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Details of
children we are currently sponsoring
We would like to
thank our partners and friends for
supporting us and also to inform them that things are looking good, the
building work is progressing well.
Our
passion is born out of
our Christian DNA that causes us to be a people of reality with an
expression of God's love to others and to children, especially orphans
and abandoned children who have no one else to help them. We are called
to provide a home for the homeless and hope for the hopeless
Below are the names
of children we are already sponsoring
- Kosea Kapere
is now 4 years old. Both of his parents died of HIV/AIDS. At the moment
he lives with his grandmother in poor conditions and not growing
properly due poor diet. He goes to a local nursery school in a remote
village and he is waiting to benefit from Abba Father's House services
as soon as the home opens. We have been providing him with support for
food clothing etc. through his grandmother but he will be moved to our
home soon
- Juliet (Hope)
renamed by founder is 11 years old. She also lost both of parents due
to HIV/AIDS and lives with grandmother under poor conditions and needs
full help. She goes to a local primary school where education is very
poor. She is waiting to benefit from Abba Father's House services as
soon as the home opens. We have been providing her with support for
food clothing etc. through her grandmother but she will be placed in
our home as soon as it’s ready
- Rebecca Nabirye needs
comfort and re-assurance with life issues and full help. She lost both
of parents. Her father died in a motor accident and her mother died of
HIV/AIDS years later. Due to bad circumstances Rebecca did not do well
at A level and she is now doing a catering course in one of the
colleges in Kampala City. She needs spiritual, emotional and financial
support as well as shelter and lots of love and assurance. AFHM shall
offer Rebecca employment when her course finishes to enable her gain
working experience after which she will either move one or be part of
our catering training team.
- Gorrette
is
17 years old. Her mother died of HIV/AIDS three and a half years ago,
her father who is not well himself has neglected her. She is living
with relatives at the moment. She completed primary education last year
and is now being sponsored with education by Abba Father’s
House
in one of the secondary schools in Kampala suburbs. She needs a
suitable accommodation to enable her study properly as well as
emotional encouragement and motivation.
- Winfred Nabukenya
lost her mother three and a half years ago and her father has neglected
her. She lives with relatives who are not able to assist her but only
use her to do their housework. Winnie would have joined university but
due to lack of finance she dropped out of school. At the moment, she
doing an accounts course in one of the colleges in Kampala city,
sponsored by Abba Father's House but needs accommodation as well as
emotional encouragement and motivation.
- Sylvia Monica Kagayi
is
9 years old. She lost her father; her mother
lives in very poor conditions and is unable to help her. Abba Father's
House has placed Sylvia at Stephen Jota Children's Centre. Sylvia will
be moving into our own home soon.
- Doreen Nangobi is
a six year old orphan. Both of her parents died of HIV/AIDS and she
stays with her grandmother. She is in primary 1 and AFHM told Glen
about her circumstances and Glen loved to sponsor her. Doreen will be
placed at our home which is due to open very soon 8.Elizabeth Kasemire
Elizabeth is a10 year old orphan staying with her 17 year old brother
under very poor conditions. The brother is a child himself and not able
to look after another child. That is why Maggie Goodwin was moved with
compassion to sponsor Elizabeth and she will be among the first bitch
to be placed at our home when it opens soon.
What
we intend to do for the children
Life
Aspects - God's way is our main mandate to build and base this charity
on godly principals. We bear witness that God is truly who He says He
is, the creator of heaven and earth and everything in it. Although many
religions have emerged and perverted God's truth into lies, the true
nature of God is love and out of His love flows abundant life.
The
founder of this ministry was inspired by God to proclaim the love and
goodness of God and to testify His faithfulness through the word of God
proclaiming of how Word has turned her life round for good.
Our
main focus is to create a peaceful environment, friendship and
relationship with the children before other issues can be dealt with,
to provide an environment where the children can freely open up and
respond to our staff positively. By so doing, we hope the children will
be free to tell us about themselves which will provide us with more
information and give us a clear understanding of their real needs. Once
this is achieved, the children can then be helped to access God through
faith in Jesus Christ God's Son.
The
Benefits of Life God's Way - Radical
change
can be achieved if a child/person chooses to take on board God's
principals which entitle them to the promises of God if applied to
their circumstances
- People/children
can learn to put their confidence in God and not in money, education
etc.
- They can receive
emotional and physical healing and begin a new life, forget the past
and positively look to the future putting their total trust in God for
all their present and future needs to be met.
