Year End Report 2023

 

MANY MANSIONS OF CHRIST INTERNATIONAL

P.O. Box 405 Soroti Uganda

TELEPHONE: +256776551180

manymansions11@gmail

                   

WHAT’S NEW IN THIS YEAR?

ACTIVITIES

Education

·         Our students were supported with fees from our friends from US and UK.

·         Three secondary students returned to school  in early 2023 and completed the whole year 

·         Our Principal Director returned to University to continue pursuing a B.A. in Social Science degree

Medical Assistance

We continued to help those in need of medical attention, thanks to many caring donors who showed compassion towards them in their time of need.  The son of our lovely Grace, who passed away last July from Leukemia, had a stroke and was wheelchair bound. He is 38 years old.  When God’s Way Ministries Intl.  came to Soroti, they met him and prayed for him. Upon returning back to the U.S., a God’s Way member pledged money for him to begin rehabilitation through Physiotherapy.  He was able to begin immediately.  We also assisted an elderly man with a leg wound to get treatment at the hospital.  Also we helped a single mother who went to the hospital for abdominal surgery.  Upon discharge she was unable to work until she healed and gained strength so she was given cash assistance and later food from a donor in America.

 Another woman had a goiter on her neck and needed surgery. Donors came through and she was given cash assistance towards the surgery. Special thanks goes to The Starkey Foundation for providing our student Lucky with a hearing aide after it was found on a routine hearing check that she had significant hearing loss. This will help her so much in school now and in her future endeavors.  Then 2 days before Christmas we received a donation from a donor in U.K. to assist a young single father with an operation by a dental surgeon to remove his wisdom teeth.  We are so grateful to those who contributed to all their well-being. 

     

                                                                          Richard starting Physiotherapy

Our single mother after abdominal surgery

    

     

   Women with Goiter     

Lucky with H. A. 

    Elderly man with a leg wound   

             Our young father with painful wisdom teeth

Food Giveaways

We assisted several families throughout the year with food bought with donations from abroad including a child-headed family in Asuret Sub-county.

 

           

  

Families were very grateful for the food!

General Assistance

Donors also helped the family of Richard as he had not worked since being affected by the stroke. His wife delivered a baby boy in December. She assists him going to therapy every time. A motorcycle driver from their village transports them at a reduced rate to help them.

Clothing giveaway                                                                                                                                                                    

Several children in Asuret Sub County received clothing donated by God’s Way Ministries Intl. The giveaway was organized by John Francis Etyeku and Florence Asio at their home in Omulala village. Some few clothes were distributed to children near the office in Camp Swahili.

Mothers and children were happy to receive clothing

Poultry Project

The poultry house is being maintained as it remains an important asset in our ministry income-generating future.  We call on ministry members for suggestions moving forward. We also need the outside walls plastered, a flashing board installed and gutters and a wire fence installed for security.  It currently is being used as a store room for any maize, cassava, ground nuts grown.

Agriculture

Cassava gardens were harvested and dried for future sales. Maize was grown, dried and sold x 2 seasons and offset the high cost of inflation that hit Uganda and the world in 2023. More cassava was planted to be ready in July 2024.

    Cassava growing                                                             

Our Director Stephen in the garden  

Cassava Growing

Maize growing

  Achievements

                     Successfully registered  as a Community Based Organization March 27, 2023 good for one year

Funds were raised to allow our secondary students to return to school

Students returned to school and finished the year with good marks

 We continued to assist families in Mityana and Soroti with received donations sent for them specific from abroad

 Our director Stephen continued into his third and final year at the university

Partnered with a ministry from U.S.  to give clothing to needy children and received funding for a needy man to attend Physiotherapy

Challenges

·         Challenges remain in mobilizing funds for school fees, ministry projects and agriculture

·         The poultry project remains on hold due to high costs of feeds and supplements and an incomplete structure/surrounding to house them safely.

·         Need a vehicle to facilitate ministry work  in the villages and towns

·         Need to purchase land for the ministry to do agriculture and build an office

Way Forward

·         More mobilization for funds to run the projects e.g. poultry, agriculture, school fees, food and medical care, Hospice care etc.

·         Continue strategizing for better planning, i.e. future income generating projects, ministry activities, etc.

·         Prayers

·         Work on the renewal coming due in March 2024

·         Review some of our objectives

·         Partner more with organizations from U.S.

 

We sincerely thank all of our friends from United Kingdom, United States and Australia for standing with us another year and for prayers said for us and our work and people here. May the Almighty God send blessings your way!

Okumu Stephen

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Principal Director

Expenses:

              Education                             $896.00             

 Rent                                    $2,595.00

Electricity                            $584.00

Internet                                 $660.00

Water                                    $325.00

Medical                                 $500.00  

Food                                      $900.00

Volunteers                            $560.00

Propane                                $210.00

Mityana family support    $2900.00

Soroti family support       $3,323.00

Post office fees                        $20.00

Bank Charges                          $145.00

Television subscription       $130.00

Transport                           $1022.00

Paypal fees                           $170.00

Cashapp fees                           $7.00

Total Expenses:         $14,947.00 (11,932.00 GBP, 56,704, 000.00 UGX, $22,767.00 AUD)

 

 

Foreign donations $7353.00 (5,871.00 GBP, 27,883,000.00 UGX, $11,200.00 AUD)

Local donations $7594.00 (6,062.00 GBP, 28,800,000.00 UGX, $11,566.00AUD)   

Total Donations     $14,947.00 (11,932.00 GBP, 56,704.000.00 UGX, $22,767AUD)