Samuel Mwesiwga - Kerith Ministries I would like to thank you so much for the great work you are doing through Kerith Ministries. We know that God continues to use each of you in so many ways. Because of your support through Harvesters International Ministries, we have been able to accomplish much and create a lasting impact in the community and in the lives of individuals. In addition to providing a home for 32 children, Kerith Ministries offers an outstanding Christ-centered education to more than 165 children each day in our primary school. Our school children, most of whom walk from one of five surrounding villages, receive breakfast, lunch, medical care, and a great deal of love each day. We are thankful for a recent special gift that God provided so that we can begin a new, micro-finance program. We will be making small, but life changing, loans to widows and single mothers in our area. Currently, 18 participants are undergoing the screening and orientation process to receive loans that will help them purchase needed items to begin or enhance their small business enterprises. God has blessed our evangelistic efforts with over 400 new believers accepting Christ so far this year. Our new church plant among the Mening people in far northern Uganda continues to grow. Please pray for the new pastor who has recently moved there to reach more of these people for Christ and to disciple the new believers there. The material needs are also great in this area. On a recent medical outreach, our team met an 18 month old boy named Amon who was suffering from malaria, pneumonia, and scabies. Amon’s father died when he was two months old. His mother, three sisters and two brothers struggled greatly due to poverty and mistreatment by her deceased husband’s family. When the team met Amon he weighed only 11 pounds. The team was able to take him back to Kerith where he is living with the other children in the ministry’s full-time care. He is receiving regular medical care as well as proper nutrition. We are so grateful for his tremendous improvement! Please be in prayer for him and his family. I would like to share with you our urgent need to install electrical power to our ministry property including the orphanage, clinic, and school. For years, we have been using solar panels to provide power. Due to the growth in our work and our vision to expand the ministry, we need access to regular electrical power. Using solar panels has turned out to be very expensive and inefficient to run the lights and support our office work. We have faced several challenges because the batteries break down often and are very costly to replace. During the rainy season, they do not generate enough power for lighting. All of this results in several dangers and issues for us. We have too much darkness at night, which attracts thieves who have tried to break into the health center. We need security lighting to also increase the safety of our children in the orphanage. Likewise, improved inside lighting will help our children to read at night and complete their homework assignments. Dependable electrical power will allow us to use electrical appliances in the clinic to provide better care and service to our patients. We will also use power to train young people in skills like metal fabrication, use of our electrical sawing machines, and computers. To have electrical power at our ministry, the utility company must construct lines that will pass by over 30 other families. Those families will then have opportunity to have electricity for their homes. The total cost of this project is approximately $12,000 and will provide great, ongoing benefits that will impact many lives and our community in a wonderful way. We are trusting God in all these matters. Again, thank you for your prayers and support.

We want to thank you so much for your continued support and care. As Kerith ministry, we would have completed so little without you, but we are so grateful to God for you. Your continued prayer and support has enabled us as a ministry to accomplish all the Lord has enabled us accomplish. In the same way, we want to let you know about the projects that we are embarking on for the betterment of the community and our orphanage children. School Block Roofing There is a tremendous need for a primary school in the place where the ministry is located due to a large number of children. We have studied the expenses from previous years in terms of gas for transporting the kids to and from school in town, school dues, and health risks. As a ministry, we thought it wise to start up a school project to cut down all those expenses and meet the general community need of a school. God is faithful! Through your support and prayers, the first three-classroom school block was built and roofed, and it is already being used. Most of the second phase, a four-classroom block, has been completed. We have a great need to roof this building which will enable us to accommodate the anticipated number of children in the next academic year, which starts in January 2019. We are believing God for a total amount of $3,800 to have that project completed so that we see the school being used at full capacity. School Furniture With the increasing number of children in the school, there is a need for more desks. We would like all of the children to be able to have a place to sit with their books to study. Currently, we have a need of about 20 desks. Each desk costs $25 for a total cost of $500. Skills Training Center In the past, we successfully trained 14 women in tailoring. They are currently using that skill to earn a living and sustain their families. Our community is faced with a large number of young adults who have had access to partially attend secondary school, but have not had money to take them for higher education or to attain a skill which can take them through life. This makes the young people opt for early marriages, which has resulted in having irresponsible young parents. Because they have no skills or way to support their family, we have a substantial number of street kids in the community. Our ministry has observed this need and started up a skills training project where we are equipping people with tailoring skills. We started with four sewing machines. There were so many that wanted training, but we could not meet the number of students needing training. Because of limited sources of funds, we are finding it hard to pay the trainers on a consistent basis. This results in a lapse in the training and increased time to complete training. It will cost $100 to pay for the trainers for one semester. Due to number of students, we would also like to add five more sewing machines which would cost $600.

