Saturday Lulwanda Children's Home

Video of one of the Song sung for us:

Today the team went to Luwanda Children’s Home. The children and the staff were extraordinary in their welcome. They presented the group with a thank you poster made by the children and a poster with the names of the children so we can pray for them by name. 

The home is overseen and sponsored by Grace International Children’s Foundation. This home focuses on children who have been orphaned or have one parent who cannot support them on their own. Overall they have 108 (64 girls and 44 boys) fully adopted children who live, eat, and are educated on the ground of 33 acres. Each child is supported by sponsors to pay for school, food, clothing, medical, and anything else. They concentrate on two main goals: restoring hope in the life of these children and to demonstrate the love of Christ in their lives. Lulwanda means “The Rock”, which is an apt name for the character and concentrate on Christ in the home. The land it now sits on was know for thieves and robbers before the home broke ground. Praise God that He has redeemed this place for such a mission as this. The home consists of 40 staff members from teachers to cooks to farmhands. They currently cook for about 250 people per day and allow about 120 children from the surrounding community to pay for school fees to attend their school. 

The grounds include two dormitories for girls, one dormitories for boys, two kitchens, a dining hall, a playground, a preschool, and a primary school. The ages range from 4 yrs to 15 yrs. There is a clinic too, but currently they do not have a nurse on staff due to an unexpected and unforeseen event with the previous nurse. It has been over a year without a nurse running the clinic and they are coveting any prayer for the situation. 

The school has a scholastic frontrunner and is currently number 7 in the Mbale district, one of the largest districts in Uganda. The government of Uganda requires what is called a “talking environment”. This consists of signs giving inspirational and moral messages that covering the property and rooms. The home is looking to add a secondary school, depending on the logistics and God’s provision.