So much has happened its hard to know where to begin.
We were able to bless 121 widows in the East Kasese community with a gift of meat and rice at Christmas time.
There have been a number of conferences taking place in Uganda including one for married couples
27th.-31st Dec 2011.
25 new believers were baptised last weekend following teaching at the seminars and crusades which took place over Christmas and New Year.
Pastors have just begun another month of Bible training and 22 pastors will graduate in July this year. 10 pastors are already waiting to begin training later this year.
3 Teen conferences will take place between 16th and 21st January
St Mark's School will begin a new school year in February with new orphans joining the school - please get in touch if you could sponsor one. We will also soon hear the results of exams taken in November.
A team will be going out to Uganda in February to see the ongoing work including a new tank and guttering installed at St Mark's and also other building developments which has taken place.
We are continuing to support congregations who have begun to build new churches but are unable to complete the roofs.
We have recently been reminded of the fragility of life when we heard news that the bursar of St Mark's school (who is also a pastor and evangelist) lost his wife, he now cares for his 7 children alone.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Monday, December 5, 2011
Fundraising this autumn
A joint fundraising day on October 22nd for Macmillan Cancer Support and An African Dream raised a fantastic total of £979, of which £464 went to AAD.
Two weeks later Liz and Rob held a coffee morning and sale at Bishops Cannings raised another £220.
Every little helps! (to quote an old friend!)
Friday, October 21, 2011
Vision Day - how it went!
The Vision Day on Saturday 8th October went really well - thank you to everyone who prayed for the day. Around 20 people came to hear what has been happening over the last 18 months and to think ahead to the future.
Some of the areas we will be looking to develop further are:
Some of the areas we will be looking to develop further are:
- Building life skills so that young people can fulfil their potential.
- Increased emphasis on theological training –not just pastors but also for Sunday school teachers and other church leaders
- Sustainable micro-enterprise projects by supplying widows more quickly with pigs rather than them having to wait to receive one
Support An African Dream when you buy your Christmas Cards!
This is just to let you know that Just Cards now have in their printed Christmas cards and there are 8 great new designs, all in packs of 10. Check them out at http://www.justcardsdirect.com/cards/christmas.html
As usual they will donate 10% of the value of your order to An African Dream when you select us at the checkout. Last Christmas they donated a total of around £10,000 to their partner charities. It's a great way to support us!
They also have some lovely banana leaf Christmas cards, now upgraded and available at the larger size of 17x12cm, priced at £2.50. You can see those at http://www.justcardsdirect.com/cards/christmas/handmade-in-africa.html
As usual they will donate 10% of the value of your order to An African Dream when you select us at the checkout. Last Christmas they donated a total of around £10,000 to their partner charities. It's a great way to support us!
They also have some lovely banana leaf Christmas cards, now upgraded and available at the larger size of 17x12cm, priced at £2.50. You can see those at http://www.justcardsdirect.com/cards/christmas/handmade-in-africa.html
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Vision Day Sat 8th October 2011
A great deal has happened since the last Vision Day we held in April 2010!
You are warmly invited to join us for another Vision Day on Saturday 8th October 2011 to hear all that God has been doing and to seek His guidance for future planning and strategy of An African Dream. As you will see from the website, www.aaduganda.org, the work continues to grow and the Trustees are keen that the future of AAD continues to be God led.
Once again, the day will be led by The Rev Malcom Duncan and will be held at Gold Hill Baptist Church, Gold Hill East, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, SL9 9DG between 9.30 - 3pm.
Please get in touch via the website to let us know you're coming - it would be great to see you.
Come and support us at Cafe Africa in Amersham!
An African Dream is the Charity of the month at Cafe Africa in Amersham in October. Please come and support us - this Saturday 1st October is our launch day so please pop in and talk the team.
You can find out more here: http://www.cafe-africa.co.uk/
You can find out more here: http://www.cafe-africa.co.uk/
Monday, August 15, 2011
Health Day and improvements to St Mark's school site
A very successful Health Day took place at St Mark's school on 5th August 2011 in conjunction with a team from the International Medical Hosptial - see some photos from the day at http://blog.suubitrust.org.uk/.
Pupils and parents were tested for HIV and malaria - of the 245 people tested for HIV only 4 were found to be positive - they were started on treatment and referred to other centres for continuous care. Of the 93 pupils tested for malaria 13 were found to be positive - they were also treated.
A summary of the day concluded that most of the children were found to be in good health and no major illness was suspected in any of the pupils. Majority fo the pupils were suffering from minor infections mostly fungal and upper respiratory tract infections. Most of the pupils were dewormed.
Further plans are being developed as to how the health of the children, staff and parents linked to St Mark's school can be improved possibly through regular visits to the school by a medical team.
In addition, a new water tank and guttering have been installed and we also look forward to the completion a new school gate over the summer holidays. A school sign has also been commissioned following a kind donation from Prestwood Infant School. Many thanks to the staff and pupils who donated money.
Pupils and parents were tested for HIV and malaria - of the 245 people tested for HIV only 4 were found to be positive - they were started on treatment and referred to other centres for continuous care. Of the 93 pupils tested for malaria 13 were found to be positive - they were also treated.
A summary of the day concluded that most of the children were found to be in good health and no major illness was suspected in any of the pupils. Majority fo the pupils were suffering from minor infections mostly fungal and upper respiratory tract infections. Most of the pupils were dewormed.
Further plans are being developed as to how the health of the children, staff and parents linked to St Mark's school can be improved possibly through regular visits to the school by a medical team.
In addition, a new water tank and guttering have been installed and we also look forward to the completion a new school gate over the summer holidays. A school sign has also been commissioned following a kind donation from Prestwood Infant School. Many thanks to the staff and pupils who donated money.
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