Hah Puns are really great! My excitement is definitely beginning to hit me!! I launch with Z Squad on September 9th and make my way to Uganda! We will be leaving out of Atlanta, Georgia around 8 in the evening – stopping over in Amsterdam, Netherlands to finally connect to Kampala, Uganda. From Kampala, my team and I will be making our way to the South Western part of the country.
With great anticipation Team Liora will be partnering up with Cherished Life Ministries in Rukungiri, Uganda!
Fun Fact: Uganda is known as the Pearl of Africa. Winston Churchill saw magnificence in its “variety of form and color” and its “profusion of brilliant life.”
Rukungiri is located in the yellow highlighted area below
We will be spending approximately 1 month at Cherished Life Ministries with our awesome host, Enoch.
Cherished Life Ministries (CLM) is a nonprofit making Community based organization that responds to the needs of Youths, street children, orphans, widows, teen mothers and vulnerable children who come from families that live in abject poverty and are affected by HIV/AIDS scourge in South Western Uganda.
- Their vision is to improve the quality of life for all generations. They accomplish this by improving the livelihood of orphans and vulnerable children through education, skills development, economic enhancement and reduction of health related hazards towards holistic development
How exciting is that!! We will be able to work alongside every aspect of their ministry as we serve at CLF!
Here are some of the success of their ministry thus far in 2015..
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Teen mothers fellowship is twice every month
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Cherished life received a necessities donation
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Each mother received new clothes for herself and children from Unified in Mission.
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Each fellowship there is a meal and a word of encouragement provided.
- Unified in mission has supported us with 6 water jar, there physical presence, encouraging words, transport means and love.
& here are the goals CLF still has for the year! Please be interceding in prayer with us on these points as our time approaches to be with the loving people in Uganda.
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501c3 Non profit status worldwide
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Vehicle fully funded and purchased
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Sponsors for each mother to help invest in small business loans and some formal training in job areas ( salon, teaching, farming)
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Each mother has a paying job.
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Each mother is being holistically developed
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Partnership with people from the states to come along side and volunteer with Cherished Life Ministries
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Purchase of a plot to put up offices and rehabilitation and training centre.
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To have an office laptop and printer to help us in documentation and record keeping.
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Ministry camera for taking photographs
- Each teen Mum to have a mattress and blanket for her and her child.
A huge THANK YOU to every person that has supported me whether it be financially, through prayer, or just by simply loving me and giving me your time! I need a little over $1000 to reach my next fundraising goal of $10,000 by August 18th. Please share this with your friends and spread the word, I would love to share my heart on where Jesus is leading me this next year!
