Coincidence or Miracle...you decide
In East Africa Father’s Devine Love Ministries provides school tuition and supplies for over 60 orphans living in a fishing village of 1000 on Lingira Island which is a 1/1/2 hour boat ride from Jinja, Uganda on Lake Victoria. The island population has close to a 50% positive HIV-AIDs rate and this has resulted in many children becoming single and double orphans. FDLM has helped facilitate care for the children by “Mommas” living in the village who, in addition to caring for their own children, take in as many as 10 or more orphans. The term extreme poverty does not adequately describe the condition of these fragile foster and extended families. FDLM is doing what they can to break the cycle of poverty by providing support for the children’s continued education.
FDLM is a long time church/home partner with World Orphans and they were our host as our short term team accompanied them to the Island two weeks ago. On our small boat we carried gift boxes furnished by Samaritans’ Purse to distribute to the children along with Bibles, pencils, school work books, and socks. As you can see from the photos the children were very excited to receive them.
As much as FDLM would like to provide for more of the at risk island children they can only do so much. In short time we began to run out of the boxes and school supplies and yet more children waited expectantly. As we watched the excitement of the children who received the boxes our hearts broke for the children who did not………but we serve a faithful and loving God who is always working his plan despite our limitations. Much to our surprise a second short term team from Australia arrives on the island on this very same day and, you guessed it……..they brought with them a large quantity of the exact same Samaritans’ Purse gift boxes and many more children were provided for! Coincidence or miracle…..you decide.
