Please Help this Uganda Orphanage in Need!
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Hello, my name is August. Thank you for coming here and giving this your time. I am posting/starting this fundraiser of $16,000 for an inspirational friend of mine overseas, Brother Ronny; a fellow Christian who is doing God's work in Uganda by looking after the kids in his orphanage shown in the thumbnail. And trying to do his best with his church to support the rest of his struggling community around him too.
For a time now, I have been involved with Brother Ronny and learning about the situation he lives with on his side of the world; pictures, videos, virtual conversations (text and facetime). Things are more than tough. They are, in fact, desperate. VERY desperate. Where he is, the community is poor, starving, dehydrated, needs medical attention, and their government is not doing anything to help. As I have learned this, I have tried my best - in steps - to help him in immediate areas with his own life; that being his kids who he cares for in his orphanage, Maswa Children Ministries: https://www.instagram.com/maswa.children.ministries/
Brother Ronny: https://imgur.com/a/9VLiLjX (Brother Ronny with his kids.)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CY0BIhAIQrPm_TFmwUwIzllpxuwzCsbJWBxGTE0/ (Brother Ronny.)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CakLkmQK1D80avJWhWKFqrck6sEV6TlHKziy500/ (Brother Ronny's kids.)
https://www.instagram.com/buwenboronny/ (Instagram profile/donations.)
https://www.instagram.com/maswa.children.ministries/ (Instagram profile/donations.)
https://www.facebook.com/ActForHunger/ (Facebook profile/donations.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgqyXQHIm0g (At 1:48, Brother Ronny's Orphanage is listed in dire need.)
Listening to God's will and guidance, I have worked with Brother Ronny and sent what I can to help his kids and him. During that time, he has kept me updated with pictures/videos.
1. They were able to get food and clean water: https://www.instagram.com/p/CagJD0boi3XXa0upKXS4CR1Q645f0DbYtUiSi00/
2. We then also focused on them getting school gear and shoes: https://imgur.com/a/ZAXLP2J
3. The next step was improving the housing and area surrounding the orphanage: https://imgur.com/a/opbxegf (Cleared out the trash, dug a trench and solidified it behind the orphanage. This helps maintain good hygiene and moves dirty rain and waste away. Pictures show before and after, top to bottom.)
4. Tore down what had to pass as the "washroom" at the time and replaced it with a proper/efficient one: https://www.instagram.com/p/CagKFw9oiVRfYgcsnveKtIzn69-YZeVheLolKE0/
https://imgur.com/a/KGq4mfd (Pictures show before and after, top to bottom.)
5. Also improved the orphanage's walls, ceiling, floor and windows to deal with weather better; cold, rain, heat and more. Pictures show before and after, top to bottom: https://imgur.com/a/UDfOhZS
https://www.instagram.com/p/CaST9M9qOa2U0BJVa4aDR55SVPfPAGg0Ec8nN00/ (Video shows before.)
https://imgur.com/a/Xru3EeV (Picture shows after.)
6. And this step is where we are asking for everyone's help in raising $16,000, as we - Lord knows and through prayer - can't keep doing this alone. The fundraiser is aimed at getting better bedding/conditions for the kids, helping them not be cold or wet during the colder months like now. Currently, they are sleeping on the floor with little to no cushioning at all and minimal blankets. They truly need our help along with the rest of the community, who we aim to help raise money for too, Lord willing.
Thank you for visiting this event! This is serious and, as I pray with Brother Ronny for all of this, please know that any and all donations are appreciated. Small or large, large or small, immediate or eventual, whatever the amount you give is what we didn't have before. In which case, thank you truly and may God bless you! I will be sure to update everyone as everything progresses! Thank you again.
Organizer
August Cousineau
Organizer
Grand Rapids, MI