- - They can
benefit from physical and spiritual prosperity, for example to be able
to deal with any issues in their life by applying the principals of God
in their individual circumstances and overcoming them as and when they
arise.
- They can gain
prudence in their trust for God and gain ability to see God as greater
than any problems that come their way, instead of falling apart with
fear of circumstances which turn many people in the world to
depression.
- People/children
become disciples of others teaching them God's way and principals and
thereby make the world a better place to live.
Likely
Risks - One
needs the
wisdom and knowledge of God, who He is, what He has already done for us
and how to obtain that which God has already in store for us. Our
biggest challenge is to take children or people from their old
situation (where they could have been for a long time) to a new place.
- God's principals
are not based on a formula but obtainable by faith (belief) in God and
His principals and we need to help them unlearn wrong principals and to
apply new ones.
- Although we have
great hope in God's way to establish our aims and obligations and
indeed fulfil God's call, challenges like behavioural problems,
bullying, fighting etc between children are likely to be a hindrance
especially if the principals are not wholly adhered to by both staff
and children.
- In circumstances
where a child may decide not to believe in God, it might be a challenge
to keep such a child from interfering in other children's beliefs
though we will still maintain our love towards the child because the
Bible says love never fails.
- Our services are
based on heart issues and it will be a challenge to choose the right
workers, as we cannot predict individual's motives for coming to work
with us, some of whom might have personal agendas instead of working
corporately. This can also be an issue in the general management if
these principals are not accepted willingly.
The
question commonly asked by nearly all people is "surely if God is there
why does He look on while, wrong things are going on in the world? Or
in the case of the children, why did God let my parents die for abandon
me?" The truth is God Love and only good things come from Him but there
is also another force (satan) who comes to steal and to kill and to
destroy. God has also given us a free choice to decide whom to follow
because He is not a dictator. Most of the circumstances we go through
in life are based on the decisions we or our parents make consciously
or unconsciously and we are affected by family background and cultural
issues. The message of God's love brings hope and life to whosoever
takes it to heart, casts our fear and all other issues that we face in
life and motivates one to look to a Saviour.
Where
there is lack of God's love, there is abundance of fear, hate, selfish
ambitions and all criminal acts you can think of, but the Bible says in
Rom 2:2 God commands us to not despise the riches of his goodness,
forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God
leads you to repentance.
We
bear witness to these truth "that God can do what no one else can't",
that is why we are stepping out in faith to share what God has given
us, believing that God who has called this ministry will be faithful to
establish it as He has done lots of many other things in lour lives. In
1 Samuel 2:8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from
the ash heap, to set them among princes and make them inherit the
throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and He has
set the world upon them
Before
one gets to know the Lord, their circumstances seem to be the worst in
the whole world and it always feels like nothing can be done about
them. But the good news is that there is no circumstance too great for
God to solve. Once one gets to know the Lord and His goodness they do
not stay the same. Circumstances become less and less as the Lord
begins to manifest His goodness in individual situations.
Children's
Strategy
AFHC
will offer placements to disadvantaged children in a home based on
Christian principals Placement will also be given to children from
other religious backgrounds are willing to live in a Christian culture.
Orphans
The
Bible says in James 1:27 that pure and lasting religion in the sight of
God our father means that we must care for orphans and widows in their
troubles and refuse to let the world corrupt us.
- Children are a
gift from God but unfortunately there are lost of them who are
abandoned by their parents due to the life pressures and others have
lost their parents and are at the mercy of the community at large.
- ABBA Father's
management will receive orphanage/disadvantaged children applications
from the local churches/community under the home management procedure
and will choose to accept/not accept to offer a placement to a child or
children depending on availability of funds and accommodation.
- ABBA Father's
management will, in consultation with the parent/relative/guardian to
gather information concerning the child to be accommodated in order to
ensure our ability to look after such a child.
Children's
Individual Case files
A
good filing system will be in place to ensure children's records,
needs, development and progress are recorded. Each child's file will
contain all necessary information and all relevant information will be
filed for future reference.
Child
Protection Policy
AFHC
will trust God for protection and safety of all everyone and will also
adopt physical measures to ensure that the welfare of children is
promoted, children are protected from abuse and for an appropriate
response to be made to any allegation or suspicion of abuse. We believe
that biblical training will go a long way in bringing about peace at
AFHC although physical measure shall be in place for the welfare of
children.
That
there are clear procedures in line with council regulations which are
known, understood, and followed by all staff, for responding to
allegations or suspicions of abuse, either by staff or by other
children in the home, or by others.
For
more information please click on to our support
page.
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