We've finally received word about our grant proposal submitted in August! I received a phone call yesterday morning informing us that we were granted $5,612 from the Kingdom Investment Foundation of Tucson. We should receive the check sometime in December. Once deposited the funds will be sent to Pastor George ASAP! This amount represents about 1 and 1/2 years worth of garage sale income!! Thank you Lord, and thank you KIF! (No, that's really a prayer!)
Of the fifteen grants submitted to KIF only five were awarded. One grant was awarded for an orphanage in India, another to support a home for crippled children, again in India. A third went to a feeding program for children living in a Kenya slum. The fourth grant was awarded to Young Life Capernaum in Tucson, a high school outreach program for special needs kids and young adults. The last grant was the one we received for Bukasa. Ours was the second highest amount awarded.
These funds will be put toward the purchase of property for the kitchen build out. Future funds (another $8388 we hope to raise with your help) will be used for acquiring materials, paying for labor, and building two additional classrooms. Pastor George's goal is to complete the project by February- the opening of a new school year.
If you are prompted to participate in helping Pastor George reach his goal you can donate via PayPal/credit card below or donate toward our Indiegogo Campaign for Bukasa. We have less than 25 days remaining for this Campaign. If you haven't had a chance yet to see our campaign or read about the details, click the link below.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bukasa-school-project/x/4667660
We welcome any comments or questions about Bukasa Village, the school, Pastor George, etc. Don't be shy, we'd love to hear from you. Thanks again for your continued support.
Bob and Blythe
iheartBukasa | Supporting Ever Increasing Children's Center in Uganda, Africa
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Response from Pastor George
After receiving our latest donation Pastor George sent the note below expressing his thanks and appreciation. We were able to include additional funds from other generous donors so the total he received was $1333. Thanks again for your support and contributions to this school.
Dear Jaja Bobby,
Greetings to you in the name of our lord Jesus Christ how is your family doing hope you all do well in Jesus name.
I want to bring greetings from all the staffe of ever increasing childrens center they love and pray for all of you, and they thank you for your support may the lord bless you all.
I got the funds, and we have discided to work on toilet, two more rooms, this project will cost about $800 and we are expecting to finish it on tuesday next week.
the city told us to have six roomed toilete, two rooms for the boy and two for girls two for teachers.
So we used same of the funds to pay teachers salary and $80 that went to suzanne & sophia.
and the rest of the funds warks on toilet . we want to bring our apriciation to all our
friends and supporters to what they are doing for us may the lord bless you all.
May him who blesses bless you all, serving the lord together pastor kisolo George.
Dear Jaja Bobby,
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| Pastor George |
I want to bring greetings from all the staffe of ever increasing childrens center they love and pray for all of you, and they thank you for your support may the lord bless you all.
I got the funds, and we have discided to work on toilet, two more rooms, this project will cost about $800 and we are expecting to finish it on tuesday next week.
the city told us to have six roomed toilete, two rooms for the boy and two for girls two for teachers.
So we used same of the funds to pay teachers salary and $80 that went to suzanne & sophia.
and the rest of the funds warks on toilet . we want to bring our apriciation to all our
friends and supporters to what they are doing for us may the lord bless you all.
May him who blesses bless you all, serving the lord together pastor kisolo George.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Garage Sale Success!
Successful Saturday: We finished the day Saturday by raising $935 for Pastor George! Thank you for donating, and delivering goods, and for your prayer support. A special thanks to Mike Norman for helping to set up on Friday, and for pitching in to break down Saturday afternoon. Thanks too to Sophia Beccue and Ana Zepeda for being our steady sellers on Saturday morning. Ana's Spanish skills were a special blessing to us and to our Spanish speaking customers.
Reminder: We are into our tenth day of Indiegogo Campaign for Bukasa School. This online donation site is a 60-day fund raising mechanism to generate funds through social media. Please check out the site and pass the link (http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bukasa-school-project/x/4667660?c=pledges) to friends and neighbors via email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. A word shared about this worthy cause would be much appreciated.
Sponsorships: We also have another five students available for sponsorship. A commitment of $40 per month provides for student enrollment, a daily meal, books, materials, and general supplies. Would you consider sponsoring one of these little ones? Their profiles and photos can be found on this site in an earlier posting. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this with me give me a call (805-492-4020). Many thanks!
Reminder: We are into our tenth day of Indiegogo Campaign for Bukasa School. This online donation site is a 60-day fund raising mechanism to generate funds through social media. Please check out the site and pass the link (http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bukasa-school-project/x/4667660?c=pledges) to friends and neighbors via email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. A word shared about this worthy cause would be much appreciated.
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| Wildwood "Bucks for Bukasa" event! |
Sponsorships: We also have another five students available for sponsorship. A commitment of $40 per month provides for student enrollment, a daily meal, books, materials, and general supplies. Would you consider sponsoring one of these little ones? Their profiles and photos can be found on this site in an earlier posting. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this with me give me a call (805-492-4020). Many thanks!
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