MMOCI QUARTERLY REPORT OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2017

Quarterly Report for October–December 2017

OUR VISION-To have a community where all children can reflect God and can have access to quality care and support.

What’s new in this last quarter of 2017 report?

• -          Poultry Project starts
• -          Paid volunteers recruited
• -          Mityana permit renewed
• -          Successful Christmas and Thanksgiving for children
• -          Disability supported
• -          Our first graduate got a job

Greetings to all our good volunteers from all over the world and all our good friends. Happy New Year to all of you and thank you for standing with us in all of 2017.

This reports marks our last quarter of the year 2017 and includes activities, challenges, way forward and ministry expenses.

ACTIVITIES

POULTRY PROJECT:

In this final quarter of the year, much of our efforts and resources were put on the poultry project since it is the current hope MMOCI has for the sustainability of the ministry.

In the first week of October 2017 MMOCI Director and poultry staff conducted a poultry training session in the village where the poultry house site is located.  Both the community members and volunteer staff benefited from the training. 

 We were also able to purchase the first phase of the chicks which was delivered on the 5^th October 2017 and the 2^nd phase was purchased on the 17^th November 2017. An outside fence was constructed to allow the chicks to get fresh air, sunlight and exercise.  Each phase of chickens will mature fully in 4 months.  About 459 chicks in total were purchased from an agent in Mbale Uganda and 5 volunteers were recruited for the poultry project.  Two of them, the farm manager and the Veterinary doctor were paid volunteers.

                          Veterinary doctor training the staff about all things poultry                                   

Supplies purchased

                      1st phase chicks when young   (October)                          

1st phase when grown up (December)

2nd phase when young (November)

2nd phase by December

AGRICULTURE:

The maize crops that we planted in July grew this time and were used to feed to the chicks as well as buying feed from town.  It helped supplement the high cost of feeding. Maize seeds when ground can produce maize brand feed which is mixed with other ingredients to make Grower’s Mash Chicken Feed.

Maize grown at the site of the poultry house

EVANGELISM:  

On the 15^th December 2017, we had a Christmas party for the children. Many of those children later trained and participated in the Annual Christmas and Thanksgiving Party in our church-Mityana Pentecostal Church December 17, 2017.  Apart from the children enjoying food and participating in the dance, children who participated in quoting memory Bible verses were given prizes.  Also gifts full of basic essential needs were also given out to the lucky families that were randomly chosen.

Kids enjoying food at our Christmas get-together

Many Mansions of Christ Intl Christmas with our kids

Many Mansions group arriving at church

Our Bible Study kids ready to perform at the Christmas party/Thanksgiving day at our church

One of the gifts given away thanks to the Jamestown New York Women's Bible Study Group who donated money for this event

Many Mansions men performing a thumb piano song

Director Stephen and his wife Cheryl with our Pastor from Mityana Pentecostal Church

VISITATIONS:

On the 29^th December, 2017 we visited Mukisa Foundation Ltd. Ministry and had time with the children and the home. We also had the opportunity to perform a song for the vulnerable children together with friends from the Anglican Church and the group from Norway known as Akoyo Band.

Mukisa Foundation Ltd. children at home 

Mukisa Foundation Ltd. Director Carla (standing)

Gifts were given to the children from Akoyo Band

Tattakume playing the drums 

 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE:

MMOCI has continued to pay school fees for both children in Soroti and Mityana.  Some in Secondary level and the majority in Primary level.  Isaac, the first student we sponsored at University level and Graduated October 2016 was able to secure for himself a job with Vision Fund Organization Uganda.

VOLUNTEERS:

Our volunteers abroad, especially Mick, have sacrificed a lot in supporting us with the building of the Poultry Project.   We thank God for Mick’s long term commitment and love for us here in Africa. We will never forget your kindness.

Mel, Neil and Vanda have also continued to play a big role in sponsoring vulnerable children in our ministry with school fees every term and we do appreciate their effort. We are humbled every time we see a Money Gram reference number.

