Day Two: Siita Nest – Jinja, Uganda

Handing out Toys at Siita Nest orphanage Day two in Uganda has been a wonderful time. We began at the Siita Nest Orphanage in Jinja, Uganda. Alice Kisolo is the director of this orphanage. Alice is an amazing personality. I call her the cross between Mother Teresa and Queen Latifa. She is all of this and more. The children and

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St. Ameria Orphanage, Mbiko, Uganda

Handing out gifts and candy I remember the first time I saw a photo of St. Ameria Orphanage and School outside of Jinja, Uganda.  It was a collection of ragged buildings.  Most of them constructed with sticks, holding up a tin roof.  The buildings are all brick now.  What do you do in Uganda when you need to build a

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New Creation School, Kampala, Uganda

Our Current Africa Team Hi from Uganda!!  We’ve just finished the first day here, and already are overwhelmed with what we’ve seen and experienced today.  Our very full day started early with breakfast and our first team meeting.  From the guest house, we headed off to the New Creation School for Sudanese refugee children.  Sudan has been in a prolonged

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One Goat Can Change A Life

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuSQKGxfpyA] Life isn’t easy in the Ethiopian savanna. In many of their villages, they have no electricity and no running water, and much of their way of life has remained unchanged for centuries. Thanks to a special donation from Life Church in Olathe, KS, Streams of Mercy was able to donate 22 goats to one of these villages. A gift

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Prayer Of The Children

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1epI8ohiq5E] On our trip to Ethiopia and Uganda this past May, we visited many orphanages that Streams Of Mercy is currently sponsoring. The stories of the children in these homes are truly heartbreaking, but the hope that we are able to bring them through your support is something they never could have had before. Through you, we are bringing hope

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New Creation Center and Family Home

Kampala, Ugandaby Wick Nease The Rhythm’s of Africa Rocked our Hearts This is the final orphanage and children’s home of our trip to Africa.  It’s so hard to believe that we depart tomorrow to return to the USA.  We have had such a tremendous  team with us on this journey and we’ll all be sad to part company at the

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They Have Adopted 27 Kids and Counting!!!

Jinja, Uganda – June 1, 2010by Wick Nease Sam Kisolo’s Uganda Street Kids & Foster Family Network As I sit to write this post I’m completely overwhelmed with the sheer mountain of what we could say about this incredible ministry.   They are doing the impossible with very few resources….I can only imagine what they could accomplish with adequate funding.

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Queen Latifa & Mother Teresa All Rolled Into One

Jinja Uganda, May 2010Siita Nest Mother’s Love Homeby Wick Nease Alice Danced with the Kids How do you describe Alica Kisolo?  I think that the  best way I can describe her is that she is a mixture of Queen Latifa and Mother Teresa.  We arrived at Siita Nest Mother’s Love Home and saw the extensive preparations for our arrival. There

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