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With God's Little Ones (WGLO) is a not-for-profit corporation staffed and supported by volunteers, working for the survival of orphans, widows, and others whose lives are endangered. Click below to visit the WGLO website.
With God's Little Ones (WGLO) is a not-for-profit corporation staffed and supported by volunteers, working for the survival of orphans, widows, and others whose lives are endangered. Click below to visit the WGLO website.
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Since 2005, With God's Little Ones and St. John-Hattiesburg have worked together in serving the vulnerable women and children of the village of Bulumwaki, Uganda, East Africa. We've focused primarily on the 350 children at the St. Paul Lutheran Orphanage Center, where the needs seem to be endless. Caring, committed people from south Mississippi, however, have helped make a crucial difference in the following areas:
- safe sleep
- safe, accessible water
- food security
- safe disposal of human waste
- educational opportunities, especially for girls
The dirt-poor people in Bulumwaki are almost invisible. St. John's open heart and hands, however, have recognized these little ones for who they are: precious royalty. St. John folks have seen to it that the children of the King will not be overlooked or left out.
Since 2005, With God's Little Ones and St. John-Hattiesburg have worked together in serving the vulnerable women and children of the village of Bulumwaki, Uganda, East Africa. We've focused primarily on the 350 children at the St. Paul Lutheran Orphanage Center, where the needs seem to be endless. Caring, committed people from south Mississippi, however, have helped make a crucial difference in the following areas:
- safe sleep
- safe, accessible water
- food security
- safe disposal of human waste
- educational opportunities, especially for girls
The dirt-poor people in Bulumwaki are almost invisible. St. John's open heart and hands, however, have recognized these little ones for who they are: precious royalty. St. John folks have seen to it that the children of the King will not be overlooked or left out.
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Safe Sleep
Malaria is the African continent's biggest killer. Some of the funds received from St. John in January 2006 were used to provide children with insecticide-treated mosquito nets and bedding.
Safe Sleep
Malaria is the African continent's biggest killer. Some of the funds received from St. John in January 2006 were used to provide children with insecticide-treated mosquito nets and bedding.
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Safe, accessible water
In May 2006, the people of St. John received the grim news that "...girls must walk 2-4 kilometers each way to fetch water. We've seen kids in Bulumwaki wash their hands in a basin of water--and drink the same water after eating. We need to drill a bore hole well in that place."
Safe, accessible water
In May 2006, the people of St. John received the grim news that "...girls must walk 2-4 kilometers each way to fetch water. We've seen kids in Bulumwaki wash their hands in a basin of water--and drink the same water after eating. We need to drill a bore hole well in that place."
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Food Security (keeping kids from starving)
From the very start, St. John has helped provide a daily meal (often a bowl of porridge) to keep the Bulumwaki kids alive.
Orphan Martha Kisakyr once told us that her favorite food was "rice with meat." When asked when she last tasted that dish, she responded, "Oh, last year." In April 2007, St. John brought a taste of heaven to the entire village by footing the bill for a community-wide feast of rice, meat, and soft drinks.
Food Security (keeping kids from starving)
From the very start, St. John has helped provide a daily meal (often a bowl of porridge) to keep the Bulumwaki kids alive.
Orphan Martha Kisakyr once told us that her favorite food was "rice with meat." When asked when she last tasted that dish, she responded, "Oh, last year." In April 2007, St. John brought a taste of heaven to the entire village by footing the bill for a community-wide feast of rice, meat, and soft drinks.
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Future plans for food production
St. John has not only provided the Bulumwaki villagers with "a fish to eat," they are also sharing in the difficult role of "teaching them how to fish." St. John funds have enabled St. Paul Lutheran Church to purchase more than five acres of land, which will be developed into food-producing garden plots.
Future plans for food production
St. John has not only provided the Bulumwaki villagers with "a fish to eat," they are also sharing in the difficult role of "teaching them how to fish." St. John funds have enabled St. Paul Lutheran Church to purchase more than five acres of land, which will be developed into food-producing garden plots.
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Safe disposal of human waste
St. John's folks expressed concern over the unhygienic, downright dangerous hole in the ground which served as a latrine in Bulumwaki. And here is what St. John helped make happen.
Safe disposal of human waste
St. John's folks expressed concern over the unhygienic, downright dangerous hole in the ground which served as a latrine in Bulumwaki. And here is what St. John helped make happen.
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Educational opportunities
A number of St. John folks are seeing to it that Bulumwaki girls can stay in school. Each sponsorship provides:
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a daily meal
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shoes and uniform
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school supplies
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school fees
". . .the benefits of girls' education, in terms of improving health, women's empowerment, and family well-being, probably makes girls' education the highest-returning social investment in the world." (Gene Sperling, director of the Center for Universal Education at the Council of Foreign Relations.
Educational opportunities
A number of St. John folks are seeing to it that Bulumwaki girls can stay in school. Each sponsorship provides:
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a daily meal
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shoes and uniform
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school supplies
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school fees
". . .the benefits of girls' education, in terms of improving health, women's empowerment, and family well-being, probably makes girls' education the highest-returning social investment in the world." (Gene Sperling, director of the Center for Universal Education at the Council of Foreign Relations.
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