Jill has always put a smile on the faces of very many children whenever she sends gifts, clothing and scholastic materials for the vulnerable children. Many of them who walked nearly half-naked now have something to put on. The people are blessed so much by her generous efforts.

Anna Grace happy in Soroti to receive scholastic materials from Jill

Parcels arrive from U.K.!

A very happy family after receiving clothing and sheets

Director Stephen happy to bring home parcels from post office

Sam so proud of his gift from Jill

One of many Mityana kids happy to receive clothing sent from U.K.

We held a clothing give-away at our church

A single mother glad to receive clothing for her baby

Kenneth enjoying a new shirt

Soroti kid Enoch happy to receive a gift from Jill

Soroti children also received clothing

She was loving her new dress!

 Ugandan volunteers were recruited to help with the poultry project and evangelism and have always been there on our side and have done tremendous work.  We thank them too!

PARTNERS:

We are always grateful to partner with Mityana Pentecostal Church in reaching out to the children under the Compassion Intl. program, Mukisa Foundation Ltd., Brother in Christ Ministry, Brian C. Derby Painting and not forgetting our new partners from Jamestown, New York USA of the women’s Bible Study group.  We hope to continue partnering with you in the New Year in reaching out to our vulnerable children.

CHALLENGES

·         Limited funds for poultry project continuation until self-sustaining

·         Limited funds for the daily running of the organization.

·         Lack of adequate amount of sponsors for kids needing school fees

·         Some chicks succumbed to death due to factors beyond our control

·         Lack of a vehicle for ministry use

·         High rent, electricity and water costs

 2018 GOALS

·         Keep on networking with more partners

·         Develop a 5-year strategic development plan

·         Re-register  MMOCI for a 5 year NGO certificate

·         Research  more on breeds of chickens to find best and fastest grower

·         Complete the 3^rd room of the poultry house and increase the number of chickens in each phase

·         Complete the exterior of the poultry house including upgrading the solar and fencing

·         Start planning for a trip abroad in November to share MMOCI’s  vision to help more vulnerable children in Uganda

CONCLUSION

We thank the almighty God for enabling us to cross to the New Year. We applaud all our partners and friends who supported us in the last year.  Your generosity was not in vain.

God bless you all!

Principal Director

Okumu Stephen

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FINANCIAL REPORT FOR OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2017

Education            990,000

Rent                  1,200,000

Poultry              5,439,600

Water                   115,000

Internet               510,000

Evangelism          386,000

NGO Permit           30,000

Food                     100,000

Stationary              22,000

Transport             541,000

Scholastic            200,000

Volunteers       1,510,000

Postage                  47,600

Television            201,000

Hotel                    280,000

Electricity            561,000

Grand Total    12,132,600  ($3,466 US) or (2,422 GBP)

Foreign Donations   $1,668

Local Donation          $1798

MMOCI Quarterly Report for July-September 2017

Quarterly Report for July- September 2017

Greetings to all of our friends, partners, volunteers and board members in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. MMOCI registered some activities and challenges in the above mentioned period as noted below.

ACTIVITIES

EVANGELISM:  

In July MMOCI team visited Zion Day and Boarding Primary School and ministered to the children. Gospel tracts were also distributed to the school. Apart from that MMOCI Director Stephen Okumu was invited by Compassion Intl. Mityana Project to talk to the teenagers about adolescence and sexuality. About 130 teenagers attended the conference in the Mityana Pentecostal Church and they gladly received the message and they even eagerly requested that he return again.

Adrin and Joan

 Zion Day and Boarding Primary School Kabule, Uganda

                                                                              

                                            

                  

                                 Compassion Intl. teens waiting for guest speaker Mr. Okumu

 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE:

In the month of July we managed to pay school fees for children under our care; some in primary and some in secondary schools. We do still call upon all those who have a heart to help and keep supporting the education of children.

