Guest Post

Guest Post from Amy

Greetings,

Jesus said through James, "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress..." 

We took this to heart and Yesu Asobola Ministries was born.

Yesu Asobola is a ministry whose goal is bringing hope to the children of Uganda through care, education and Christ.

Yesu Asobola means this: Jesus is Able. 

We believe this with our whole hearts.

Yesu Asobola is a Community Based Organization located 20 minutes outside of Soroti, Uganda in a village called .

This remote village has hundreds of children who are unable to attend school and many who are orphaned by HIV/AIDS and displaced because of the war (LRA). There are elderly grandmothers caring for 12 orphans with no income, and young teen girls who care for multiple siblings. There are children who have been abused by their stepmother's so severely that they have had to run away - at a young age - or have become handicapped. Some of these children live in the bush. We met one little boy who wanders the street - his teeth are rotted and he tells people he goes to school but he doesn't. These children are hopeless and in need. (Please check out our website - yesuasobola.org for pictures and stories of theses children).

Our vision of opening a school (primary and trade, with an orphanage for the estimated 200-400 orphaned and needy children of a village located in the Soroti District of Uganda) grew as we sat outside talking about the great need- then we found out there was already land being provided for this very purpose by a generous donor. We couldn't turn our faces away.

We will be starting a Christian school, which will act as a home for the orphans and a day school for the needy children of the community. We will offer primary education through grade 7, Bible, dance, and music classes- as well as farming. For the older children who do not wish to go through primary education, but wish for a future in which they can provide for themselves, we will offer 6 month trade skill programs. We will also sponsor older children to attend high school if they wish to continue their education. Our hopes are to eventually be able to provide a medical clinic and church that will be open to the community, as well as parenting and health education for the parents. We hope to hire widows in the area to care for the children in the orphanage, as well as good teachers to teach them. 

There are many ways you can help.

We have approximately $300,000 to raise by August. It's a lot. We know that- but through Him all things are possible!

We are asking you to do one simple thing - Go to our website at yesuasobola.org and donate $10 - just $10! 

In this small way you can help us reach the estimated 400 orphans in Soroti, Uganda! FOUR HUNDRED children who we have an opportunity to serve. 

Most importantly we need all the prayer we can get! You can be a part of this incredible ministry the Lord has begun! 

In Christ,

Amy Patterson & Kristianna Puckett

Co-directors

yesuasobola.org

facebook.com/yesuasobolaministries

yesuasobola@yahoo.com