More on the October Trip

 

Enjoying meals with our Uganda Partners always goes down well

 

 

 

A meal with the Executive and other leaders at the Rwenzori Guest House

 

 

A thank you meal for the teachers in St Marks Staff Room

Some news from our Trustees visit in October

 

 

Youth leader, Wilson is thrilled that we were able to provide a laptop for him.

Lumika's wife, Rebecca is in the background.  We also provided a laptop for Pastor Lumika.

 

During the visit we were able not just to buy a replacement bike for Wilson after his was stolen, but also a new bike for Julius who manages the work amongst the widows and takes particular interest in the pig project.  This will enable him to get about so much easier and quicker.

Julius and Pastor Lumika in photo with the new bike.

 

 

October Trustees Trip

We have a small team going out to visit Lumika and St Marks on 17th October.  Unfortunately Dennis & Alison have had to withdraw due to Dennis's sudden illness.  He is now recovering well and hopes to be able to travel next year. 
Please pray for the extra duties that will now fall to Liz, Rob and Helen who is on her first trip. 

 

Lumika views the damage caused by the recent floods.

 

 

Please support our work in the community and help us to help them to get back on their feet quickly.

Please donate now to https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/anafricandream

Extract of Email from Pastor Lumika                                            15^th May 2013

…..we are happy to bring this information or report which could have been sent last week but due to rain and network I was unable to send it we had a terrible disaster of rain which left people homeless and displaced e.g Kilembe Hospital was swept away and some buildings, 8 people died and around 7000 people were displaced, rivers destroyed the bridges like Mubuku which is near by our center, it crossed from its original channel and joined river Kitakena and swept the down bridge crossing to Maliba centre where by some of our Christians who attend from Kakindo Church who are not attending in big number and also my family have found it very difficult especially going to Maliba church we are now crossing to Ibanda road down to the tarmac road up to Mubuku then go up to Maaliba to the church which is around 14 and a half Kilometers to and fro. I therefore request that if Lord provides finance as I had requested before a motor bicycle which is strong worth 4,030,000shs to ease God's service because I have three services, Wednesday from 3:00 - 4:00, Friday and Sunday from 9:00 to 4:00. I believe the services will go smoothly and even visiting upper hills churches.

We thank the Lord that non of the churches were distroyed and as we are still in the period of lent season our prayer before you is the Lord to provide finance and send the balance of Mbumuro church before July.

Thirdly, the college is doing well and we are happy enjoying different courses, …….

 

If any supporters would like to contribute towards the cost of a new motorbike, please let us know. The full amount is about £1,100 sterling.

 

REPORT CONCERNING THE PIGGERY PROJECT

from Pastor Lumika - April 2013

Praise the lord, greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus. Hoping you are fine, we are also fine.

Widows piggery project

·        The piggery project is going on well and the widows are appreciating the project very much.

·        We the executive governing the project of supplying pigs to the widows we are so thank full for this project. The widows are very thankful for supporting them.

 

·        So, on this point more widows are coming to Christ as their personal savior. Since last year ten of them are now members of the association so far we have supplied 3 pigs to them. So the seven remaining are going to get pigs very soon. Why we say very soon, we have pigs which are about to  give birth so far we had 133 + 10 the New ones are now 143.

·        The project is helping them very much in different activities like, paying school fees for their orphans, building their house, buying clothes for themselves etc.

 

This widow was able to buy a mattress from the sale of her pigs.

·        Also we as the executive, we passed our mind to the churches in supporting the widows by giving them clothes, the churches welled the idea. So last year we collected clothes and it was supplied to the widows. All the widows appreciated it very much and this will continue.

·        We as the executive, we are visiting the widows to see how the project is going on.

God bless you all

Yours in great love and service,

Prepared by,                                                                          Confirmed by,

Ndobya Julius                                                                        Rabecca Lumika

Secretary                                                                                Chairperson  

 

Saturday March 23^rd  – Charity Scratch Concert

On Saturday March 23^rd Rob Smith and Liz Edmondson-Smith held a charity Concert at the Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Bishop’s Cannings, Near Devizes, Wiltshire in aid of An African Dream. The rehearsal started at 2.15pm.  A scratch choir, made up of 56 singers from all over Wiltshire, spent two and a half hours preparing to perform the John Rutter Requiem under the Directorship of Ben Gudgeon, Director of Music at Dauntsey’s School. The organist was Chris Totney and the soloists were pupils from Dauntsey’s School – Jessica Foord and Louise Duff.

The evening performance was dedicated to Mark Wynter and his father Mike.

The evening’s programme included the following:

·         An Introduction to An African Dream by Rob Smith - trustee

 

·         A brief talk by Stephen Brasier who has lived and worked in Uganda and who  visited St Mark’s School in 2012

·         A brief talk by Kabanza Hillary, the oldest son of Rev Lumika Eric, who spoke of the positive impact that the charity’s work has had on the community of East Kasese, Uganda. He talked of the importance of education and micro-enterprise opportunities that will lead to self sufficiency.  He thanked all those contributing to the charity enabling new developments and ongoing support.

 

·         The John Rutter Requiem Concert

 

 

·         A Finger Buffet with Drinks

·         A chance to see a large photographic display on An African Dream with a card sale and information desk.

The Concert went extremely well and the whole event was a great success. Several people signed up to sponsor orphans at St Mark’s School. Several people shared their own experiences of similar work in Uganda.

With donations, received before and after the concert, ticket sales and card sales a grand total of £875 was raised for the ‘An African Dream’ charity.

Rob and Liz would like to thank our two speakers Stephen Brasier and Kabanza Hillary. We would like to thank our Director of Music, Ben Gudgeon, Chris Totney and all those who came to sing in the choir. Our thanks, also, to those who helped with preparing food, setting up the church and clearing up afterwards.

If anyone would like to be on our ‘Scratch Concert’ mailing list for a similar fundraising event in the future, please email us on:

e.edmondsonsmith@gmail.com

Rob and Liz