AGRICULTURE:

In early July new maize was planted due to poor yield of previous crops planted. This was due to drought conditions persisting in the area.

DISABILITY:

In the same month of July, in partnership with Father’s Heart Mobility Ministry and Mityana Pentecostal Church, we participated in distributing wheelchairs to the disabled children, adults and elderly who gathered at the church for one week.

         Many were blessed by receiving wheelchairs or other adaptive aids for their disabilities.

POULTRY PROJECT:

In September 2017 we were able to install a solar system for the poultry house. We thank our friends, especially Micheal Tulk for his continued support.

                                      

      Solar panel installed on the roof of the poultry house and rooms wired for solar lighting

VOLUNTEERS:

We have recruited more volunteers to help with the running of the poultry project.  We have the veterinary doctor, the farm manager, sales personnel and a herdsman for the livestock.  Our friends from the U.K. and U.S. also continued supporting the children in terms of school fees, clothing and other needs.

CHALLENGES

We are still struggling with inadequate funds to run the ministry well. 

The first maize grown this year yielded poor crops due to drought.

WAY FORWARD

Reaching out to more children.

Keep mobilizing resources.

Reaching out to more friends abroad and locally for support.

Manage the poultry project.

Keep praying!

CONCLUSION

May God bless all of our beloved friends for their efforts and continued support of the ministry.

Principal Director

Okumu Stephen

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 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR JULY-SEPTEMBER 2017

Education    230,000

Rent            1,200,000 

Poultry          845,000

Electricity     550,000

Water             90,000

Internet       495,000

Scholastic    150,000

Volunteers   580,000

Postage          10,000

Television      201,000

Training         100,000

General Total    4,451,000   ($1215 US) or (898GBP)

Foreign Donations  2,715,000 ($741 US) or (548 GBP)

Local Donations      1,736,000 ($474 US) or (350 GBP)

Many Mansions of Christ International-Uganda: Update on Poultry Project progress October 2017-Ug...

Many Mansions of Christ International-Uganda: Update on Poultry Project progress October 2017-Ug...: From the last time we went to Soroti in February 2017 to see to the finishing of the roof after saving for a whole...

Update on Poultry Project progress October 2017-Uganda

From the last time we went to Soroti in February 2017 to see to the finishing of the roof after saving for a whole year,  we also saved again for 7 months so we could go back and see if we could actually start this project. We've used some of the money over the 7 months to plaster the store room and the largest room. We found it looking very nice and got our worker to thoroughly clean and disinfect to prepare for bringing chicks. 

We spent our first day there shopping for items we knew we would need like feeder trays and water cones and other supplies. In the village there is no piped water so we bought a water drum and some 5 gal cans so they can bring water from a near by water borehole at the school. Like this:  

Also, we repaired 2 bicycles that were around so they can carry the cans full of water. We hope yet to add gutters to the building and buy another water drum and collect rainwater so they can use it for cleaning. The chicks water is pure and fresh. Even people can drink water from a borehole without boiling it. It's quite delicious in fact! I've drank it and am  fine. 

The next day we hired a car and brought all the items we bought to the village. ​We bought gloves, gum boots, and jumpers for the workers, basins for cleaning and for stepping in disinfectant before entering the chick room, Papyrus mats and so much more.

The water drum was full of supplies

Then we held our Vet training:

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Our Vet is a young man named Peter who just graduated from University with a full Veterinary degree. He has not found work yet so he decided to stay on daily and help us with the chicks. He has been invaluable to us and is only asking the same wage as the farm worker. 

​Peter the Vet

After the training, the next day,we went back to town and shopped for all the things we had no idea we needed but found out from Peter. LOTS of things. 

We had to have two brooding rings made from wire and thin wood to accommodate chicks up to 3 weeks old. We bought a LOT of charcoal and charcoal pots to keep them warm. We had purchased the biggest Solar we could afford but it isn't big enough to keep 60 watt lightbulbs over the chicks for warmth.It can only light reg, 7 w bulbs and we had to add two per room so the chicks could see at night to eat. .

