Based on reports by Selpher Wasike

On August 28, 2006, my husband ministered at Pastor Edwin Ouma's church in Uganda. Pastor Edwin was one of the Ugandan pastors that we met in Mbale during our conference with about 3,000 people.
God really touched the heart of Pastor Edwin and two other Ugandan pastors when we took out the letters Indira had written to us and shared with them about a wide program for widows, orphans and the street children.
The three pastors later asked us if they could pay us a visit so they could know more about the program. A few weeks later they came to our church and when Richard shared at the church about our heart for orphans they all were touched and felt a burden to begin adopting the homeless orphans.
A few months later Edwin invited Richard to visit his church in Namaingo. Richard was amazed at the great number of orphans gathered there.

Pastor Edwin Ouma
Pastor Edwin has a big church Namaingo, in the Bugiri district, and his church has many orphans. When my husband reached Namaingo, the pastor began visiting his flock and since he had informed them at the church about the program, about 30 children had come desiring to be adopted. In a poverty-stricken area such as Namaingo, families willing to adopt more mouths to feed are hard to find.
My husband was heartbroken as he saw children with nobody to take care of them. He visited about 16 homes and found in these homes only elderly grandmothers taking care of their grandchildren. Nobody else cared about them.
Pastor Edwin himself opened his home to four orphans:
Lucy Nekesa is about 14 years old. Her parents died of HIV in 2003 and left her under nobody's care.
Nafula Kevina is the daughter of the late Raphael Wereh who died of HIV in early 2005. Her mother is bedridden and not able to support herself. Kevina was born in 1992 and is in Grade 4.
Douglas Wandera is a total orphan. His parents died of HIV in 2000.
Habert Muwanguzi was born in Namaingo village in 2000. His mother Silviah Nabwire died in February 2006 of HIV and the father is close to death.

Francis Bogere and Annette Anyango
Francis and Annette care for three orphans. Francis lost his first wife in 2001. She left him with three children whom he is unable to take care of alone. He and Annette married only recently. The orphans left to him are Noris Masinya, Calvin Junge and Brigit Ann.

Wilberforce Ochieng and Rosemary Fleria
Wilberforce and his wife Rosemary attend Pastor Edwin's church. They were also touched by my husband's message from the Word of God about caring for the fatherless, the widows, refugees and street kids. Patrick Osinya died in a road accident and although his wife Demetrea is still alive, she has nothing to offer her children. Wilberforce makes his living by taking passengers from one place to another on his motorcycle while his wife Rosemary sells clothes at the market. The children they adopted are Boniface Onyango, Ben Ouma and Doreen Auma

Justus and Mary Mabuka
This disabled couple is also childless. When information about adopting orphans was preached at the church, Justus and Mary decided to adopt one child from the family of the late Jackson Mulongo. Justus and Mary who have never been blessed to have a child now are happy to have Alphonzi Sisia in their home.

Lilian Wangutse
Lilian was in church when the message about having a heart to the orphans, widows and street children was preached. She was so touched and she decided to go to the late Mutsotsi's family to adopt two children, Beverns and Patrick Mutsotsi. These are total orphans who had been left under the care of their old grandparent who could not take care of them.

The Goat Project
Our villagers considered it nothing short of a miracle when each family that took in orphans received two goats each to help them in their livelihood. We presented the goats to five families at an open place where people could witness what was happenning. It was a sight to behold for those who don't attend church for they had never seen anything like this.
God has touched many people's lives through this gifting. After we distributed the goats to the families, three non-believers came and asked for help too. We informed them that our help comes from the Lord and help begins with one believing in the Lord. They promised to attend church. We really believe that this has caused a lot of people to be encouraged to begin coming to church too.
The five recipient families are happy with their new source of livelihood. The goats we bought are hardy and can endure the harsh weather conditions of our area.
A goat costs about KSH 1,950 ($55) each. We transport them from not just one market but from different markets since we have very few goats here. Transporting goats from the market to one's place costs about $50 or $60 per trip.