Seeking Prayers

I write with sad (but not tragic) news today. One of our orphans in our orphanage village in Seeta, Uganda, Africa was bit by a stray dog this week. The dog was running through the village chasing a pig. When our child tried to divert attention and "shoo" the dog away, the dog turned and chased after the child. The child, not knowing better, ran away. The dog bit the child in the calf. The child was rushed to a nearby hospital.

Thankfully, the child will be just fine! There will be some painful healing in his future, but he is expected to fully heal (with the exception of some scarring). Please pray for this child and his recovery!

Many blessings!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

Pneumonia kills 27,000 Ugandan Children Each Year!

I heard a statistic about children and pneumonia, and when I went to confirm, I found this article. http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/699805

It is so horrible to think of children dying. Pneumonia is a serious disease; actually, it is the world’s leading killer of children, taking 1.8 million children per year. But, in Uganda, it is exceptionally bad because there is a lack of treatment for suffering children. Many pneumonia deaths could be prevented if children were taken to get their medications and treatments. In Uganda, less than 20% of infected children receive antibiotics, which costs less that $1 each child. Please pray with me that (1) Uganda parents will understand the risk and take their children to seek medical care and (2) there will be plentiful supply of antibiotics at an affordable rate for poverty stricken families to get relief. Thank you for your prayers, and thank you for helping us help Ugandans. God bless!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

Campaign for Desks

I thought this article brought to light just some of the minor difficulties that many children in Uganda endure. There are many schools that cannot afford to provide desks for the children. Lack of desks lead to bad posture, exposure to very dirty floors complete with allergens and irritants, lack of comfort which makes concentration on school work difficult, etc. Our children have desks, thanks to the donations made for our school construction. Such a small piece of furniture can make such a large difference when raising the future of Uganda. Thank you for helping us make these children's lives better!

To read the entire article, go to http://allafrica.com/stories/200909300043.html.

Thank you again for all of you and your support of our orphan ministry!

Pastor Jackson Senyonga
Christian Life Ministries

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Ugandan School Breaks Explained

I asked you to pray for the Ugandan Students because they are having their first school break for the year. In Uganda the students do not have the summer off, instead they have 3 main breaks during the year.

The first is in April/June and it lasts about 3 weeks.

The second is in August/September and it lasts 3 weeks.

The last is in December/January, it lasts about 2 months.

The 2 month end of the year break is centered around Christmas and the New Year. Interestingly enough the U.S. summer school break was centered around the summer months of harvesting so the students could come home and spend their breaks in the fields. Yet, Christianity was brought to Africa later and their “summer like” break is centered around a Christian Holiday.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga

Pray for the Families of Uganda as they reach their first break from school

Pray for the students in Uganda who are about to have their first school break of the year. Also pray for the mothers of these children. During the school break the mothers will work the hardest, it will be a 24/7 job. Imagine having 12 children, with no tv, no six flags to take them to, and minimal entertainment. The energy you would need to keep up with the kids, please pray for the children and their mothers.

Pastor Jackson Senyonga