REACH: Rescue African Children

Project Updates

Omega School Chicken Farm

      The Omega School Chicken Farm is one among several income-generating projects that have been planned to help Omega School raise income locally in our struggle to become self-supporting. The original plan was to build wooden chicken houses, which was later discouraged due to the type of weather conditions that we have in Uganda.   Plans were changed to proceed with the building of brick houses, which are currently in progress.  However, due to the  steady increase in the student population at Omega School (currently 620 students) the need for a larger campus was realized.  This need for campus expansion led to changes to the design of the brick chicken houses  in order for them to meet the standards of classrooms for the future relocation of Omega School.

Pastor Fred Tumwebaze reports, “These necessary changes have delayed the start of chicken rearing, but I am now glad to say that this year 2012 we have two (2) rooms ready to house 900 chickens.    Funds need to be raised to cover the cost of the chicks, feed, vaccinations, deworming, one guard, two farm workers, as well as transportation and power for the first five months.”  This will allow time for the chicks to mature and begin to lay eggs, providing food for Omega students and income as some eggs are sold.

The goal is for the chicken farm to become a self-sustaining, income-generating project that will be a blessing to the Omega students, staff, and community.

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT

To promote community awareness and cooperation among the school community.

To teach and illustrate self-reliance amongst the disadvantaged children and the guardians.

BENEFICIARIES

Omega School children

Surrounding community

Other schools and organizations since this would serve as a demonstration chicken farm.

Gifts toward the $9,000 needed for the purchase and first five months care for  900 chicks are welcomed.  Please use the Omega Chicken Farm line on your remittance slip to identify any gift towards this project.  Once funds for this project have been raised and transferred to Uganda, there will be chicks on the farm within two weeks time.  Together we can make this happen.

Omega School Agriculture Farm

      During the month of March most of the 60+ acres of land will be tilled in preparation for the planting of maize and sweet potatoes.  The land has finally dried up enough to allow for the drilling rig to return to complete the water well.  Upcoming newsletters will report on the progress of this important project.

Computer Lab/Library

      Omega School’s library has served multiple purposes this past year.  However, 2012 has been set as the year to fully develop the purpose and function of this new building.  Computer desks are being constructed as are additional book shelves.  Plans are currently being made to bring the Internet to Omega School.  Imagine the joyful expression of YOUR Uganda student when he/she sees your smiling face on a computer screen 9,000 miles from where you are sitting.  The Internet will also serve as a learning tool for Omega students as they seek a better way of life by means of a well-rounded education.   More information will be provided regarding this undertaking as a revised bid is returned to the REACH office for consideration.

To schedule some time with Pastor Fred contact Rodney George at:

Rodney@rescueafricanchildren.org or Fred@rescueafricanchildren.org

God’s Provision

My name is Emanuel Mukugu, pastor of Kabalongo Christian Prayer Center. Am so happy to share the joy that I and my church have due to what God has done for us. My church was started two years ago meeting in a rented room and time reached when we could not fit there since the church was growing. We could also face the problem of paying house rent and they could increase rent from time to time.

The church continued to pray for about a year and half we get our own land and put up a temporary shelter for us to worship our God there. One of the days I was called by Pastor Fred Tumwebaze and getting there I was so shocked to hear that we had received $1300, enough to buy us land for the church.  He said God has provided through a church in Arkansas. I went home happy and very early I went to see the man who had promised to sell us land but the man was wanting to cheat us by not selling us the whole portion  as he had shown us before,  but glory be to God for his way of working, as I left that man alone I met another man who told me that he was selling his land and I said let us go and see it. The land was very good and 4 times bigger than the previous land so we paid  for that land.

The church family came together and we put up a shelter and it was great joy to use it the first Sunday and it is still joy up to now. We are now working hard so that we can make bricks to build a permanent church building.

I would love to reach our thanks to Mountain View General Baptist Church for supporting us and we pray that my God bless you.

Baby Watch 2010

Joan, Pastor Fred, and Jeremiah are expecting the arrival of a new baby late June or early July.  Pray for all four (4) members of the family as they await the day of this blessed event.

Help Avoid Delays

You can help avoid delays in the processing of your gifts to REACH by the following:

• Be sure to use the new address, especially for Auto-check payments.
• Include UG/#  and/or UP/# on your checks, especially Auto-checks (no remittance slip).
• Identify purpose of extra gifts on remittance form or by email to Rodney if  auto-payment.
• Mail checks in time for payment to arrive  BY the 10th of the month (late payments are processed the next month).

Ways to Help

* Pray for The Tumwebaze Family and safe delivery of a healthy new baby.

*  Pray for maize (corn) harvest.

* Consider leading out as a fundraiser for REACH projects. For information contact Pastor Rodney by email or US Mail.

* Donate airline mileage—Friends of  REACH have donated time and talent to produce an updated DVD to report on the work of REACH. Help this crew get to Uganda by donating your airline mileage. Contact Pastor Rodney if you are interested in helping in this manner.