Hope for Widows and Orphans of Uganda
Updates from our trip And More!!
In November 2018, a team of medical professionals and support staff began a two-week initiative to provide medical care in rural Uganda. Working alongside Prepare the Way Ministries, we were able to provide medical clinics in remote areas, at the Prepare the Way Orphanage and the surrounding villages. We participated in worship services, door-to-door evangelism and ministered in a prison. We traveled to Northern Uganda where Prepare the Way has established a ministry to refugees from Sudan.
It was through this initiative that the urgent needs were discovered that led to the creation of Hope for Widows and Orphans of Uganda. We found many homes with the elderly grandparents of multiple children caring for them with little to no income and physical disabilities preventing full-time work.
Since this trip, Hope for Widows and Orphans of Uganda was formed under the umbrella of the Oromia Rural Health Initiative. HWOU has established some initial contacts in local churches to oversee relief efforts and as of April 2022, 19 elderly widows and 14 orphans ranging in age from 4 months to 98 years old are being served in 3 districts in Uganda. Plans are underway to establish a permanent base and bring in teams to augment these efforts.
Plans are proceeding for another initiative in November 2022. More updates coming soon.
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