Homes of Promise

Joseph starts driving lessons, Judith celebrates 56 years here, Staff meeting, Gill staying for a couple of days

Jane's friend Gill visits George's Place during her stay, staff plan new responsibilities for the boys, and Kasita and ...
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Ram back at dentists, boys back at school and Afternoon Tea today

Afternoon Tea and update on the work of Homes of Promise TODAY 2.30-4.30pm at The Charis Centre, Jesus Church, Forty Hill, EN2 9EU. I’m looking forward to seeing many of you this afternoon. There has ...
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Easter, Monday’s hike, seeing Victor, Musumba ready for the prom

Easter was lovely this year, there were so many of us at the church service and the worship led by Elisha and others was uplifting. We enjoyed our hike on Monday, 16 boys, Tresor, Benard and I, took a ...
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Bethel sees his mum, visiting Don Bosco, inviting the local Mayor and Child Development Officer to join our Management Committee.

Late last Monday afternoon the Probation Services phoned asking us to take Bethel to City Hall to his mother. Bethel said he was not going, although he wanted to see his mum, so he didn’t go! On ...
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Still no electricity in the office! Staff meeting at George’s Place, Webinar with Charity Commission, school visiting days.

On Monday Afternoon there was a really heavy downpour whilst we were at work and the office was quite dark – we still don’t have electricity, so Peace and Petra went to find out what was happening!
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Leaving for Christmas, Ministry of Gender staff training, my move!

Early Saturday morning six more of our boys travelled home to their villages to spend Christmas and New Year with their relatives. All the boys travelling were very excited as their families were ...
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Visit to Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, Tim back at the hospital, Johnson collected from school – eye problems.

This week seems to have flown by. On Easter Monday we took the boys to the zoo in Entebbe (now called the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre). Some of the animals had been taken there as they were found ...
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Shipment to Uganda, families struggle, lockdown eases in U.K.

At this time of waiting between Ascension Day and Pentecost we find ourselves starting to venture out as the lockdown begins to ease, though still social distancing, we are beginning to meet up with ...
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Boys visited in boarding school and vocational college, I’m back in Uganda, Joshua and young Denis give their lives to Christ.

I must apologise for the delay in writing this week’s newsletter. I am now back in Uganda having had an amazing holiday with friends in South Africa. We visited so many places and experienced such ...
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Christmas decorations, the minibus takes boys to the East, others travel by bus

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and every blessing for 2024. James and Rebecca left early Monday morning for their holiday in Zanzibar, it was lovely seeing them. Tresor sent me some photos at ...
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Sue Harper’s funeral, I’m in the UK, the boys are back at school/vocational training.

Last Sunday afternoon I went to George’s Place to say goodbye to the boys, they were going back to school or vocational training early Monday morning. The boys were busy helping Johnson, Kodet and ...