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Saving Life Among AIDS Orphans in Uganda
Dear Friends,
Season's greetings to you friends from Juna Amagara Ministries.
God took a team from America to Uganda and once again used them greatly there. The November Team included Lee Mulder and Ben Tumuheirwe from First Pres Glen Ellyn, Pat Brady and Megan Karsh from First Congregational Glen Ellyn, Rev. Alice Marcrum from Church of the Resurrection in West Chicago, Joel Schauer and Donna Hacek from Willow Creek Community Church in Barrington and Erik Miller from Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Wheaton. I thank God for each one of these saints and pray that as they re-enter their home churches and places of work, they will share with other people what they saw and experienced while in Uganda.We were extremely fortunate to have as a climax of our trip, a two-hour meeting with the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, where we openly discussed the status of HIV/AIDS in the country and how Juna Amagara is stepping in to help. The ministry is growing by God's grace and I thank everyone who has given their time, talent and treasure to the people we serve.
Praying for you and wishing you a Merry Christmas and a good and healthy New Year.-
With love, Ben Tumuheirwe
In This Issue
· Vital Linkages Made Between Board and NGOs
· Megan Stays Behind
· Mbarara Church Rallies Round Amagara Kids
· Child Sponsorships Now Available
· Year End Appeal Fuels Plans for 2005
Vital Linkages Made Between Board and NGOs
The November 2004 mission trip was different from previous visits in that our goal was to create linkages. Members of the U.S. board met with members of the Ugandan board as Chairman Pat Brady sat across the table from Chairman Dr. Phinehas Tukamuhaabwa for the first time. Together, they agreed on goals for the coming year, strategies for achieving those goals and methods for involving local churches in the work.While in Kampala, we met with other Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) WorldVision, Compassion International, and Watoto Ministries from the Kampala Pentacostal Church to establish sympathetic partnerships, that is, an understanding of how each of us operates and ways we may work together. Every one of the established organizations welcomed Juna Amagara to the mission field; we all agreed there is no shortage of orphans and the more assistance that can be brought to helping them lead normal lives the better. In the process, we learned much about how orphans are being served in the country, especially that the in-home model of child care is far safer for the kids and more cost-effective than foster care methods being used by many ministries.
Megan Stays Behind
Megan Karsh has a heart for kids. That became clear the minute she stepped foot in Uganda and young people were attracted to her like iron filings to a magnet. It could have been her fair skin and red hair, but it was more likely the winning smile and a certain friendly aura that surrounds this young lady. After two weeks of traveling with the team, Megan planned to stay behind for a month to assist at Amagara House in Mbarara. Emails received from her since the team returned to the US speak of riding the boda boda (the back of a motorcycle taxi), English lessons for the kids and staff, a bizarre but hilarious version of duck-duck-goose and early morning jogs in the grassy hills.When the Amagara House kids asked when they could start writing to their sponsors, Megan worked with House Director Herbert Ainamani to compile dossiers on the various kids. We now have those and can offer specific children for sponsorship, the first of what we hope will be many, many sponsored children.Meanwhile, Megan is being well cared for as she lives in the nearby home of Dr. Amos Twinamasiko, his wife Mabel and their teen-aged children now home for the holidays. We can hardly wait to hear Megan's stories when she returns home for Christmas.
Mbarara Church Rallies Round Amagara Kids
Starting a ministry in Uganda is not easy. You need to have operating experience to get registered as an NGO, but you can't operate officially without being registered. That's why, in its first eight months, Amagara House kept a very low profile. The building had no sign and operated as a personal ministry of local church people. Now that the ministry is registered, people from All Saints Church have begun to rally around the Juna Amagara kids with an outpouring of love and support.Area Director John Mulindabigwi said, "Opening the first Amagara House was an act of love from a group of Americans. We appreciate this outreach more than anyone can ever know and it is now our responsibility to expand the work among churches in the Mbarara area." Ben Tumuheirwe agrees. "The ministry's continuing success will depend on mutual input from local as well as external support because orphan kids need to feel valued by the local community," he said. "It is encouraging that people from All Saints have committed time and resources to the first Children's Home, and more importantly, are devising ways of getting other area churches to support future work with orphans."
