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The Salvation Army in Uganda has been of great help especially to the orphans and the most vulnerable, helping in the mobilization and provision of education for children who live in the surrounding suburbs near Command Headquarters. This is achieved by working through the programme called, ‘Peace for the African Child' and another community care project based in Kampala, where school stationery and scholastic materials have been supplied.
This has brought joy to the community and helped in spreading the Gospel to the needy. The orphans, guardians and the nearby community are learning much about what The Salvation Army and how its people are available to help them. The community especially the guardians have thanked The Salvation Army. Though we did not have enough funds to accommodate all vulnerable children and orphans, because there arejust so many and so needy.
There have been camps set up to accommodate so many internally displaced from their homes, basically in the Northern part of Uganda where The Salvation Army has played a very important role to reach these people by supporting them and trying to meet their needs. Many people suffer and are in need of the most basic things to survive, but the work done by The Salvation Army through its representatives, is much appreciated.
At the end of 2007, disputes about the elections in Kenya resulted in violent clashes. Land conflicts resulted in many people fleeing, some crossing into Uganda from Kenya, seeking help. The Salvation Army helped these families and some suffering from HIV/Aids by providing food. Each home that hosted refugees received 20kgs of maize flour and 10kgs of beans, with charcoal, supplementary baby soya, sugar and milk as food for the children under five years and rolls of toilet paper. The same applied to the refugee as well. This took place in Bumbo in Manafa District, in the Eastern part of the country.
A number of non-Salvationists joined the Sunday service to worship the Lord at Makuria Corps near Tororo Children's Home and many of them accepted God as their personal Saviour.
We thank you for your help and cooperation in making it possible for us here in Uganda to bless our needy children and adults. God bless Singapore and Malaysia Salvation Army!
Lyndon Munambo
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