Project Namyoya

Namyoya is a small village outside of Kampala, Uganda that Global Family Rescue is currently focusing on. These people have NOTHING! They are the poorest of the poor. For a very long time they had no access to clean water, medical care, education, or basic belongings such as clothing. Thank God we recently finished building 2 wells for this village, one on each side! They are so happy. We work in the village trying to get families sponsored so that they can receive money each month to possibly build a home and get food and clothing. Most people throughout Uganda don't even have a home and the wealthier people have what we would consider a shack. We are almost finished building the church and a house for Pastor David!! Next, we will be building a health clinic! One of the first things I noticed in this village was that there are a handful of adult women and a lot of small children but not really anything in between. This is because so many children don't make it to adulthood. Most women are also widows which makes life much harder than it already is. The main health problem in this village is Malaria, not HIV which is the more common problem throughout Africa. It costs about $15 to receive the medication to treat malaria and almost everyone will die before affording it. We try to get treatment for as many people as possible but it is very hard because there are so many people and they can catch it repeatedly and very easily.

Sunday I met a beautiful women named Harriet; she is 6 months pregnant and has malaria. Had we not spoken to her she and her baby could have died. We got together and raised enough money for Harriet to receive proper treatment for herself and her new baby for the rest of her pregnancy. We gave her a new outfit for her baby and prayed with her for a long time. She was so grateful!

The children love us so much it is overwhelming! When we first arrived they prepared a huge celebration and greeted us with song, dance and drums. The children literally fight each other to hold your hand and they WILL NOT let go! The women hug and kiss every one of us! You would not believe the gratitude they have for us, they care so much for us and would will do anything to show it. They prepared a meal for us which is such a big deal because its common for people not to eat for days here. The children love bubbles, stickers and candy! We always bring this stuff and we sing and play games with them all day.

We are known as Mzungu which really just means white person but it also automatically means we are educated and pretty much burn money for fun. Obviously this isn't true but in comparison to them we have so much and it is hard for them to understand the concept of money and just because we bring them candy doesn't mean we have an unlimited flow of cash. Mzungu isn't a negative thing its just what we are. It is so funny driving to the village because everyone sees us and just yells "mzungu! mzungu!" They look so shocked and they stare and wave and the children run after the bus! They are just so happy to even talk to us and it isn't uncommon for someone here to go their entire life without seeing a white person so imagine how weird we look! lol All in all, everyone here is sooo nice! Everyone takes care of each other and says hello where ever you go.

Pastor David's future home!

Namyoya Church! Its almost done and its so beautiful!

This little girl is so sweet! She always runs up to me and yells out "Sarah! Sarah!" because she likes to show me she can say my name!

They love bubbles!

This is the little girl that I fell in love with! We believe her name is Susan and she has 2 siblings. We are researching her family so that Ashley and I can start sponsoring them! This is the first day we met her and it was impossible to get her to smile; we think she might have malaria. The next day I brought her a doll that my precious little Haley gave to me to donate. She was so happy and she actually smiled and started talking! Thank you Haley! You really made a difference in her life! She has probably never had a doll before!

Silvia got to meet the family that she sponsors! It was so beautiful to see the difference she has made in all of their lives since she discovered them. They were so grateful!