Do you know people who might want to join us in this amazing opportunity to bless Bruce (left) and John (right) who have been living on the street and joined AWANA recently in Kabale? They have hope because they believe in Jesus and like the other 13 orphaned children know God has a plan for them. Below are pictures of the House of Hope Compound for the 15 children proposed by Pastor Johnson.
Pastor Johnson has had the vision of providing a House of Hope for 15 children who are either total orphans, partial orphans with dying parents, or have been deserted to give them a safe, secure Christian home. We have had many discussions with Pastor Johnson about his vision and how it fosters a growth path for each child to be all God wants them to be.
Below are some of the distinguishing factors:
• Heal the hurts of the children through the use of Biblical counseling (Hope for the Heart) materials and training, fostering an environment of physical, emotional and spiritual security. Many children have been abused, abandoned, rejected and despised.
• Provide for a child who is orphaned, deserted or displaced to live in a Christian home where they are loved, nurtured, and trained to understand what it means to be responsible, contributing members of a family and society.
• Provide tutoring and other educational resources to lay a foundation preparing them to reenter school to get a good education. Some children have been living on the street and are not at grade level educationally.
• Develop entrepreneurial opportunities for the children to work and learn Biblical business skills to counter the corruption in Ugandan society. Some of the activities will include: jewelry making, vegetable gardening, sewing, raising chickens, arts and crafts, tourism activities and hospitality industry skills. The vision includes developing productive disciples and citizens in the community.
• Participate in ministry activities to foster knowledge of the Bible, application of scripture in day to day life and service as members of the body in the church. Some of the children already participate in AWANA Children’s Discipleship Ministry at the church.
• Match the children with mentors to disciple them and establish them in their spiritual growth.
$19,760 Minimum covers all the costs of the home for the first year. Including in this amount are the furnishings (living room, dining room, bunk beds, mattresses, sheets, towels, pillows, blankets, kitchen utensils, pots, pans, dishes, utensils, storage containers for bulk food) rent, utilities, food, staffing, clothes, school fees, medical care and personal items for each child (trunk, backpack, Bible)
The total breakdown of $19,760 is below:
• $4,760 Initial setup fees for furnishing the 7 room home includes: living room, dining room and kitchen furniture, dishes, utensils, pots and pans, and providing basic things for each child such as complete medical exam, bed, mattress, pillow, sheets, towels, blanket, mosquito nets, trunks, back packs, clothes, shoes, Bible and personal hygiene items.
• $1,250 monthly expense includes food, housing, staff, utilities, clothes, school fees and medical care for 15 children.
$2,000-5,000 Job Skills Ministry Start Up extras for materials for jewelry making, a sewing machine, fabric, bicycles for transport business, carpentry tools and wood carving materials, gardening tools, art supplies for greeting cards, chicken raising, and appliances for the kitchen (they can cook on charcoal until we get these for regular meals but Western appliances are needed for catering business)
Thanks for passing the information along to friends who might be interested. Most of the children are ages 12-16 with one 9 yr old and all are total orphans. Several people are being interviewed as house parents this week with one being a widow who is a secondary teacher with one adult son in college.
We plan on taking yearly sponsor trips to visit the home so that people will be able to see the ministry in action and meet the children. We appreciate your help in getting the word out.
* A ministry of People for Missions/House of Hope(501c3)and Revival Tabernacle Ministries of Kabale, Uganda. All contributions to People for Missions or House of Hope are tax-deductable. Please make checks payable to House of Hope, Kabale and mail to the Noblins, House of Hope Kabale, 4070 Meadowdale Lane, Dallas, TX 75229.