Fountain of Hope Ministries: June 2021 Newsletter
Hear from Our Ministry Director
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Praise be to God for another month granted to serve in His kingdom. Greetings in the most precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Following the just concluded political rallies that intensified tension, it seemed liked were getting over the pressures that had covered the nation in the beginning months of the year. But as a nation we’ve again been hit by the second wave of coronavirus were over 800 known deaths have been registered. There is a significant increase in cases of COVID-19 and hospital wards across the nation are filling with COVID-19 patients hence the surge outpacing oxygen supply which remains a biggest issue in the health sector. In Uganda, almost every day the virus has reached a new and tragic milestone, more is being discovered about it and the effect it causes which is the same all over the world.
I would like to thank all Grace Giving partners for being part of our community and this serves as an update you on the road ahead, sharing what God has done in the communities where we serve.
Yesterday I received a call from Ms. Deborah Mwesigwa the president’s representative in Jinja District (RDC) asking for help. She said that Government is counting on Churches and None governmental organizations to help provide food to the vulnerable and starving families. We are doing our best as a ministry but still ask for your continued prayer and financial support. In solidarity.
Robert Sityo
Ministry Director
June, 2021 FOHM, Issue XIV
Fountain Of Hope Ministries June report
Uganda Update
A mid the vexing rise of COVID-19 cases in Uganda, a second lockdown has been enforced as part of an effort to prevent the COVID-19 surge from overwhelming the healthcare system.
According to the recent updates, the number of cases being registered on a daily basis is in thousands compared to the previously filed numbers at the beginning of this year. Resulting from the government’s announcement of the lockdown on the 7th of June 2021, many families have lost their sources of income due to the lockdown and the economy has been plunged into a recession, with more households falling into monetary poverty, isolation, loneliness, and cut off from their usual support networks. For the poorest families, including those who do not have access to social protection, the situation is very terrible.
With the likely impact and challenges of Covid-19 becoming evident, as a church based ministry, we are thinking of taking a lead and respond to the Covid-19 related effects in the communities where we serve. It has taken us four years reaching out to a group of people often misunderstood, as being backward, primitive and for that reason they have been racially segregated for a long time; these are the Karamojong people living in Masese III one of the slams of Jinja. Recently, we had started penetrating into this community and a total of 70 Karamajong women had started attending our church two weeks to the lock down. Now they are calling the church for help. The possibility of these losing livelihood due to Covid-induced lockdown has left these women, who are daily wage workers, deeply worried. The prospect of no work and no income is scary for them as it has driven their families to starvation.
This has indeed moved our hearts to help the hurting, hungry, and vulnerable in this lockdown period.
June, 2021 FOHM, Issue XIV
Fountain Of Hope Ministries June report
Praying Requests
- Pray for the Sick, their families and caregivers.
- Pray for those who have already lost loved ones to the virus and those who suffer such loss, that they may know the consolation of the love God.
- Pray that the Church may not grow weary of proclaiming the gospel of Christ and serve as beacon of hope to a suffering communities.
- Pray for financial support as we find ways to support and care for the most vulnerable during these times in the various communities.
If you would like to contribute to the continuation of this ministry in Uganda, your tax deductible gifts can be sent to support Fountain of Hope Ministries International. Checks need to be made payable to Grace giving International with a memo for Fountain of Hope Ministries International and mailed to P.O Box 31525, Spokane WA 99223.
Or donate online at:
https://www.gracegivinginternational.org
June, 2021 FOHM, Issue XIII
Fountain Of Hope Ministries June report 2021
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