Beware

Beware of anyone contacting you stating they are from Saving Grace in Uganda. We had a scam artist e-mail us using Fred's e-mail address, asking for info. He stated that someone had donated a large sum of money and needed our address and full name. If you receive anything like this in your e-mails please contact us through our 800 number. Alon Bransdorfer

More Fun

Time to be a kid again

The street kids had a special treat today. They all came in looking ragged but left feeling like a million bucks. SGU supplied all the kids with new shirts and some with new shorts. Their second treat was getting to eat chicken with their beans and rice. Meat is a luxury they never get living on the streets. There are so many young children out on the streets these days. Fred so enjoys the opportunity to play with them. All the children got a lesson in First Aid by Quinto our Nurse.

More kids to feed

Today approx 25 street kids showed up to be fed and loved on. There seems to be more and more younger children in the pack. As you look at the many faces, notice how the younger children seem so resilient. But as time goes by it takes it's toll and they become angry and hopeless. And for good reason. Growing up in Africa is nearly impossible with no one to teach you how to plant and grow food. And to be a young man with no land given to you by your parents, can leave you destitute. Quinto , SGU's nurse who takes care of the children's medical needs is the man in the white shirt in bottom right picture. We are so grateful for all he does. Pray that God will continue to open doors for these children to be reunited with family and that lives will be changed in hearing the word of God.

Back Home

Tonny Okello and Morish Peter Okullo are starting their new life on their own. Tonny has taken over his parents land and rebuilding not only a new home but a new life back in his village. Tonny spent several years in the L.R.A. as a child soldier. After being found by the Uganda Military this year, Tonny has been on the road to recovery with SGU at Uncle Fred's House.

Morish Okullo has just started building his new home back in his village and will be finishing his school training this year. Morish lost his parents in 1996 during a L.R.A. raid on his village.

Both of these young men have suffered in ways we will never know. We are so proud of them and all their hard work towads building this new life. Congratulations.

Death of Another Street Child

Today August 9th, one of the boys that came to the house to be ministered to this past week, was killed. A speeding truck hit him as he was talking on the side of the road. The driver jumped out and ran off after the accident. the 14 year old boy name Denis,was taken to the hospital where he battled for 4 hours before passing away from internal bleeding. Fred was called to the hospital to pick up the boy's body. As of 8:00 pm he was still at the hospital. Fred will be taking the body back to the village the boy came from. It will be hard to locate family because the parents of the boy died a few years back. We are grateful that this boy had the opportunity to hear about God's love for him during the street ministry last week.

Feeding Program Back Up

Back in January the local government stopped us from feeding the street children. They stated that the street children would be removed from the streets by March. Many of the children had been removed by local police using force. One boy had his arm broken and was taken to the hospital by Fred. As of today there are still many street children as young as five living on the streets of Lira. So Fred contacted us saying they were starting the street children's feeding program this past weekend. Pastor John Eckley from South Carolina has been working with Fred for the past month and felt God calling him to minister to the street children. Sunday they brought 25 children in and fed them. Our nurse tended to the sick ones as John ministered to the rest. The children also received HIV/AIDS prevention training. All the children got the chance to bathe and wash their clothes. Fred said that the children left feeling hopeful and refreshed. There is a new girl on the streets along with a few new little ones.