Child Sponsorships Now Available
Your check for $360.00, will change one child's life for an entire year and just may buy you a friend for life. That donation supports one child at Amagara House, including food, shelter, clothing, school fees and qualified staff. The same amount supports an AIDS orphan in secondary school with tuition, room, board, books and uniform. No matter which age child you choose to support, all the kids in Uganda are eager to correspond with their sponsors by snail mail or by e-mail. And they are waiting for sponsors now.If you would like the thrill of getting to know a deserving kid in Uganda, contact Ben at Juna Amagara. He has dossiers on all the kids and can match you up. Please say yes. 100% of your donation goes to the support of the children.More donation information »
Year End Appeal Fuels Plans for 2005
December is a time of joyful giving and we ask humbly that you consider the needs of Juna Amagara as you share your blessings with friends and family. Our plans for 2005 are ambitious, but not extraordinary. At the very least, we would like to open a second Amagara House Children's Home ($25,000). We would also like to provide scholarships for an additional 50 secondary school students ($250.00 each, $12,500 total). And we would like to launch Lilian's Amagara Sewing & Knitting Women's School Ministry with first rate equipment and supplies ($5,000). Beyond that, Herbert still needs a truck for transporting kids and supplies ($5,000).How can we achieve such ambitious goals? Hopefully with your generous help. If you and your friends, relatives, church members and neighbors can afford to sponsor a child at $30.00 a month, or provide $50.00 to $100.00 or more per month to the ministry, we can achieve these goals.
When you give to Juna Amagara, you are making an investment in a vibrant ministry that meets vital needs for real kids.If you have a heart for helping AIDS orphans in Uganda, we urge you to call Ben Tumuheirwe at 630-933-8753 or visit www.amagara.org/donations.htmlQuick
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Donate to Juna Amagara
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Juna Amagara · 1225 Lorraine Road, #109 · Wheaton · IL · 60187
Saving Life Among AIDS Orphans in Uganda
Dear Friends,
Season's greetings to you friends from Juna Amagara Ministries.
God took a team from America to Uganda and once again used them greatly there. The November Team included Lee Mulder and Ben Tumuheirwe from First Pres Glen Ellyn, Pat Brady and Megan Karsh from First Congregational Glen Ellyn, Rev. Alice Marcrum from Church of the Resurrection in West Chicago, Joel Schauer and Donna Hacek from Willow Creek Community Church in Barrington and Erik Miller from Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Wheaton. I thank God for each one of these saints and pray that as they re-enter their home churches and places of work, they will share with other people what they saw and experienced while in Uganda.We were extremely fortunate to have as a climax of our trip, a two-hour meeting with the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, where we openly discussed the status of HIV/AIDS in the country and how Juna Amagara is stepping in to help. The ministry is growing by God's grace and I thank everyone who has given their time, talent and treasure to the people we serve.
Praying for you and wishing you a Merry Christmas and a good and healthy New Year.-
With love, Ben Tumuheirwe
In This Issue
· Vital Linkages Made Between Board and NGOs
· Megan Stays Behind
· Mbarara Church Rallies Round Amagara Kids
· Child Sponsorships Now Available
· Year End Appeal Fuels Plans for 2005
Vital Linkages Made Between Board and NGOs
The November 2004 mission trip was different from previous visits in that our goal was to create linkages. Members of the U.S. board met with members of the Ugandan board as Chairman Pat Brady sat across the table from Chairman Dr. Phinehas Tukamuhaabwa for the first time. Together, they agreed on goals for the coming year, strategies for achieving those goals and methods for involving local churches in the work.While in Kampala, we met with other Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) WorldVision, Compassion International, and Watoto Ministries from the Kampala Pentacostal Church to establish sympathetic partnerships, that is, an understanding of how each of us operates and ways we may work together. Every one of the established organizations welcomed Juna Amagara to the mission field; we all agreed there is no shortage of orphans and the more assistance that can be brought to helping them lead normal lives the better. In the process, we learned much about how orphans are being served in the country, especially that the in-home model of child care is far safer for the kids and more cost-effective than foster care methods being used by many ministries.
