Abigail

Abigail lives with her mother and two sisters in Jingo Village. Sadly, her father passed in fall 2024. She is a happy girl and has adjusted well after the family moved from northern Uganda (which has been slow to progress after the attacks by rebel groups over many years destroyed the region) so her mother could work at New Life School. Her mother works very hard to support her girls and would be greatly benefitted by educational support.

Priscilla lives in Jingo Village with her aunt, uncle, three cousins and two community orphans. She is an extremely bright, friendly and never meets a stranger. She was an absolute joy for our mission teams when we visited in June. It is very clear that she has the potential to be a great leader someday. Unfortunately, her mother passed and her father struggled with substance abuse and abandoned her in the capital city so she was moved to live in Jingo with her aunt and uncle in early 2024. Unfortunately, her uncle has been ill the past year and unable to work. Her aunt suffered a severe injury several years ago and lost sight in one eye and has very limited vision in the other. Despite these challenges, her aunt has a strong work ethic and strives to find ways to help out by cleaning the school grounds, classrooms or to help others in the community to raise money to feed the family. In addition to caring for Priscilla and her own 3 children, her aunt also took in two other young children in 2024 after their sole care giver passed away. Sadly, there have been limited funds available for school fees for these children in the past year.

Daniel lives in Jingo Village with his parents and siblings. He is a happy and friendly boy and is almost always smiling. He has a bit of a twinkle in his eyes that keeps you wondering what prank he is hiding :). He seeks to help our mission teams when we visit with all tasks even if we just need help picking up rocks. Unfortunately, his father has been ill the past year and unable to work. His mother suffered a severe injury several years ago and lost sight in one eye and has very limited vision in the other. Despite these challenges, his mother has a strong work ethic and strives to find ways to help out by cleaning the school grounds, classrooms or to help others in the community to raise money to feed the family. Even with the financial challenges for her own 3 children, in the last year, she also took in her niece after her mother abandoned her in the capital city, and two other young children after their sole care giver passed away. Sadly, there have been limited funds available for school fees for these children in the past year.

Eliphaz lives in Jingo Village, Mityana District, Uganda, with his grandmother, who struggles to provide for the family by growing vegetables, cooking for other families and working in neighbors' gardens. In addition to being the top student in his class, Eliphazi performs daily chores around the homestead to help his elderly grandmother so she can work for neighbors. Having a sponsor to help with his educational fees would be a huge blessing for his widowed grandmother.

Evaline is a sweet and happy girl who lives in Jingo Village with her father, Pastor Paul, and her mother. Our mission team enjoyed her cute personality when we visited in June. Her parents lead the local church and provide great support to the community. In addition to caring for their children, they often help provide for orphans within the community.

John lives with his sister and a unrelated family in the Jingo community. Sadly, John and his sister lost their mother and are true orphans. The children live with an unrelated family in the community. Unfortunately, the father of the family who took them in has been ill the past year and unable to work and the mother of the family suffered a severe injury several years ago and lost sight in one eye and has very limited vision in the other. Despite these challenges, the mother of the family has a strong work ethic and strives to find ways to help out by cleaning the school grounds, classrooms or to help others in the community to raise money to feed the extended family. Sadly, there have been limited funds available for school fees for these children in the past year.

George lives with his mother in Jingo Village, who is his sole caregiver. His father passed in 2023 and George has missed him very much since then. The sponsor is unable to continue providing assistance for his education and he will not be able to continue in school unless a new sponsor is able to help. Sadly, Uganda has among the highest unemployment in the world and his mother is unable to find consistent employment and the odd jobs she finds are not able to cover school fees.

Patience lives with her brother and an unrelated family in the Jingo community. Sadly, John and Patience lost their mother and are true orphans. The children live with an unrelated family in the community. Unfortunately, the father of the family who took them in has been ill the past year and unable to work and the mother of the family suffered a severe injury several years ago and lost sight in one eye and has very limited vision in the other. Despite these challenges, the mother of the family has a strong work ethic and strives to find ways to help out by cleaning the school grounds, classrooms or to help others in the community to raise money to feed the extended family. Sadly, there have been limited funds available for school fees for these children in the past year.

Little Favor lives in Jingo Village with her grandmother and her mother when her mother is home from special training school. Favor's was born when her precious mother was only 14 years old. Though she had no choice in the pregnancy, Favor's mother was adamant that she would care for and protect her baby. Thankfully, her mother was able to complete her primary school education before enrolling in special skills training programs in 2024. Her mother will complete her education in 2025 and begin working in her new trade but will continue to need assistance for little Favor for many years.

Kambuzi (near Jingo), Mityana District. Favour lives with her parents who are peasant farmers and 10 brothers and sisters. Her father lost his job as a boda boda (motorcycle) taxi driver during Covid closures and struggles to provide for the family. Favour likes listening to and telling stories. She likes to go to Sunday School to hear the stores about Noah and baby Jesus. She wants to be a teacher like her older sister who was in our sponsorship program and graduated from teacher's training college in 2023.