Economic Challenges

Inevitably the effects of the current economic crisis will extend well beyond the shores of the west where it originated, to have a serious impact on poorer countries like Uganda.

Uganda's inflation rate is currently running at around 7%. That's quite moderate compared with many third world nations. But when you are already living on the breadline, a 7% reduction in your standard of living has serious repercussions.

Added to that, the value of the pound against the Ugandan shilling has slumped dramatically in recent months. The overall result is that, pound for pound, the value of donations from the UK had fallen by around fifth in the last year - putting added pressure on the various projects that we and others are supporting there.

Please pray that as people and governments in the West look to cut back during the recession, support for people in developing countries will not be a casualty. They should not have to pay the price for the fiscal irresponsibility of the west. They cannot afford it.

Namungoona Orphanage

Gichuru Jeremy reports from Uganda:

As per now, we are maintaining 16 orphans in a rented house at Namungoona. The project is sponsored by Louise and Andy Bowley from the UK. Since the money donated is not enough for the children’s upkeep, Eunice and I have been trying our best to assist as we did not want to overburden our Church members because of the heavy task of the Church construction. We are praying that the Lord will open more doors for the provision of these needy children.

We have rented the house for the last four months and the landlord wants to renovate his house after which he will use it as at the moment he lives in the UK.

That means from December this year 2008,we shall rent another house which should be paid 3 months in advance. The current house rent is about 130 English pounds excluding water and electricity.

The photographs show the current house from the front, and from inside the compound.