Megan Stays Behind
Megan Karsh has a heart for kids. That became clear the minute she stepped foot in Uganda and young people were attracted to her like iron filings to a magnet. It could have been her fair skin and red hair, but it was more likely the winning smile and a certain friendly aura that surrounds this young lady. After two weeks of traveling with the team, Megan planned to stay behind for a month to assist at Amagara House in Mbarara. Emails received from her since the team returned to the US speak of riding the boda boda (the back of a motorcycle taxi), English lessons for the kids and staff, a bizarre but hilarious version of duck-duck-goose and early morning jogs in the grassy hills.When the Amagara House kids asked when they could start writing to their sponsors, Megan worked with House Director Herbert Ainamani to compile dossiers on the various kids. We now have those and can offer specific children for sponsorship, the first of what we hope will be many, many sponsored children.Meanwhile, Megan is being well cared for as she lives in the nearby home of Dr. Amos Twinamasiko, his wife Mabel and their teen-aged children now home for the holidays. We can hardly wait to hear Megan's stories when she returns home for Christmas.
Mbarara Church Rallies Round Amagara Kids
Starting a ministry in Uganda is not easy. You need to have operating experience to get registered as an NGO, but you can't operate officially without being registered. That's why, in its first eight months, Amagara House kept a very low profile. The building had no sign and operated as a personal ministry of local church people. Now that the ministry is registered, people from All Saints Church have begun to rally around the Juna Amagara kids with an outpouring of love and support.Area Director John Mulindabigwi said, "Opening the first Amagara House was an act of love from a group of Americans. We appreciate this outreach more than anyone can ever know and it is now our responsibility to expand the work among churches in the Mbarara area." Ben Tumuheirwe agrees. "The ministry's continuing success will depend on mutual input from local as well as external support because orphan kids need to feel valued by the local community," he said. "It is encouraging that people from All Saints have committed time and resources to the first Children's Home, and more importantly, are devising ways of getting other area churches to support future work with orphans."
Child Sponsorships Now Available
Your check for $360.00, will change one child's life for an entire year and just may buy you a friend for life. That donation supports one child at Amagara House, including food, shelter, clothing, school fees and qualified staff. The same amount supports an AIDS orphan in secondary school with tuition, room, board, books and uniform. No matter which age child you choose to support, all the kids in Uganda are eager to correspond with their sponsors by snail mail or by e-mail. And they are waiting for sponsors now.If you would like the thrill of getting to know a deserving kid in Uganda, contact Ben at Juna Amagara. He has dossiers on all the kids and can match you up. Please say yes. 100% of your donation goes to the support of the children.More donation information »
Year End Appeal Fuels Plans for 2005
December is a time of joyful giving and we ask humbly that you consider the needs of Juna Amagara as you share your blessings with friends and family. Our plans for 2005 are ambitious, but not extraordinary. At the very least, we would like to open a second Amagara House Children's Home ($25,000). We would also like to provide scholarships for an additional 50 secondary school students ($250.00 each, $12,500 total). And we would like to launch Lilian's Amagara Sewing & Knitting Women's School Ministry with first rate equipment and supplies ($5,000). Beyond that, Herbert still needs a truck for transporting kids and supplies ($5,000).How can we achieve such ambitious goals? Hopefully with your generous help. If you and your friends, relatives, church members and neighbors can afford to sponsor a child at $30.00 a month, or provide $50.00 to $100.00 or more per month to the ministry, we can achieve these goals.
When you give to Juna Amagara, you are making an investment in a vibrant ministry that meets vital needs for real kids.If you have a heart for helping AIDS orphans in Uganda, we urge you to call Ben Tumuheirwe at 630-933-8753 or visit www.amagara.org/donations.htmlQuick
Links...
Learn More about Juna Amagara
Donate to Juna Amagara
Partnership Opportunities
Gallery
Who We Are
Contact Us
Join our mailing list!email: lee@m-square.com
web: http://www.amagara.org
Juna Amagara · 1225 Lorraine Road, #109 · Wheaton · IL · 60187
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