03/16/2021
With the world knee deep in COVID 19, we wanted to share how the pandemic has influenced our ministry in Uganda. 🇺🇬 If that is something that interests you, we have an update here to read from our Director of Operations in Uganda, Noah Fredrick!
"The ministry of the children has been affected in the way that the virus came with the restrictions, which hindered guardians from accessing their jobs. Some of these jobs died out completely so they are no longer existing, and so this makes life to be even harder on them and that makes them hope in me as the leader for provision!
Some months back, God provided for them through me and by different friends who raised funds to buy them food, but now it's only the sponsored ones [who have regular provision] since these other ways of provision ended.
The virus also came when we were planning to begin a Saturday Bible class for the orphans which has not succeeded up to date, since children have not been yet permitted to join church fellowships. Some children are now reporting back to school but the guardians have no funds so the call is back to me to provide.
The small family business we have been running has been affected as well, as the more people experience lack of funds, the more businesses lack clients. [This greatly limits what the Fredricks' can do for themselves and for others].
So generally life is hard as a result of the virus! As you know it has affected the entire world and that makes it hard even for people who could support me or my family and ministry! The more people are affected, the more I am affected because I am their leader, and people expect their leader always to have solutions to the problems."
Though it may seem hopeless, there are so many things we can do to help! Monthly sponsorship of a child guarantees that they will have what they need through whatever challenges life throws their way, and we have many children still waiting for a sponsor. Not only that, one-time gifts go a long way too!
