News from our Members
LANGO
ORPHANS SCHOLARSHIP TRUST
It
was from the ARM(Wales) Conference in 1994 that six delegates were sent to be a
SOMA team in Northern Uganda.
In 1996 another team was sent to this troubled area.
The war in N. Uganda has been going on now for 17 years and the last
twelve months have been the worst.
There are now 1,000,000 displaced people, without means of support, in
the area. This year
alone over 10,000 children have been abducted by the cruel (LRA) rebel army.
This
humanitarian disaster goes largely unnoticed by the press and media, but not by
God. Through the work of LOST,
orphans are supported, there is a nursery school, and a primary school is being
built. Here is a progress report
from Charles Owens the Project
Coordinator, on the work done since
our last magazine.
By
the time that you read this short report, I will be on my first visit to the
site since work began back in July.
As stated in the last report, due to the generosity of the many that have
sent us gifts, we made an early start on construction.
Despite
the unexpected heavy rain over the last three months, good progress has been
achieved. The foundations to floor
level are now completed and the concrete floor slab has been laid to over 50% of
the building. Mains water has been
laid and connected onto site.
The
brick making is in full production with around 40,000 bricks in stock. The rain hampers our brick baking and temporary sheds have
had to be constructed. We
are now arranging to transport our stock to site for the next stage to build the
walls up to roof level.
We
are very fortunate in having a sound leader in Jimmy, an experienced brick
maker, who along with our four apprenticed boys are producing 1,000 bricks per
day. At the busiest
time over the last three months, under the supervision of our site engineer
Denis, we employed 40 workmen on site, mostly from the displaced people that are
in Lira at this time, and besides paying them each day we also gave them a free
midday meal.
Drawings
have now been sent to the Authorities for approval for the clinic that is
planned for the school site.
Besides the school, this will serve a much-needed local community.
I am
overwhelmed by what has been done; what has been achieved in just three months
through the loving support of all that have joined us in this vision.
Thank you for your gifts and encouragement.
Thanks be to God our faithful provider.