Tag - The Father's House

Update from Rukore

Update from Hilary Byorugunda, Regional Manager for GO Africa and Church of Uganda Father’s House.

Staff Fellowships have been taking place at Rukore, and we thank God because the mamas who care for children have been served by others. God […]

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Did You Know….That the Ant Is Mightier Than the Bulldozer?

First, watch this 3 minute video.  It’s the story of, what the video creators call, the “equivalent of the great wall of China.”

Please note that the hobby of ant excavation typically involves the selection of dormant, abandoned ant hills.  […]

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Update from Lira, Uganda

Update by Betty Awori, Coordinator at The Father’s House, Lira
We have managed to add 80 more bananas and 300 pineapples this month, and I believe it will do well since the rain is in plenty. In one year’s time, […]

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Planting in the garden, Lira, Uganda

“(God) took the man (woman) and put him (them) in the garden to work it and take care of it.”
God provided a beautiful place for his children to work in cultivating and harvesting. God walked with them in the […]

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Life in the garden, Lira, Uganda

Life began in the garden. “In the beginning,” you know the story.
“The Lord God planted a garden… “
God, Creator of the universe, bending down and scooping the soil in his hands. King of Kings, digging in the dirt and […]

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School uniforms: A great Exchange in Africa!

The Kabale (Uganda) Father’s House was the first Father’s House established in eastern Africa. Not long after receiving children into care, the church opened a Sewing Centre to provide school uniforms for the Father’s House children and fulfill other […]

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Celebrating the Ethiopian New Year

Ethiopia follows a different calendar than the calendar used by North America and Europe. Ethiopian New Year is on 11th September, and it is a big holiday celebration throughout the entire country. Homes are decorated inside and out to […]

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Power and Light Bearers to The Father's Houses in Uganda

Co-founder Dr. Laura Stachel went to Northern Nigeria in 2008 to study ways to lower maternal mortality in state hospitals. She witnessed deplorable conditions in state facilities including sporadic electricity that impaired maternity and surgical care. Without a reliable […]

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O, Ye, of Little faith!

The GO Project Vision Team that visited Uganda in July wanted to do a community art project when they visited the Lira Father’s House. But, what should they paint?
They sat with the Mamas and listened as they talked about […]

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Mangos and Mentors

by Mike Mitchell, currently in Uganda
Visiting the Father’s House in Lira, Uganda this week we discover that there are now some young men in our midst. Tall fellows that look you eye-to-eye as they offer their customary warm and […]

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