We have seen the Lord at work in the UK and now also significantly in Uganda too. We are excited about this new opportunity for helping build a better future for children in Uganda.
Zion School, started by Dr. Elizabeth Balirwa, is from the church that hosted our first School ofMinistries in Uganda. She taughtAgro/business at university in Kampala and has now retired.
Elizabeth and Penny had a key connection last March sharing her vision and current progress for a local school in the village she was raised in. Penny and I visited the school in October and were amazed at their ingenuity using rooms from her old family home and a former chicken house that now has 100 primary and nursery children.
We would love to use our experience to help them build safe, suitable facilities. Starting with the essentials would mean a classroom block for the nursery with three rooms, and a block for the first two primary classes. Solar power, a bore hole for drinking water and latrines will also be important. Stage two will include more classrooms for upper primary.
Here’s the breakdown of initialcosts for ZION school, Kamuli, Uganda:
- 3 nursery classrooms $8,870
- 2 primary classrooms $5,920
- solar power system $560
- Bore Hole for drinking water $700
- Boys & Girls latrines $1,840
- Total for initial stage $17,890
We are thrilled with people’s generosity toward the Zion School project. So far we have received $6,400 toward the nursery block goal of $8,870 for the first phase.
If the Father puts something on your heart to give toward the cost of the overall project this will keep the building process uninterrupted.
Penny and I are excited to be visiting Elizabeth & Zion School the first week of April. Thank you so much for your help!
With much love and gratitude,
Gary and Penny xoxox
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