It was great joy to receive at Paradise Junior School children who are not from Uganda, these are one of our first international students. Josoye, Eliya and Ruth are from the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), a country that borders Uganda to west. The sad thing is that things had not gone well in their home country. With the ongoing instability in DRC, these little ones were displaced from their home country. Josoye's father was killed in Josoye's presence. Josoye is just eight years old. They found their way to Paradise Junior School. They didn't know the local language of the area and neither could they speak English. On top of this, they had all the trauma from the instability back in DRC. They could not communicate well with the other children and they were hostile and belligerent to everyone. By the grace of God, these three are now healing, they are learning English, they interacting better with the other children. During our Easter celebration, they had a lot of fun, they danced and rejoiced with the other children, it was a beautiful thing to witness. It is true! If anyone comes to Christ, they are renewed, the old passes away and behold, all things become new.
We thank God that He has entrusted us with all the children that we have now. We are really growing bigger. God has poured out such a blessing that we now need more room for it. This is why we are setting out to build a three-story building at the school campus, this will have classrooms, big enough for the children to study and learn freely. It will have laboratories, a library, music room and so much more. We are looking forward to this and we know that our children will very much be blessed. Also, it is sad that in our country and community, we have a large portion of deaths due to treatable diseases such as malaria; that we still have a high mortality rate. Most of these conditions are preventable and they can be overcome with simple interventions. We thank God for blessing us with the land where we are going to be building a health facility. The Lord who started this will surely see it to the end. Our community will be healed.
We are going to be feeding more than 600 people at school this year, this is our children and staff. We are therefore setting out to establish a mechanized and modern farm; this will give jobs to the people in the community and it will provide food for our children at school. By growing our own food, we shall be able to easily feed all these people three meals a day, this is a cherished blessing to many people in our community.
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Paradise is located in Nsaggu village which is located in Ssisa, Busiro County, Central Uganda. Among the many problems facing the area is the problem of children not going to school, and for many who go to leave prematurely. Relevant data shows that in Uganda, 4 out of 10 children aged 3-5 years old attend early childhood education and 8 out of 10 children aged 6-12 years old attend primary school. On top of this, 45% of children in Uganda drop out of School. Paradise is a light in the darkness and an ark of safety for these children, they are here to learn, to discover, explore and they will stay until they are matured.
In Uganda, the under five mortality rate is still relatively high compared to our neighbors in the East African region. Malaria is still a major cause of death. Uganda has a 5% prevalence of HIV, with new infections still a concern. Uganda was recently included in the top 30 countries with the highest burden of Tuberculosis. Land grabbing, broken families and more. These are some of the issues that are plaguing the people in our community. But there is hope, we are the light and salt of this earth. Through our different endeavors, we are impacting this community one life at a time. Me and my country will serve the purposes of God. We are working until His Kingdom comes in Nsaggu village, in Uganda and in the entire world. Behold, it is already here!
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