Since my last Facebook post I’ve arrived back in the UK, sorry to leave Uganda but also pleased to be back. Really helpful to have a bit of a gap before starting to work again, corresponding to only a 2 week gap 2 years ago when going to Uganda. But the thing uppermost in myContinue reading “01/08/22: welcome to all my new Facebook friends!”
Category Archives: Orphanage
25/06/22: return to the UK, the countdown is on!
My two year stint in Uganda is coming to an end. So wonderful to be here! Students and colleagues have been fantastic, really appreciated the opportunity to get to know some wonderful people running homes for vulnerable children, I’ve met Stanley the artist, engaged with a lovely church, all in the Pearl of Africa, aContinue reading “25/06/22: return to the UK, the countdown is on!”
12/12/21: Christmas greetings!
My very best wishes to all my readers for an excellent Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2022. My hope and prayer, particularly here in Uganda which has seen one of the highest rates of school closure in the world, that 2022 will bring us back to some semblance of normality as we, I pray,Continue reading “12/12/21: Christmas greetings!”
14/11/21: supporting homes for vulnerable children
Regular readers of this blog will know that supporting homes for vulnerable children (HVCs) is very much on my heart. In this post I discussed the rights and wrongs of what I was at the time calling orphanages. Living in institutions is clearly not ideal, but in a country with a very young demographic thereContinue reading “14/11/21: supporting homes for vulnerable children”
30/10/21: please help me spread the word!
Over the last few months I’ve been helping 4 organisations looking after young people put together simple websites. They’re all now up and running, so I thought it was a good time to ask for help in spreading the word! Pictured above is Kampala Christian Orphanage. Alex Mumpe, the director, on the right of theContinue reading “30/10/21: please help me spread the word!”
7/7/21: assembly for Ranelagh School
I made the following video which was shown in assembly at Ranelagh School this week, as I say thank you for their fund raising – see this blog post also – say a bit about Uganda and conclude with a thought from the Bible. Hope you like it!
9/6/21: guest blog by Justin from Goma, DRC
It gives me great pleasure to introduce this blog post by Justin Dunia from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo which shares a border with Uganda. I met Justin through our mutual friend Ludger who is a fellow supporter of the Kampala Christian Orphanage. It was an extraordinary privilege to be in touch with Justin duringContinue reading “9/6/21: guest blog by Justin from Goma, DRC”
6/6/21: thank you, Ranelagh School!
When I returned to school in September 2019 after I visited Kampala Christian Orphanage, I found myself on the 6th form assembly rota when the theme was, “Give us today our daily bread.” So I based the assembly around my visit, and served up my version of posho and beans, the staple meal here, theContinue reading “6/6/21: thank you, Ranelagh School!”
7/4/21: so wonderful to visit Kampala Christian Orphanage again!
Absolutely delighted to be able to visit Kampala Christian Orphanage yesterday. Having had part 1 of the Astra Zeneca COVID 19 vaccine last week, Mr Katende Emmanuel, the village chairman, kindly gave his permission for my visit. So, a ride on the back of a motorbike (thank you, Michael!) to reach the starting point forContinue reading “7/4/21: so wonderful to visit Kampala Christian Orphanage again!”
13/3/21: the rights and wrongs of orphanages
Introduction In August 2019 I was privileged to be able to spend 3 weeks visiting the Kampala Christian Orphanage (KCO) in August 2019, which looks after approximately 60 girls and boys aged between 4 and 10. Over the last few years I have supported their work in a number of ways, including in appealing forContinue reading “13/3/21: the rights and wrongs of orphanages”
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