This one came in from my buddy Ryan Linstrom, who is in the Holy Land working an internship. If you’re interested, give him a bell. Thanks.
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I received an email from Robert, a Ugandan friend, last evening asking for support for some projects he is working on, specifically for his mother and some orphans from the community. If anyone has any suggestions, comments, or contacts that may be able to address his need, please let me know. I have been friends with him since 2005 and he has never once asked for my financial support. While I could not help him alone, I believe the wonders of social media could bring together some possible solutions. Let me know. A portion of his email follows:
“For the last 2years, I have been thinking of ways of getting mum off the Island and have her settle on the mainland. and take care of the family, for the years God will giving her, before she rests. From the little savings I make from the SHIM (Shepherd’s Heart International Ministries) allowances, and the gifts we get from friends. I was able to purchase I small piece of land and set up a three roomed house, Which has been raised up to the wall plant and now the challenge I have is of roofing it and putting in doors. When I was speaking to the man that is helping me do this work, He told me it would cost me about 2.5m UGX Equivalent to $1200. After my mum settles I am planning to rent a piece land where we can do some gardening. This will help us get food for home use and some for sale as way of generating money to keep supporting the other kids, and also we can rear some animals to help in raising finances to support the family. also at the same time, during harvest season mum with the children around who are now growing, would buy crops cheaply from the other farmers and sell them to the other buyers for a little profit. These are all my future plans to help the family stand without depending on me or anyone. Because I am not able. Yet I am also looking forward to getting my own family. I also have some children who are homeless and once mum settle I like her to stay with them they are about four 3 girls and one boy.
Above all, the eyes of all my relatives are looking on me, because I am the big man in the whole clan and the only one who has attained education and for them they look at me as a solution to all of their needs.”
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