If you were in the morning worship services last Sunday, you heard from Rachel Tumwine (pronounced: TOOM-WE-NAY) and heard her pray in the beautiful African language of Lugandan.  Rachel has just joined the World Vision team and is serving as an on site field liaison based out of Uganda.  We are thrilled to have the opportunity to serve and work with Rachel and the rest of the World Vision staff to continue our strategic partnership in this place we feel God has led The Heights to ENGAGE with over the next several years.  Many of you had the opportunity to meet Rachel while she was in town.  During her visit to The Heights, Rachel shared some updates from Kyalulangira that we can thank God for and some prayer requests that we can join together in lifting up to Jesus.  Thank you for being ENGAGED in Uganda.

Updates:

• New classrooms have been built in our village that will enable 120 pupils to have better access to education.  In the coming days the village leaders will work to acquire new desks and benches to help facilitate this new learning environment.
• Training with local Kyalulangira church leaders is underway through a training organization called CHANNELS OF HOPE.  This agency and training deals specifically with helping local church pastors and leaders to be sensitized to some of the social stigmas that are attached to those suffering from HIV/Aids while giving theological underpinning for more biblical approaches to ministering to and serving those who are suffering from this disease.
• Training is underway with families and individuals within the Kyalulangira village regarding sustainability with the community for those who receive gifts from the World Vision/Heights sponsorship program.  Specific strategies are being taught to those who are receiving support from our partnership that will help these families know how to leverage these gifts in ways that will maximize their effect for the community at large.

Prayer Requests:

• For a sense of unity and brotherhood within the community
• For wisdom for the Area Development Program (ADP) leadership with the community as it pertains to planning for agricultural advice
• For preparation for the construction of the new health care unit that The Heights helped to fund and resource for the Kyalulangira community.