This Sunday our Sugar Grove campus will be recognizing Orphan Care Sunday.
Join us for a very special ABF as we consider opportunities to carry out our command to care for orphans (James 1:27).
This will take place at 9:45-10:45 am in the sanctuary.
AFRICA: Our friend and ministry partner Rev. Ben Tumuheirwe, who is the founder of Juna Amagara in Uganda, will share about what is happening in his country.
FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION: Hear from some of our own families who have answered the call to care for orphans through our foster care system and through adoption.
VISITING ORPHANS: Hear from some who took time out of their schedules last year to visit and love orphans who have no hope of being adopted, but are still very important in God's eyes.
HAITI: Be the first to hear some late breaking news regarding our prayers throughout this year to be used to provide a home for some of the Haitian children who became orphans during the earthquake earlier this year.
LEARN: about how you can get involved in carrying out the James 1:27 mandate.
Click here for a description of the children who are waiting for sponsors.
One of the things our team walks away thinking about is how we spend our own money. We also find ourselves questioning where we could reduce spending on ourselves and redirect those funds to where they can be more impacting. For example, did you know that in Uganda alone, there are more than 800,000 children living without parents or guardians?!? We were VERY impressed with the ministry that Juna Amagara is able to accomplish in the lives of these children and how far they can stretch a dollar. It’s really quite amazing. On about $2 a day, Juna Amagara is able to provide for an orphan a home, three meals a day, spiritual discipleship and a great education. (Even though their school building seems very ‘poor’ their teachers do an outstanding job – the test scores of the seniors are among the highest in the country!) It was really quite a sight to see. For all they do, however, Juna Amagara can’t print their own money. They need people like you and me to step up and help sponsor more children so that they can serve more children. For less than $2 a day we can literally save the life of an orphan child in Uganda. In a place where there is no government welfare system, where tens of thousands of children live in child-headed families, where children do hard, menial labor just to eat one meal a day, you can give a child hope. You can also build a relationship with a child through letters – and we saw first hand the HUGE impact of those letters. One of the women who was on our trip (Linda) has sponsored a little boy for several years. She was able to meet him and his family during this trip. (I was also able to meet Walugembe Francis, a young man who I have had the privilege of knowing for the past 25 years because of the opportunity to sponsor him for 13 years when he was a child! Very cool!)
We’re hoping to find sponsors for each of the 60 children who are currently waiting. Are you’re interested in helping one of these children?
It costs about $50 a month for Juna Amagara to provide a home and education to these children. However, you can sponsor a child for as little as $30 a month if you can't afford to cover their entire cost of $50.
Download and print the application form: Click Here (Or call us and we'll mail you one - 630-466-7198.)
You can select a specific child from the slideshow above - or you can allow Juna Amagara to select a child for you. If you select a specific child (AWESOME!) please email us and let us know so that we can remove their picture:
You have a huge opportunity to mentor and be involved in the life of your sponsored child. We saw how powerfully impact the children were by letters from their sponsors - just the fact that someone cared enough about them to write is a huge thing. It's hard to express to you the level of joy that brings to them.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact myself or anyone from the Uganda team. We were very impressed with how far the Juna Amagara ministry can stretch a dollar. They are indeed extremely good stewards of the funds God provides.
We hope you will seriously consider partnering in this life-changing ministry.
Child sponsor information and application: Click Here Juna Amagara website for more information: Click Here Or call us and we'll mail the information to you - 630-466-7198.
AFRICA: Our friend and ministry partner Rev. Ben Tumuheirwe, who is the founder of Juna Amagara in Uganda, will share about what is happening in his country.
