Revive-a-Life OrphanageUganda

AIDS has taken many lives in Uganda.This orphanage currently supports about

800 orphans, many of whom had both parents killed by AIDS.

Pastor James

He is an officer and a chaplain in the Ugandan Army,

leads a local church and heads the orphanage. He talked at our

church’s men’s breakfast a couple

of years ago while in the USA for training

with the U.S. military.

Sleeping

During his talk, Pastor James

related that the orphanage is very

poor, is overcrowded and

that orphans typically sleep 3 & 4 to a bed. He was praying for

more beds.

Mattresses

He also described how

most of the mattresses were now just pieces

of old mattresses. He was praying for new mattresses.

This summer the orphanage got 100 new beds and mattresses. They need more.

Girls’ dormitory with new bedding.The boys’ dorms need them now.

The mosquito nets are new too. Malaria is a big concern.

Lots of Needs for the Basics• We started to communicate this spring by e-

mail. During the course of e-mailing, I learned the orphanage provided for only the very

basics of life. • There was no running water, only a 6-stall

outhouse for 800 and no electricity. The orphans pumped and hauled water from a well, and washed behind the dormitories.

• The manual hand pump had recently broke, and the orphans had to resort to hauling

water from a nearby swamp/ditch.

Hauling water

A new electric pump was purchased and installed

Pump house constructed to prevent theft of the pump

Water tanks installed to provide running water

ElectricityThe orphanage was

connected to the power grid. This

powered the water pump, provided

lighting at night for much needed

security and gave them a way to cook without having to use wood-fueled

fires.

Wiring and lights being installed

DesksThe orphans had to

sit on the floor during school. It

was a hard environment in which to learn.

New desks were purchased which greatly improved

the learning environment.

Original School House

This is a photo of much of the staff

in front of the original school house. It was primitive and open to the elements.

Note the thatch roof.

Collapse

This building collapsed

several years ago during a storm and

many children were hurt.

A New School House

The collapsed school house was replaced by

this new, temporary school house.

Unfortunately, it was built with undersized materials, and it also collapsed, earlier this year during a storm.

No children were injured this time.

That school house during construction and after its collapse

A new school house

Debris from the collapsed school house

was removed and a new school house began to be

built. The new school house

was built much stronger.Construction of a new school house diverted

much funding and delayed much needed

improvements.

New school house during construction and upon its completion

The other school house

The construction of this school house, to relieve crowding, was

largely completed while the temporary school house was still

standing.Upon completion of the newest school house, this school

house was completed with the addition of windows and doors.

Sewage system

The plan is to replace the 6-stall

outhouse with toilets. The hope is

that each dorm and school house will have its own

toilet facility.Shower rooms are

planned for each of the 3 dorms.

The first toilet facility was built between the new school house and one of the boys’ dorms.

Staff houseCurrently, the staff sleep in the dorms.

This is against the law, and provides little

privacy. The staff has also endured many

months with no pay.Work was recently

begun on a house for the staff.

Meal timeThe younger

children are lined up for a meal. Meals mostly consist of rice.

Meat is served only at the Christmas

meal and the meal of thanksgiving

which is served on New Year’s Day.

KitchenThe kitchen is the

small building in the middle.

The girls’ dorm and water tanks are to the left. The younger boys’

dorm is to the right.It is hoped the kitchen can be enlarged and

better equipped.

FlagsThe orphanage staff is very appreciative, and

thankful to God, for what’s been donated

from America and have elected to fly the

American flag alongside the Ugandan flag.

They recently received a Christian flag which

they are also flying now.

Future needs• More toilets and septic

systems• Shower rooms added to

each dorm• More beds and

mattresses• More desks• School supplies• A well-stocked clinic

with a nurse on staff

• Consistent pay for staff• A new kitchen• Goats and chickens for

meats, milk and eggs• Shelters for the goats

and chickens• More land for growing

vegetables• Food• Bibles

Please donate• These recent improvements have cost about

$70,000. Many things in Uganda are relatively inexpensive.

• A nurse on staff would cost only $200 a month.• Shipping costs are high. Monetary donations help

the most.• Huggabears, Inc. is a non-profit which sends 100%

of donations to the designated organization (less the wiring fees - a few dollars per $1,000).

Give us this day our daily bread• As our pastor recently reminded us, the Lord’s

Prayer doesn’t say give us “filet mignon and cheesecake.”

• Many of us have been blessed with “filet mignon and cheesecake.”

• Consider foregoing some of your “filet mignon and cheesecake” to help provide these orphans with their “daily bread.”

• …caring for orphans and widows… James 1:27

Huggabears, Inc.P.O. Box 54625

Phoenix, AZ 85078602-663-2557

Make checks payable to “HCP, Inc.”Designate “Uganda Orphanage” in the

memo space on check