Operation Uganda

After an average family with four children lost everything in a house fire, they felt the call to move to Uganda, Africa and start an incredible ministry called Operation Uganda. Operation Uganda work with the local children, families, men and women providing a children’s Home called Jordan House, a community centre and a local church. Feel free to check out their website www.operationuganda.com

Jordan House provides accommodation, clothing, education, nutritional diet and pastoral care to orphan children who come from many different backgrounds. Many of the children have HIV/AIDS. 

The community centre provide many different projects such as:

- BIO-Sand filter which transforms dirty /soiled water into drinkable water. In an area where Cholera is common this is a life saving project that helps provide a better quality of life. 

- The door sized garden. A practical project to implement in high density slum areas; this project provides fresh vegetables for a household.

- Jewelry making. This projects teachers the local woman the skill of making jewelry, they can then sell the jewelry which provides an income for their family.

The local church that Operation Uganda have started is there to help meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of the community. By empowering, equipping, strengthening and releasing the local people they are able to spread the word of Jesus Christ

In January 2010 I contacted Operation Uganda after hearing about them from a close friend, Corey, a year earlier. I filled out a simple form with both Will and I’s skills. Honestly, I didn’t expect to hear back from them, but just 2 weeks later I got the phone call that started the preparation. Liz, from the Australian office contacted me and let me know that they were after both Will’s and I skills. Will is a qualified carpenter and I work in childcare with children services qualifications.

As the months past we had to fill out more paper work, forms and waited to be approved. We got approved and found out the different projects that we will be involved in. Will will be putting his skills to work by teaching young boys/men a trade, building, painting and I will be teaching in the orphanage. These will be our primary roles but we will be doing a whole range of things, where ever there is a need!  At first we only intended to go for 3 months, which then changed to 6 months which has now turned into a 12 month commitment. God kept putting on our hearts to commit to longer so who knows where this 12 month commitment will end up.