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The Team is Coming Together

Posted by Kate Duff on

The team is coming together! Kate, Linda & Sam met up in Rwanda and said goodbye to Martha Newton and hello to our Ugandan friend Ainebyona Roland, who helped them travel across the border into Uganda. Now in Kabale, Uganda, they met up with another friend and JAM staff, Aggrey Ahimbisibwe...

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At the Rafiki Village in Rwanda

Posted by Kate Duff on

I arrived safely in Kigali, Rwanda with all my luggage. I'll be in Uganda visiting sponsored children and guardians for the next two weeks, but I am starting my time in Rwanda with my friend and former neighbor, Martha Newton, who is now is a full-time missionary at Rafiki Village in Kigali, Rwanda.

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The VBC Dress A Child Day

Posted by Keith Duff on

This past year many have been hard at work making dresses and PJs for orphans in Uganda. Linda Mallette has had the help of 20 women who have met on Saturdays to make 150 PJs for boys and dresses for girls and Mackenzie Yates made 150 dresses for girls!!! We had a blast handing these out gifts...

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The Children and Guardians Welcome Us to the Rubanda Care Point

Posted by Keith Duff on

We had a wonderful time today with the children and guardians from the Juna Amagara ministry operation area in Rubanda (southwest Uganda - about 1 hour from the Congo and Rwanda borders).We sang and danced together, and spent time with all of our VBC sponsored kids who are in this...

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Serving and Celebrating with the ABIDE Students

Posted by Scott Etchison on

We had the privilege of serving with the ABIDE (Amagara Bible Institute of Discipleship and Evangelism) this week and then celebrating with them as they graduated from the program. We really enjoyed our time with these young men and women. This is the ministry that our missionaries Matt and...

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Rugarama Hospital - So Impressed and Blessed

Posted by Keith Duff on

Today we visited the Dr. Gilbert Mateeka's hospital in Kabale, western Uganda. Dr. Gilbert also assists Juna Amagara with their medical outreach initiatives, including the new JAM health clinic in Rubanda, Uganda. The Rugarama Hospital is very impressive in so many ways. And while they face...

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Bring the Whole Tithe into the Storehouse

Posted by Mary Etchison on

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. ~ Malachi 3:10 This verse came to...

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Wonderful Day Meeting with Your Sponsored Children

Posted by Sabrina Pilkington on

Today we had the opportunity to meet with all 13 of our sponsored children in Kampala. We played games, sang songs, played with yo-yos and spent time getting to know each of the children individually. Great kids! Thanks to all who sponsor children at this care point - we are constantly...

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Sweet Smiles and Genuine Hearts

Posted by Mary Etchison on

First day in Uganda was so exciting! It is my first experience out of the country and so I was a little nervous especially since I was the one that was suppose to share the first parable with the student that we were visiting. When we arrived Kamwokya Primary School, (elementary) the welcome...

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Team Uganda is on their way!

Posted by Keith Duff on

Team Uganda is on their way! They have 34 fifty pound checked suitcases filled with care packages for our sponsored children, Bibles, clothes (made by VBC ladies) and school supplies. The team will be in Uganda for 3 weeks and will focus on several areas of ministry: teaching the parables of...

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