Brooder ring in the making

We purchased a 50 watt panel. We bought a battery and a breaker box but still need an Inverter which will allow the staff to charge their phones at least. 

Solar panel on roof-50 watts

 ​We planted Maize behind the poultry house to hopefully use to mix with chicken feed when the chicks get bigger. The first two times we bought seeds and planted the drought dried all of it up. This crop is short but there is some corn there. We will see.....it can help save money on the feed costs. 

This area next to the biggest room where chicks are is where we will put up an outdoor enclosure. We don't have enough money for a wire fence so we are using Papyrus mats and poles to make it for now. Soon they will be able to peck around outside. We have a small enclosure there now even to get them out for a bit during the day and allow the farm worker to clean inside and put down new litter. We really want a permanent fenced in area coming from each room eventually. God willing.

Area next to house that will be fenced soon

We had to hang heavy curtains in the room to keep it so hot for the one day old chicks and even up til now. We hope to have wood shutters made in the future so that they can open and close as needed. They tell us that when it rains they have to move the chicks brooding rings to the side of the room so they don't get wet. We still need to plaster the outside of the building someday and even build some rooms off the backside and double the amount of chicks. 

First chicks are in the far right room now

Back side of poultry house which we want to make more rooms.

On the last day, October 5th we had to go back to Mityana. Later in the day the chicks arrived and the farm workers were ready. Sadly the company that transfers the one day chicks from far (about a 6 hour drive) made a mistake and they were loaded under the boot of the bus in their boxes and 90 died. (They should have been carried in the passenger area).Of the 310 we ordered we got 224 live one-day-old chicks. They gave us some for free they had at the store which is located about 2 hours from Soroti in Mbale Uganda. The company is reimbursing us the 90 chicks when we re-order again next time.

Of the 224, that night 2 died. Then a week later 2 more but they tell us they just weren't right from the start. Since then up til now, 220 chicks are there and have done VERY WELL! We thank our vet and farm workers for such a great job done!

 They are 3 weeks old now this Wed. They tell us they are jumping outside of their brooder and eating five cups of feed each day.

They are thriving and growing. The first 70 kg bag of starters mash chick feed is just about over. We bought 3 bags and it looks like we will use 1.5 bags which leaves 1.5 for the next batch of chicks. Today we bought their next feed which is called growers mash and is mixed with maize. 

We will hire a photographer and get more clear photos. 

Vaccinations have been costly too but necessary. They are refrigerated and there is no fridge around in the village so the exact day they need vaccinated someone rides a bike 9 km to town with a thermos and fills it with ice, buys the vaccine and brings it right back so they can inject the chicks. We hope one day to buy a motorcycle and have a large enough solar to buy a small fridge and run it. 

We had a donation from someone in U.S. so we decided to plaster the room to the left of the big room so we will get a photo of that too when we send a photographer to the village. 

In mid-November we would love to re-order those 90 chicks and add 110 to make 200 and start again. These birds take 3-4 months to grow to full weight for sales.  It could be 420 chickens x approx. 30,000 UGX each. 

The Many Mansions of Christ Intl. Poultry project is not fully self-sustainable yet but after 4 years of sacrificing and building and it is nice to see chicks there! Our donors have helped us immensely. 

We didn't come this far to just come this far. If anyone wishes to help us in these next few months until the sale of these chicks and even after we would be so thankful! We want to build another poultry house in Bugiri, Uganda.

 In Jesus' name! Amen!

Quarterly Report for April-June 2017

MANY MANSIONS OF CHRIST INTERNATIONAL

P.O BOX 294 MITYANA UGANDA

TELEPHONE: +256776551180

EMAIL: manymansions11@gmail.com

Quarterly Report for April-June 2017

Greetings once again to all our members, supporters and board members of MMOCI. Here are the activities, challenges, and way forward for the 3 months of April, May and June of 2017.

