Three Important News Items!

News item #1-
          We have five new students (3 boys, 2 girls) available for sponsorship!  Please spread the word and feel free to share this among friends and family.  Others you know may want to contribute to a worthy cause but not know how or where to donate.  An endorsement from someone they know and trust may be just the encouragement they need to participate!  Contact me at b.d.rhoads@mac.com and a sponsorship can begin right away!

Miiya Tendo - age 4

Joseph Mukisa -age 5

Odoki Simon -age 6

Arthur Sanyu =age 6

Jovia Kirungi -age 3

          Joseph, Arthur and Jovia are children of pastors serving with Pastor George at Ever Increasing Miracle Church in Bukasa.  Because of low income the pastors cannot afford school tuition.  

          Miiya and Odoki's fathers have abandoned their families.  Their mothers' small business income barely provides for basic needs.

          A great way to engage in Kingdom work is to show God's love as a child sponsor.  Thank you in advance for considering this opportunity.  

News item #2-

          We are currently working on adding an online donation button to our blog page.  A few logistical issues need to be worked out first between Project Love International and PayPal (verifying PLI's non-profit status, linking bank numbers/accounts).  After this is completed, the donation link will be active.  Donors' $40 monthly sponsorship can be paid via a PayPal account or with any major credit card.

          I'm not sure the "Donation" button will appear on email postings, such as this, but it will be on the blog site.  If it doesn't appear in future postings, go to iheartbukasa.blogspot.com.  Click "Donate" and follow the prompts.  We'll announce when the button is active- we hope it's soon.

News Item #3-

          Our next Bukasa Garage Sale will take place, in my front yard, on Saturday, October 19 from 7 am-noon at 838 Silver Cloud St. TO.  If you have goods to donate contact me at 805-492-4020 to make arrangements for pick-up or delivery.  If you are willing and able to help, we will be setting up on Friday, 10/18 from 3-5 pm.  We also need help on Saturday morning with selling, talking with people about our cause, and making contact with potential supporters.  Clean up begins Sat. at noon.  All help  is gratefully accepted.  

As always, we appreciate your support and your heart for Bukasa School.

No School Closure Before December

          Pastor George informed me this week that the City of Kampala will allow Ever Increasing Children's Center to finish this year's term!  Closure will take effect starting in February if corrections are not made by the new year.  The city inspection in the spring of 2012 sited these violations:
     -inadequate latrines
     -kitchen smoke entering classrooms causing poor air quality
     -a solution must be provided to relieve overcrowded classrooms
During the past year Pastor George was able to purchase land near the school and build 4 new latrines which are only for student use.  This satisfied one issue from the above list.
           The school community is now in negotiations with a landowner to purchase their plot of land within the village and near the existing school.  The house would be renovated and made into a kitchen.  And there is room enough to construct two additional classrooms.  The land price is $8,000 USD.  The cost of labor/materials is $6,000.  Total = $14,000.

Students of Ever Increasing Children's Center

          Tomorrow I will be submitting a grant request to Kingdom Investment Foundation of Tucson for $10,00 to help fund this project.  If we get the grant (announced in Nov.) we will still have a $4,000 shortfall to make up.  I have included a supply list to give you an idea of what is involved.  Would you prayerfully consider making a donation or sponsoring a portion of the purchase or construction costs with a financial gift?  Every generous contribution is greatly appreciated.
Mail support checks to:
    Project Love International
    5855 Topanga Canyon
    Suite 400
    Woodland Hills, CA
                          91367
Write "Bukasa" on the memo line.

Land:                                                            $8,000

Materials:

4000 bricks @ 11.2 cents each                $450

Roofing timbers (100)                               $400

Load of small stones (3)                           $300

Load of sand (6)                                       $200

Gravel/water                                            $100

Bags of cement (40)                                 $450

Nails, wire, steel rebar                              $800

Windows (12) @ $75 each                       $900

Geri cans paint (4)                                   $140

Lighting/wiring                                         $150

Pots, pans, cooking utensils                      $50

Labor:

Roofing                                                    $200

Day’s wage $50 X 21 days (12 men)    $1250

Total                                                   $14,000

Last Note:

Many church members of Ever Increasing Miracle Church are in need of Bibles.  Do you have a Bible at home, in good condition, that you would consider donating to Bukasa Village?  If so, please contact me (805-492-4020) and I will gladly come and pick up from you.  I will bundle them up and send them along to Uganda with the next team that visits- perhaps in February.  Many thanks in advance for your generosity,  support, and prayers for those in need in Bukasa.

Funds Raised, Students Sponsored!

          Our Bukasa garage sale event last Saturday was a huge success!  Through God's blessing and the collective hard work of those listed below, we were able to generate $1200+ to send pastor George with which to further the kitchen renovation and honor the city's requirement of facility improvements.
          Our success wouldn't have been possible without our small but mighty band of volunteers who donated items, helped set up on Fri., were available to help meet/greet/sell items on Sat., who loaded and transported goods, and who pitched in to clean up.  My thanks to Dusty Sawyer, Jeanette and Jim Miller, Laurie Kelly Weber, Tim and R'deen Phillips, my wife Deanne, and especially Teri Kenyon (who hosted the garage sale at her house in spite of her husband's medical proceedure the day before, and who donated a garage full of items for the event!).  Thank you for your labor of love to support Ever Increasing Children's Center, Bukasa Village.  I appreciate your time, talent, enthusiasm, hands and feet made available to God's service.
          The last bit of good news is that our first 5 students of EICC have all been sponsored!  Your generous monthly support is a life changer for the child and the child's family.  It not only provides a hope and a future for the little one, but also provides financial relief to the family that demonstrates Christ's love in a real and tangible way.  A heart-felt thanks to our 5 sponsors!