A New Beginning

We are delighted that Dr Nicolas Laing joined the Diocesan  team in January 2015.

Nick with wife Tessa have built and live in local style huts. They work in their community and are involved in several worthwhile projects. Amazing folk - real missionaries. Check out their blog: click link. Lets provide as much support as we can for Nick.









Nick has also recruited 24 year old Akwero Fiona to work with him in the office. Akwero graduated with a degree in demography and reproductive health care, and this is her first full time paid job. We look forward to working with her and pray that she settles in well.

 

 

 

Reward In Heaven


Paska and Maxwell have advanced the health care project on their own for 2 years as the Diocese would not allow visits to the Health Care work from outside Uganda. They have coped with many challenges and done a good job. It has been very stressful but they have continued faithfully in the service of poor people. Now Dr Nick is in post, they are free to leave and we wish them every success in all they chose to do in the future.

 

Stop Press - Reward Now!

Paska has just landed a job with an NGO that deals with land disputes (and was shortlisted for another job). This is an amazing achievement. We thank God for His providence.



Oberabic - Still Battling On

Oberabic is the Health Centre in the area of greatest need. It is where most people die needlessly and where most lives can be saved.

It is very remote and although beautiful, is a difficult place to live and work. A further complication is that there are some people in the community who become aggressive causing good staff to leave.
Also, the latest qualified staff have not worked out and moved on. The excellent nurse assistants are
holding the fort whilst new qualified staff are appointed. 

 

 

We stand ready to support Nick in trying again to develop this important unit and have offered to subsidise good staff to incentivise them to stay. Also, we are ready to provide more equipment and give help with structural needs including improvement to staff accommodation (see picture - each unit is one room, no electricity, water by pump which is not functioning well), improved security, solar energy and improving the delivery room.

 

                                   This is where our money can be most effective in saving lives.