5700 Rudnick Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 (818) 346-6968 Home > Explore Our Ministries > Service > Uganda Mission UGANDA MISSION Click on picture to enlarge Praise the Lord, my friends in Christ!   In November of 2005, We announced our intention to raise $60,000 to upgrade the physical plant of Great Lakes Regional College by building a Library, a Dining Hall and a Girls' Dorm. This improvement would give them the facility to be accredited as a University.   The people of Prince of Peace responded with their usual generosity and by the Spring of 2006 we had met our entire commitment. As we sent the money, buildings were going up. As of the fall of 2006 most of the work was completed. Unfortunately they experienced a shortage due to a steep rise in fuel and material costs so one building remains unfinished   Our child scholarship program has been very successful again this year. In addition to the 40 children that we have been supporting in Nyamirama, we took on 30 orphans at the orphans school in Nyakabunko. Marsha Hunt visited this school when she went to Uganda this year. I thank God that all the children are now sponsored. $200 gives each child school fees for a year, a uniform, and a hot protein meal every day. Next year it will cost $250 to sponsor a child due to rising costs in Uganda.   Thanks to Sidney Wrigley who jumped in and is doing the administrative work for all of the programs.   Marsha Hunt and Julie continue to serve as trustees on the board of Uganda Christian Development Mission (UCDM). This is a non profit 501 C-3 corporation formed to coordinate the work of churches all over California for the work in Uganda. It provides oversight of the projects which must be approved for grant. We now send all of our money through U.C.D.M. which deducts 5% for administrative costs. It also allows us to approach corporations with large grant resources who would not be comfortable giving funds to a church.   Bud, Nicholas and Julie Fanton are planning a mission trip to Uganda on June 19th 2007. They will spend time at all of the projects that POP is involved in and report back to you on their status. Julie will also be addressing the very first graduation ceremony at Great Lakes College! They will be bringing gifts of school bags with the POP logo filled with supplies to all the children at both schools. We are also donating through UCDM a television and vcr for the Nyamirama school and the College. The orphans school cannot support electronics yet, They will also be assessing the condition of the orphans school. We are being asked to assist in another building project as that school, made out of mud and sticks is starting to fall down. They will report on all of this when they return. If you would like to assist the mission either financially or in prayer please contact Julie   Julie, Nick, and Bud Fanton   In July Sue Ferron and Marsha Hunt will be giving a conference at the College (content TBA) Marsha is also still working on an airstrip and in partnership with Hamlet is trying to open a guest house at the gates of Queen Elizabeth Park taking advantage of tourism as a self-sustaining project to benefit our schools.   If you have any questions about any of the Uganda Mission Ministries or would like to serve in some way contact Julie or email the church office@popwh.org.