Kayango Center

The Kayango Center is located in a small village right off a main highway. Because of the traffic and the activities of the trucking industry, HIV/AIDS is more widely spread in this area and has devastated the community. The center was started as an outreach to orphans in this small garden community by Peter Mutebi (Peter has planted over 1,000 churches across Uganda and has a vision to reach 10,000 orphans.) The center was started in 2002. The idea is to care for the children in long term, holistic, redemptive ways through ongoing sponsorship. There are currently 100 children who are sponsored, with access to an additional 400 orphans in the nearby communities. The goal is to begin outreaches in this place that will address physical, medical, educational, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Things Are Serious In Uganda - May 10, 2009

Joseph (our country director for HopeChest Uganda)'s just said: "After church, I went to Adacar to take food but I almost got killed there while trying to defend the orphans food that I had taken there. I found a huge mob complaining that everybody is hungry but why are we giving only orphans food? just returned from there at 9.20 pm." Please pray for the hunger crisis facing the Katakwi district of Uganda.

3:05 pm more info - Bob Mudd, our COO, just got off the phone with Joseph. He's fine, just a bit shaken up, his shirt is torn and he has some bumps and bruises. He had the food in the back of a pick up truck. Several people from the community saw this and rounded up their friends. These people are VERY desperate and many of them are already starving to death. They surrounded Joseph and the truck yelling at him because they were angry that they were not getting food too. Things got completely out of hand and they attacked him. The widows rushed to Joseph's side and broke up the mob, saving him from being severely hurt or killed. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. We're committed to working in this area and helping the orphans, widows and people of Adacar.

Uganda Trip

Trip Dates: July 22 through August 6, 2009.

Team Members: Elizabeth Davis & Shiela Lane from Colorado; James & Dianne Harms, Angela Harms, Joshua Harms, Jeffrey Harms, Nita McGreer, Michael Stickley, Sally Shiers, & Jay Lyon from Nebraska.