Installing fuel efficient stoves – the stoves are for the farm’s kitchen staff use, but also as a demonstration for the local community because most homes still use the traditional three stone fire, an inefficient method of cooking, and hazardous to the women who are breathing smoke from the cooking fires…most hazardous when cooking in their enclosed kitchen huts. Using the fuel efficient stoves saves half the wood normally burned with the three stone method and saves the women from lung damage.
Harvest Hands
Staff discipleship training – Jonas and Godwin attended a week of training sponsored by Child Evangelism Fellowship, to prepare them for discipling the school children in the local Rwentanga schools and in local church Sunday school classes. ….Harvest Hands International wants to thank CEF for the great work they are doing to disciple children and train others for the same work.
Disabled Children’s Outreach – On Friday August 23rd, Colin and Darcy Landells/Wingrove came out for a day with their family to see the work of OURS and Harvest Hands. The Landells/Wingrove’s are medical professionals from Canada and the Ibanda families were blessed to have their expertise for the day. The outreach was in Kaginga sub-county of Ibanda District and 64 children were assessed. The day ended around 5pm and several of the children traveled back to Mbarara with us for immediate rehab.
First day was great! …Amon and Samuel started with a discussion about the purpose of the football league. Then the group had a bible study that focused on the kids need for God and their call as disciples of Jesus. Then they broke for practice and the kids were taken through a fitness and skills assessment, so teams would be balanced and competitive.
Samuel and Amon will coordinate the football league intended for training up youth in leadership. Football is a great means of training youth for life and the men will meet with the youth and parents weekly and guide the youth in bible study, identifying the characteristics of strong leadership.
We were visiting vanilla farmers when we came across Baby Barbra and her mother Joseline. Barbra is one month old and has a club foot. They were admitted at OURS rehabilitation centre on Thursday January 24th for orthopedic correction. She was asked to stay for a whole month for the surgery and proper monitoring. Please pray for baby Barbra and for the success of the whole operation, not forgetting her family.
On Thursday this week, we will have our first annual general meeting. Harvest Hands was registered in November 2011, and we can officially say we are a year old. Thank you for supporting the Lord’s work in Uganda and may the Lord continue to bless Harvest Hands for His praise and glory.
Samuel
Harvest Hands International introduces a newest member, Samuel Balinda. He is 24 years old from Ntoroko district. He’s disabled and has a strong faith and positive attitude about his disability, making him the right person to work with disabled children and the children ministry. He’s also a part-time supervisor at the farm
The last time we reported on Emily’s progress, she was waiting for her prosthesis to be fitted, and we just received an update that she’s back home now with the prosthetic limb, but she still needs training to use it.
And we’re hopeful that a new member of Harvest Hands, Samuel……, will be able to assist Emily with her rehab because Samuel is also disabled and has a positive attitude which has allowed him to work through the limitation of his disability, and have a productive life.
Samuel will work with Emily to overcome her resistance to using the prosthetic limb, and encourage her with Harvest Hands assistance to return to the OURS center for additional rehabilitation support.
Thanks for your prayers and support to get Emily’s through her rehabilitation.
May God bless you abundantly