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World Gospel Mission
Africa Gospel Church
Buvuma Islands Ministry
USA Address: P.O. Box 948 | Marion | Indiana | 46952
765-664-7331 | www.wgm.org
Uganda Address:
P.O. Box 11788 | Kampala | Uganda | Africa
www.wgmuganda.org
From time to time, our staff and visitors write about their experiences on the island, and going to and from the island.
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- Written by: Gary Knox, Men with Vision
A mission trip to Uganda had been on my "want to do" list for many years. When the Men With Vision Buvuma Island Project came up, it was just the right time to go.
Mission trips, wherever you go, have segments of commonality and uniqueness. Uganda was no different. What impacts me the most on these trips are the missionaries, including MK's, the Nationals, and – here's the biggie – the children.
It's always great to meet new missionaries, to hear how God called them, to see them working in their ministry field, and to witness firsthand the challenges they face. But, as I think about the word "challenges," I believe they look at them as opportunities, not as obstacles. Without exception they give God the glory for all they are able to do.
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- Written by: John Muehleisen
On July 11, 2009, our family went to Kikongo to take part in the official launching ceremony for the Bio-Sand Filter water project we are doing on Buvuma Island. This is a project that Samaritan's Purse is doing in Kamwenge District in western Uganda.
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- Written by: Keith Bourne
In June, I (Keith Bourne) went on a survey trip around Buvuma Island with Jason Carpenter, who was Uganda's Country Director of Samaritan's Purse at the time. We were looking at education on the island. Jason wanted to see what kind of educational facilities there were on Buvuma.
We were able to visit several schools on our trip and one thing really stood out to me: the lack of teachers.
All of the schools we visited appeared to be understaffed, especially the government schools. The government has built several schools around the island, but they are only paying for one teacher or so at each one. The kids then have to pay school fees so that the school can hire more teachers, and there goes the supposed "free education" in Uganda.
Maybe the government will be able to hire more in the future, but for now it is a big problem.
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- Written by: Christina Maddalone, Buvuma Sponsorship Coordinator
One of my very first experiences in Uganda was a trip out to Buvuma Island. Living in Kampala, it is a two-hour drive down to Jinja. Once we got to Jinja we went to the lakefront of Lake Victoria. From there we were carried onto a small boat and then we headed out to the island. The boat ride takes about two hours, but it was one of the most beautiful scenes I have ever experienced. I had never been to Africa before, so on the boat ride to Buvuma I took in as many of the sights as possible.
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- Written by: John Muehleisen
On October 25, 2008, our family set out for Buvuma Island to show the Jesus film. As we left, our oldest daughter Haley said she didn’t feel well, but we figured she would be alright. Wrong!