ACTIVITIES

EVANGELISM:

 In the month of April we were given an opportunity to minister during Easter to the congregation of Kitodha Pentecostal church in Bugiri, Uganda. 

Kitodha Pentecostal Church Bugiri, Uganda

In the same period of time we also ministered to orphans in Jinja, Uganda. They were happy to receive the message of God. Laundry soap was donated to the women caring for orphans at their community home.

Bridge of Hope Child Care Ministries Jinja, Uganda

A bit later we also ministered in Mityana Pentecostal Church. The message was well-received by the members in attendance.

In the month of May 2107, we were able to distribute some gospel tracts to students at Future Day and Boarding School in Bulenga, Uganda.  They were excited to read the message. We prayed and shared the Word of God with them at their school.

Future Day and Boarding School Bulenga, Uganda

       

  

                                     

 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE:

Through our supporters from the UK and US we have been able to continue paying fees for the children both in Mityana and Soroti District respectively.

POULTRY PROJECT:

Through our continued support from Mick in the UK, we have managed to plaster a storage room and one large room of the poultry house. We hope to begin this long awaited project in the month of October2017 with as many chickens as we can and have saved for this far.  We are excited to be close to starting and would like to thank Mick Tulk for his continued prayers and support over these past years.

                                           Two rooms were plastered inside the poultry house

                                           

                                   The largest room of four finished and the Store Room (bottom)

AGRICULTURE:

We were informed by many poultry farmers that buying chicken feed was one of the major challenges in successfully managing a chicken project.  In response to this information we decided to commission families within Asuret Sub-county Soroti to grow maize for the project. 

Maize planted in June

        

VOLUNTEERS:

We have continued receiving gifts for kids from our UK volunteer Jill. Three children received scholastic materials and other gifts in the last quarter.

Opio John's uncle James receiving gift as Opio was away at school

  

 CHALLENGES

Lack of enough funds

In that quarter there was drought affecting agriculture in the areas where maize was planted for the project. 

WAY FORWARD

Continue reaching out to more children

Keep networking

Continue fund-raising for the poultry project

Keep praying for each other

CONCLUSION

We thank everyone who continues to support our ministry. May the Almighty God bless you!

Principal Director

Okumu Stephen

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FINANCIAL REPORT FOR APRIL-JUNE 2017

Education           1310000 (UGX)

Rent                     1050000

Poultry                 1010000

Electricity             430,000

Water                     27,000

Internet                450,000

Evangelism            40,000

Food                      115,000

Stationary              57,500

Scholastic               20,000

Volunteers           480,000

Television             210,000

Transport                20,000

Communication    130,000

Agriculture            241,000

Grand Total:  5,590,500 UGX   ($1575 US)

Local Donations    $935 US   

Foreign Donations $640 US   = ($1575 US)

Update on Poultry Project:

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As of now we are are targeting buying chicks by the end of September or early October. We have about $500 saved and need about that much and more to be sure we can pay workers and feed the chicken until they are grown in December. Two rooms have been plastered; the store room and the largest room. If we could finish the other two rooms we could plan to save for another 200-300 chicks to be raised in them. We still need solar as there is no power in the village. This project has been 4 long years in the making and we are ready to get going and get to the business of helping so many impoverished Ugandans! Please help us to help others! In Jesus Name. For His Glory!

Poultry Project Brochure for Many Mansions of Christ Intl. / Uganda

Poultry Project Brochure for Many Mansions of Christ Intl. / Uganda

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We are still awaiting funding for this project. To date we have received $175. The next phase of building completion is to plaster the walls inside. The estimate from the builder is $332 USD total for 4 rooms. We will plaster 1 room for chicks and 1 storage room next month with the donations raised so far.

If anyone is interested in helping us to help others, please contribute. Information is on the brochure how to help us. or

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