Uganda

Pray with us for the imminent launch of our Harvest Appeal, seeking to address hunger in multiple countries. Please pray for: - a positive response to the appeal - wisdom for both governments and local communities seeking to address the causes of so much hunger - conflict, climate change and the rising cost of living - our partners in countries affected, all seeing a rise in families struggling to feed themselves, including in Zambia, Malawi, Cambodia, Uganda and Bangladesh

From the 21st to the 17th July we give thanks for work delivered through our Children At Risk fund, helping us act in times of crisis, deliver planned interventions and start new initiatives. Give thanks for: - helping domestic violence victims and HIV+ children in Sri Lanka - improved educational facilities in Ethiopia and South Sudan - bikes for secondary school students in Zimbabwe - the delivery of urgent medical help for children worldwide - all the donors who support our Children At Risk programme.

The 15th of July is Youth Skills Day. Join us as we pray for vocational training projects in Uganda. Please pray for: - the girls at the Skills Centre in Soroti, for them to make the best use of the opportunities now available to them - the young mums training project in Kampala - pray this initiative will succeed in protecting and providing for their children, not just the teen mums - success for sponsored children who have entered vocational training or apprenticeships rather than secondary education.

Give thanks that young mothers at Wakisa Ministries in Uganda are enjoying their computer classes. Those new to the centre are doing the introductory module and the others are mastering their typing skills. Give thanks to God as well that in Wakisa Ministries’ Bible classes, the young mothers have been exploring the concept of forgiveness, learning about the power of letting go of resentment and embracing healing.

Pray for Wakisa Ministries in Uganda as they look to recruit gynaecologists and paediatricians to volunteer at their new health centre. Praise God for Marion, a midwife at Wakisa Ministries, who is looking to do further studies in midwifery this year. Pray that she can study well and balance her work with the requirements of her course.

Thank God that the young mothers supported by Wakisa Ministries receive individual counselling sessions. Pray that, with the help of Wakisa, they gain the skills they need to process what they have been through. Pray that God provides the finances needed by Wakisa Ministries to furnish their newly-constructed health centre with medical equipment.

Give thanks to God that young mothers supported by Wakisa Ministries are enjoying arts and crafts classes. They have made doormats, baby blankets and bags. Thank God that the young mothers have also been learning about urban gardening. They have recently planted tomatoes and spinach to use in their cooking classes.

Please pray for Wakisa Ministries as they deal with steeply rising operational costs, in particular the girls’ hospital bills. Pray for God’s provision.

Give thanks that Wakisa Ministries has found a new Director, Paula, so that Vivian can step back from some of her day-to-day duties and take on more of an ambassadorial role. Praise God for Fatuma and Nabadda from Wakisa’s sponsorship programme, who were both recently accepted into university to study Bachelor degrees in Business.

Pray for Wakisa Ministries in Uganda as they face rising operational costs and hospital bills for the girls. Pray for God's guidance and abundant provision.

BMS World Mission workers with our Ugandan partner, Justice Livelihoods Health (JLH) to help bring abundant life to people in Kasese and Gulu. BMS mission worker Benon Kayanja is seconded to JLH as Executive Director. Pray for wisdom as he directs the overall strategy, the management of strategic partnerships and the administration of day-to-day operations. BMS mission worker Genesis Acaye is seconded to JLH as Agricultural Projects Co-ordinator for northern Uganda. Pray that he would show patience and the love of God as he trains farmers to increase yields.

Termites have been a particular problem, eating tree roots and hindering the spread of agroforestry pilot projects in Gulu in 2021 and 2022. Pray for a sustainable solution to improve the survival rate of young trees this year.