook would be a good way to keep people up to date on the prayer and financial needs of Mukama Afayo Uganda. It turned out to not be as fruitful as we were hoping due to the algorithms which made it complicated to know who had actually seen our posts. I will say that during the covid lockdowns facebook was a real blessing and worked exceptionally well. We were able to help hundreds of Ugandans in record time during the crisis. Going forward I am going to be blogging and posting on the website on a regular basis. This is going to enable us to give more details and be more personal in what we share. We are planning on providing a few choices on how you can receive updates, either by email, the messenger group chat or by simply logging in to the website to check things out when you have a minute.

TREVOR

Trevor is a neighbor to Harriet Ssanyu. He is an orphan young man who is totally on his own. Harriet has taken him under her mother’s wing and invites him over for holidays and meals. Mukama Afayo Uganda was able to add him in to our family and started sponsoring him for high school a few years ago. He works part time to pay for his own food and rent. Trevor has made the wise choice to switch to a trade school in Videography. This is going to be a shorter course to joining the full time work force then staying in regular high school and then trying to attend university. He will be done with the training in a few years and be able to get a job that provides a good living for himself. We are very proud of Trevor and his good work ethic and desire to provide for himself. MAU wants to help him with this and will need $360 to do so.

MARIA

I met Maria in 2010, so many years ago. Maria’s mother had died many years before and her father had remarried and then passed away as well. She was living in Kamwenge in a ramshackel mud hut with her loving Step Mum and Step grandmother. She was a shy, sweet, bright girl. Mukama Afayo began to sponsor her to go to primary school in Kamwenge with Jude. She was a diligent and studious young lady with hopes of becoming a doctor. As she got to high school she applied and was accepted at a better quality high school in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. She continued to study very hard and had high hopes for going to University. Unfortunately a little over a year ago she met a young man and thought she had fallen in love. The result of that was an unplanned pregnancy. We are sad and disappointed that she had made a poor choice in this phase of her life and was not obedient to Gods will for sexual relations staying within the confines of marriage. She also suffered the great heartbreak as the young man took off as soon as he heard she was pregnant. We are very proud of her that she chose life and kept her baby even though this resulted in very bad grades and being kicked out of that school. Maria returned to Kamwenge and is living with her stepmother again. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy and named him Junior. This has greatly changed her plans for her future as she can’t continue in regular high school and then go on to University. Maria has had to completely change her life goals as a result of this. Harriet spent many hours on the phone with her helping her to decide what kind of trade she wants to learn. After much soul searching she decided to go to a culinary trade school near Kamwenge. This will provide training in a year and a half and she can continue to care for Junior. MAU has spent much time in prayer about this whole situation and decided that God wanted us to show her His grace and continue to sponsor her education even though she made poor choices. Maria is very remorseful over what she did and very grateful for the forgiveness of God and the whole Mukama Afayo family. MAU is looking to raise $200 for the rest of the tuition for the first semester of the culinary trade school.

We at Mukama Afayo Uganda are very aware of how difficult it is financially for everyone around the world at this time. We very much appreciate your prayers for the ministry and those we are called to help in Uganda. If you are feeling led and able to assist us financially we are incredibly grateful and want you to know that even a little bit goes along way to showing God’s love. God bless you and I hope you have been encouraged and blessed by this post.

(Photos: Baby Junior and Trevor with his Christmas sneakers)

10/18/2023

10/17/2023

Hi, God bless you all for your interest, prayers and encouragement for Mukama Afayo Uganda. We are extremely appreciative of all your support. We continue to try be a Word of Faith and Hope from God to our loved ones in Uganda. Unfortunately we did not do nearly as well at the Chatham Fair as we have in the past years and are therefore still short on the needed school fees. We were thankful to get a donation for half of what we needed but still are $230 short. The schools want this money by the end of this week. They have been very patient but are requiring the balance to be paid for the students to remain in school. If you can donate any part of this to help us meet this need please message or call me. Thank you!

10/10/2023

"Brighten the Corner where you are" A song that has been popping up in my head lately from my childhood. Can't say I remember more of the lyrics then that one. But it is still profound. God does not want us to tire of doing good. "As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good."2 Thes. 3:13 God desires that we continue caring for the lonely, the widows, and the motherless in our 'corner'. "And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful." Titus 3:14 We should do the good deeds He has set in front of each of us. Even when it seems insignificant, continue serving and brightening the lives of those around you. It matters deeply to them. "But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls." Hebrews 10:39
Keep up the Good fight for the Lord.

09/30/2023

Prayer requests from Mukama Afayo Uganda: please pray for Harriet, she has an awful stomach bug. She is feeling horrible and is not sleeping well at all. Please pray for healing for her. She serves so many people in Uganda. Pray that people will come along side her and help her when she is so sick.

Please also pray for both of Martin's girls who were also very sick with a similar stomach bug. Please pray that they will feel better soon. They also need to find a new place to live because the place they were staying has a condemned latrine. They do not have the funds to pay for a new room.

I have been thinking alot about the story in the Bible of the widow who put two copper coins in the box at church. Jesus explained how she had given more than the rich man because she gave all she had from her poverty. It can be nerve wracking to give when we feel like we are broke. But God multiples the least of what we can give to provide for His mission in miraculous ways. Please pray that people will be moved to support Mukama Afayo Uganda in all that we are committed to doing in Uganda even though it may be a small donation. Many small donations can add up very quickly to make large and significant differences in the lives of those we are helping in Uganda. God bless you all.

09/26/2023

God has been encouraging me to live on the edge for Him. I'm not going to pretend that it's not scary because it absolutely is. But life is so short and we only have a limited amount of time to accomplish His will in our lives. How can we, as followers of Christ not live on the edge? The edge of physical comfort, emotional ease, or financial security. God does not call us to be comfortable, He calls us to be brave. Will you be brave for Him today?