Uganda - Soroti

OUR FOCUS

Obtaining and maintaining NGO status and work visas

Research and revive traditional forms of art that have been lost in the turmoil and IDP Camp living.
Mentor and mobilize local Christians to:
- use art as therapy to help counsel traumatized children.
- organize & lead an art club to connect with and teach children & youth about Christ & the Biblical Worldview.
- teach art from a Christian perspective at a local school.

Research what is being done and what needs to be done in terms of children & youth ministry.
Network and partner with churches and related organizations.
Mobilize (encourage, exemplify, equip and assist) the local church to minister to children & youth.
Organize training events for children & youth leaders.

Network, partner and build relationships with local teacher-training colleges and local schools.
Teach at teacher-training colleges.
Organize training events for students of teacher-training colleges and for teachers.
Connect local schools with schools in the West.

The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has reeked havoc in Uganda for many years. The LRA came into Teso, the region in which we are ministering, in 2003 first entering and causing the most atrocities in Obalanga and Marungatuny, Amuria. They killed, burned villages, stole, raped women, and kidnapped hundreds of children to act as soldiers, hard-laborers, and sex-slaves. They severely beat and mistreated these children often forcing the children to do the same to fellow abductees. Those who were rescued by the Ugandan Peoples Defense Army or escaped on their own are severely traumatized with little or no help. To top it off, when they returned to their families in the Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps and eventually, when it was safe to do so, back to their land to rebuild their homes and farms, they lost everything again last year due to the floods and had to return to the IDP camps.

Considering the need and neglect of these children, we need someone to mobilize local Christians to spiritually counsel (in conjunction with psycho-socially counsel) the traumatized children. By mobilize, we mean equip, exemplify, encourage and assist. Due to cultural and language barriers, it is better for local Ugandans to do the counseling. However, they need to be effectively trained by someone who understands the trauma and psychological and spiritual needs of the children.

Research what is being done and what needs to be done in terms of public basic health care knowledge and in terms of the church's and NGO's involvement in ministering to people with basic health care.
Network and partner with churches and health-ministry related NGOs.
Mobilize the local church in ministering to people through basic health care.

Mobilize the local church to reach the Hindus, Sikhs and Chinese with the Gospel.
Build relationships with the Hindus, Sikhs and Chinese.
Go with them to visit their homeland.
Disciple them teaching them to make disciples.

Research what is being done and what needs to be done by the church in terms of HIV/AIDS ministry.
Network and partner with churches and HIV/AIDS NGOs.
Mobilize the local church minister to those with HIV/AIDS.
Organize training & awareness events.
Counsel HIV/AIDS victims.

Teach International Teams' missionary kids.

Teach International Teams' missionary kids.

Research what is being done and what needs to be done in terms of IDP ministry.
Network and partner with NGOs ministering to IDPs and with churches.
Mobilize the local church to minister to those living in IDP camps.

Network and partner with NGOs and churches reaching Karamoja for Christ and with Teso churches that are not.
Mobilize the local church to reach Karamoja for Christ.

Mobilize the local church in missions.

Learn from YWAM Amecet in Soroti.
Network and partner with government officials, hospitals, churches, etc.
Register as an NGO.
Research and buy land.
Design & manage the building of shelter, which temporarily cares for children:
- who lost parents due to AIDS and became sick themselves
- whose mothers died in giving birth to them
- who are too sick to be cared for at home by their parents
- who need a save home for a short time
Recruit for nurses, child-care workers.
Organize education, awareness and advocacy programs and events on:
- God's heart for children, orphans and adoption
- marriage and family
- HIV/AIDS
- basic health care
- counseling
Oversee the operations of the shelter.
Fundraise
Work towards building
- self-sufficiency projects
- a widows assistance program (business initiatives)
- family homes (for childen who cannot go back to their villages because their relatives are unable to look after HIV+ children)

Research what is being done and what needs to be done in terms of men & women's ministry.
Network and partner with NGOs that minister to men and women and with churches.
Mobilize the local church to minister to men and women.
Develop marriage & family training events and workshops.
Develop a bar & video-hall ministry to reach the men.

Research and revive traditional forms of music that have been lost in the turmoil and IDP Camp living.
Mentor and mobilize local Christians to:
- use music as therapy to help counsel traumatized children.
- organize & lead music clubs/groups to connect with and teach children & youth about Christ & the Biblical Worldview and to tour sharing the gospel along the way
- teach music from a Christian perspective at a local school.
Mobilize the local church in music ministry.

Research what is being done and what needs to be done in terms of Muslim ministry.
Network and partner with churches and with NGOs seeking to reach Muslims for Christ.
Mobilize the local church to reach Muslims for Christ.
Build relationships with Muslims

Research what is being done and what needs to be done in terms of orphan and adoption ministry.
Mobilize the local church in orphan and adoption ministry.
Educate, raise awareness and advocate for the orphan and adoption.
Work with the local government in promoting adoption locally and internationally.

Teach at a local Christian primary school.
Build relationships with the principal and other teachers of than school.
Organize a teacher development program/club in the school where
- teachers sit in each other's classes and constructively critique each other.
- teachers get together regularly to discuss teaching methods
- training events are put on

Teach at a local Christian primary school.
Build relationships with the principal and other teachers of than school.
Organize a teacher development program/club in the school where
- teachers sit in each other's classes and constructively critique each other.
- teachers get together regularly to discuss teaching methods
- training events are put on

Teach at a local Christian secondary school.
Build relationships with the principal and other teachers of than school.
Organize a teacher development program/club in the school where
- teachers sit in each other's classes and constructively critique each other.
- teachers get together regularly to discuss teaching methods
- training events are put on

Teach at a local Christian secondary school.
Build relationships with the principal and other teachers of than school.
Organize a teacher development program/club in the school where
- teachers sit in each other's classes and constructively critique each other.
- teachers get together regularly to discuss teaching methods
- training events are put on

Teach at a local Christian secondary school.
Build relationships with the principal and other teachers of than school.
Organize a teacher development program/club in the school where
- teachers sit in each other's classes and constructively critique each other.
- teachers get together regularly to discuss teaching methods
- training events are put on

Research what is being done and what needs to be done in regards to street-kids ministry.
Network and partner with NGOs reaching out to street kids and with churches.
Mobilize the local church to minister to street kids.

Mobilize local Christians in spiritually counseling (in conjuction with psycho-socially counseling) traumatized children