We spent the morning of 19th January in the village for a dedication ceremony, planting jack fruit trees at various points on the land which is going to be used for the church, clinic and housing for pastoral and healthcare workers. The Mission Care team were joined by the UK delegates at the Africamp conference and many of the villagers and their children for a moving time of prayer and celebration.Pastor John Mulinde of World Trumpet Mission and Pastor Jonathan McGill of Bromley Town
Church, the two Christian groups with whom we are partnering on this project, together with Colin Bloom, all shared about the work which will be taking place over the coming months. It was a privilege to share in the unbridled joy of the villagers as they heard about the plans for a healthcare and maternity facility as well as the facilitation of water and electricity to the village.
As us Brits seem to have some difficulty in pronouncing "Kannganda" correctly, we have nicknamed the project here "the Jack Fruit project", after the three jack fruit trees that we planted on the site as we prayed over the land. One of our Ugandan friends then treated us to a taste of jack fruit, which was surprisingly sweet with a chewy texture - not to everyone's taste but I enjoyed it!The work planned for the site in Kannganda is going to make an enormous difference to the community here and I look forward to sharing more news as the work develops. Please remember the work in your prayers, and consider investing in the building work - for only £20 a month over two years, you could contribute 20 bricks on a monthly basis, ensuring that our work is completed as quickly as possible. Do contact the Mission Care UK office for more details as to how you can get involved in this amazing work.
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