Soccer Team

Soccer, football in Uganda, is a favorite sport among most of our boys. Many of their breaks are spent on the field or kicking a ball around the orphanage. They not only play because they love it, but many of them are good at it too.

In fact, one of our teams has gone on to the district level in soccer. This is a great accomplishment for our boys and exciting news for us.

We also are proud to announce that two of our secondary students have entered the National Soccer League. They are Michael Kiyimba and Brian Mukwaya. Congratulations boys!




Becuase of Calvary,

Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

Home Rennovations Taking Place

Home renovations are now taking place among our Seeta orphan village. While we try to keep the homes in nice condition. The wearing and tearing over the years can make for a lot of repairs needed.

Our children take pride in these houses and make sure that they take good care of them. They do such a great job of keeping their house clean by making sure their chores are done properly and they are being mindful of the property.

Some of the repairs can not be done by the children, so we are hiring the necessary help to ensure that the houses are fixed properly. The things that need to be fixed on the houses vary from house to house. Some of things needed fixing include: the doors and windows, the foundation, the gutters, the flooring and other minor things.

We are not quite sure how long this process is going to take but we want to make sure that all the homes are fixed the right way. By doing these renovations we hope that the houses will remain intact for a long time. These houses have been such a blessing to our ministry and we are so thankful to the people who have donated money to build them.

As we continue with the renovations, its important that we reflect on and remind the children of the importance of founding your house on the ROCK. Through trials and storms, our house will not fall if we have it founded on the Lord. A house that is not will be destroyed.

Please be in prayer for the people involved in the house renovations. Pray that the Lord will guide the workers hands and help them to remember that they are working for the Lord.

The children are looking forward to things being fixed in their houses and can’t wait for it to be finished to enjoy them!

“And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the ROCK.”
Matthew 7:25

Because of Calvary,

Jackson Senyonga

Christian Life Ministries

School Construction Continues...

We continue to be amazed at the progress being made on the school. We cannot wait for the day when it is ready and we can welcome children from the surrounding village to be part of the vision for Christian Life Ministries.

We can already imagine the children lined up excited about their first day of school in the new building. Dreaming of a future as doctors, nurses, accountants, teachers and the list goes on. To think, before they came to the village they did not even have a chance at such a bright future; an education was a luxury. Now they are excited about their futures knowing they will be successful.

“I was not even schooling like my neighbors and friends. I told my aunt I wanted to study, she kept promising but never honored her word.” Esther Birungi reflecting on her past.

It has taken some time to get us to this point where we can again start construction back up. The work that has already gone into the school building is a lot, but we know that the Lord will provide steady hands and determined workers to get this project finished.

When we are able to finish it, the children will be able to experience going to a brand new school. A school that has been equipped and built with them in mind. They will continue to learn more and we are praying that this new building will help other children in the future as well. Although the completion of this project will take some time, we know that the Lord has the perfect timing for the finishing of the school.

We trust that the Lord will continue to provide and enable us to keep this construction going. No matter what we know that this school will be a place of hope, a place where dreams will begin, and a place where the Lord can continue to do his work in these kids lives.

Because of Calvary,
Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

Seeta Orphanage Update

We feel that it is important that we relay to you information we have received regarding our Seeta Orphan village.

By requirement of the government, we have to put a layer of protection around the children. This means that we have to put up a fence that surrounds the perimeter of the village. Unfortunately, this must occur immediately. We are making a simple fence due of the lack of resources yet this will still cost us $15,000. We will be using standard treated wood with barbed wires that encloses the 35 acres in our village.

Today we started the process of building the fence with what little money we had available for this project. If you want to join us in building this fence then we would love for you to. Donate Here

We will be posting pictures of the progress on my facebook page if you would liek to keep up with them.

Because of Calvary,
Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

The Children

I wanted to send a quick update on the kids as I know most of you wish to know what they are doing. The kids have been enjoying a break from school for the last several weeks and will return back soon. During this time they have enjoyed some friendly competitions which has built a lot of unity among them.

There have been potato sack races, cake making, games, sports and numerous other activities. They have had a blast participating in the activies and have really began to show their personalities through these activities. They have all been able to use their creativity and have really come out of their shells. Even the mums had fun participating!

We hope they will continue to do this with future breaks as it has brought them closer and allowed them to show their personalities in a whole new light.

Birthdays

As many of you know already, many of our children are unaware of their actual birthdates so we celebrate everyones birthday together in July. We will throw a birthday party in both the Lira and Seeta Villages where the children will be treated to a large meal, complete with cake and soda (their favorites)!

The children love knowing that are experiencing this party because they are loved by not only their house moms and the CLM staff, but by their sponsors and donors that make the party a possibility.

If you haven't already, please consider sending in a donation for a birthday gift. A #20 donation will buy a small gift for a child as well as provide for the party. You can mail in payment or you can call in with your credit card of banking acount information. Please be sure to send in payments before mid-July!

Thanks for you continued support of our ministry and our wonderful children!

Soccer

It has been really neat for me to see the picture of our boys playing soccer. I am honored that they have been provided soccer uniforms and get to compete against one another. We desire for them to have shoes now too so we are trying to brain storm some ideas of how to get shoes their way. We have been looking into hosting a benefit soccer tournament or possibly getting donated gently used shoes. What a blessing it would be for our boys to have shoes to go with their uniforms.

Happiness Among Children

Visiting Uganda was such a blessing for both Eve & I. As we were spending time in the villages I enjoyed watching the children play and interact together. It truly is like watching the kids playing at a party. All you can hear is laughter and chatter as they cover the grounds of the village.

A time to weep and a time to laugh,
A time to mourn and a time to dance.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

I am so grateful to God that our children are now in a time to laugh and a time to dance. It is a joy for me to see them doing so well and enjoying their lives as much as they do. It's always refreshing for me to visit Uganda again and see our vision living out actively.

Rice Donation

We are so grateful to God for blessing Seeta Village with a rice donation from Tilda Uganda Ltd! This donation was put together by one of our sponsors Macodou N’Daw! We are so very grateful for his love of our children and getting this donation to our village. Thank you Macodou for going above and beyond!

Read Matthew 25:31-46 The final parable regarding the sheep and the goat. Christ says in vs. 44-45 44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

I believe that Macodou has obeyed the scriptures in getting this donation provided for and for that we are truly grateful.