surgery center
incinerator
dr. gilbert in front of incinerator
There are still medical expenses we incur on a monthly basis, depending on the patients we are having under our care during that season. There are also a number of people with different medical and surgical issues who need further treatment and operations. Many times these people are neglected, very poor and needy and are unable to meet the cost of medical care. FOLA has stepped in to help!
Right now we still have three people who need urgent care, with two of them needing surgery. The cost for the one surgery is $1,500. We are waiting on the final diagnosis and the cost of surgery on the other patient. We expect that cost to be about $1,500 also. We are looking forward to constructing a surgery room in our Kampala medical clinic, which will help ease our work. This will help us bring in surgeons, who will conduct onsite operations, instead of taking these patients to hospitals, where patients are forced to pay much higher hospital bills.
Need: land / building purchase
Vocational Training Center
We are in the early stages of purchasing a piece of property to be used to open a vocational training center, so that people can be equipped with skills to help them earn a living for their families. We put a down payment on a piece of property and have to pay the remainder within 60 days. We feel like this is really a true “step of faith” that God wanted us to take. Would you agree with us in prayer and possibly give a financial donation towards this great need? If so, please ear-mark your check accordingly in the memo section. Please contact Mary Linette with any questions.
Because of extreme poverty, poor living conditions and the cost associated with going to school, the illiteracy rate in Uganda is very high. Most people earn about $365 per year. It costs at least $300 per year to send one child to school, which would then leave no monies for food, rent and other very basic necessities. Most do not have any basic skills, except to digging ditches or having children.
We see the grave necessity to give them a skill-set that will help pull them out of poverty, teach them independence and help them feel good about themselves and their achievements. We want to teach people “how to fish” by beginning sewing/tailoring and hair dressing classes.
* great need for school desks *
Masindi Mercy Junior School
We are very excited to get to announce that through a special donation from some FOLA supporters, we have been able to have school desks and seats constructed for the kids in our Masindi Mercy Junior School. They have been learning in their classrooms by “setting on thin mats” on the ground. Needless to say, the joy that we see on their faces is worth a million dollars! They are now able to see that God loves them, how He cares for them and their education. Because of the virus pandemic, this has been a year-long project. Special thanks to Dr. Gilbert Birungi for overseeing this project.
kids are happy to try new desks!
There are still medical expenses we incur on a monthly basis, depending on the patients we are having under our care during that season. There are also a number of people with different medical and surgical issues who need further treatment and operations. Many times these people are neglected, very poor and needy and are unable to meet the cost of medical care. FOLA has stepped in to help!
Right now we still have three people who need urgent care, with two of them needing surgery. The cost for the one surgery is $1,500. We are waiting on the final diagnosis and the cost of surgery on the other patient. We expect that cost to be about $1,500 also. We are looking forward to constructing a surgery room in our Kampala medical clinic, which will help ease our work. This will help us bring in surgeons, who will conduct onsite operations, instead of taking these patients to hospitals, where patients are forced to pay much higher hospital bills.
As God provides, we hope to expand this program more.
Micro-Finance
FOLA has continued to support a number of families through micro-finance. These are families who were affected, worse than others, during the 2020 virus pandemic. Most of these are single mothers whose husbands left them and provide no financial help. Widows have also suffered greatly! You may find they have 5 to 10 children to care for who are depending upon them, yet they have no means of income.
We have helped establish small scale businesses, some of which are along the road sides. They sell their goods daily and are normally able to get a little income to help support their families. They borrow a small amount of money from the micro-finance group and pay it back over time, so it can be lent out to others. As God provides, we hope to expand this program more.
helping to sustain our schools at our masindi farm
Farming
We are very excited to get to announce that through a special donation from some FOLA supporters, we have been able to have school desks and seats constructed for the kids in our Masindi Mercy Junior School. They have been learning in their classrooms by “setting on thin mats” on the ground. Needless to say, the joy that we see on their faces is worth a million dollars! They are now able to see that God loves them, how He cares for them and their education. Because of the virus pandemic, this has been a year-long project. Special thanks to Dr. Gilbert Birungi for overseeing this project.
Mercy Bible Institute
- Institute began in 2019
- Enrollment for 2021 school year is about 200
- They can earn certificates, diplomas and degrees