Today, we received an email from Pastor Sam of Kerith Ministry. They have several urgent needs, so we are sharing the email with you. If you would like to help, please click the donate button. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. I am writing this email to share with you concern over the drought. It is still a tremendous challenge, with many of our people going for days without food. Our church has tried to feed a number of families who are in a desperate situation. We have been able to buy some food and distribute it after the worship service, but this still leaves many without since it is little. We also have the challenge of feeding our cows, goats, and pigs. We are worried about what will happen in January when schools open. We are praying for the rains and also for funds to be available to drive some distance to where they still have some food and buy for the next few months. Even if it rains now, it will take four months for us to have food. A strong wind blew the roof off of part of our school. Two classes were affected. Thankfully, God saved our children who were practicing for their Christmas Celebrations! It will cost $620 to repair it before school opens. Lastly, we need a well for our community. With the population so high, the church borehole can no longer serve the well, particularly in this dry spell. The hand pump well in our community would cost $3,100. Thanks you as always for your prayers and care. Merry Christmas to you and Happy New Year. Pastor Samuel Mwesigwa

Kerith Ministry, Uganda

Small Loan = Large Growth

andrea2020-02-11T20:34:15-05:00February 20th, 2020|Kerith Ministry, Uganda|

We thank God for our partnership with Harvesters. Over the years, we have enjoyed working together to build the Kingdom of God spiritually, socially, and [...]

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andrea2019-12-02T16:10:18-05:00December 2nd, 2019|Kerith Ministry, Uganda|

On behalf of Kerith Ministries, I would like to thank God for His continuous blessings over our ministry in Uganda through Harvesters International. Praise Report [...]

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andrea2019-09-04T10:51:34-04:00September 4th, 2019|Kerith Ministry, Uganda|

Samuel Mwesiwga - Kerith Ministries I would like to thank you so much for the great work you are doing through Kerith Ministries. We know [...]

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andrea2019-09-04T10:39:34-04:00September 4th, 2019|Harvesters International Ministries News, Kerith Ministry, Uganda|

This summer, I had the privilege of traveling to Pallisa, Uganda, to meet and work alongside Pastor Sam and his wife, Mercy Mwesigwa, for two [...]

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andrea2019-03-28T14:11:59-04:00March 28th, 2019|Kerith Ministry, Uganda|

We are grateful for your continued support of our ministry. Because of your faithful giving, we were able to construct two additional classroom buildings last [...]

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andrea2018-12-11T11:11:27-05:00December 11th, 2018|Harvesters International Ministries News, Kerith Ministry, Uganda|

We want to thank you so much for your continued support and care. As Kerith ministry, we would have completed so little without you, but [...]

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himadmin2019-11-01T15:23:15-04:00July 19th, 2018|Kerith Ministry, Uganda|

We celebrated ten years of ministry in 2017, and I am pleased to share with you how the Lord has blessed us this year. During [...]

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andrea2018-03-20T13:25:05-04:00March 20th, 2018|Kerith Ministry, Uganda|

By Samuel Mwesigwa We celebrated ten years of ministry in 2017, and I am pleased to share with you how the Lord has blessed us [...]

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andrea2016-12-23T13:35:40-05:00December 23rd, 2016|Kerith Ministry, Uganda|

Today, we received an email from Pastor Sam of Kerith Ministry. They have several urgent needs, so we are sharing the email with you. If you [...]

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andrea2016-12-13T11:35:44-05:00December 13th, 2016|Kerith Ministry, Uganda|

It has become evident that the preaching of the gospel is more needed than ever before. As a ministry, we have put it at the [...]