What A Difference Four Years Makes!

While I was in Uganda I was able to visit Ggaba community and Bethany Village on the island. These are the two places that I spent most of my time at during my previous trips four and five years ago. It was amazing to see the changes. The most exciting thing was to know what the vision was four years ago and to see it actually happen. It is also exciting because this organization is African, not American, based. It is run by Ugandan nationals. The pictures below show some of he changes that have been made. Most of the buildings are new.

(first picture) - A picture of Bethany Village where I helped with youth camps. Behind the trees are cabins for the youth, new toilets, a large group area and cooking facilities.

(second picture) - In Ggaba town, the newly built secondary school. The last time I was there it was only tin shacks with a hope of being a school. Now it holds a few hundred students from the community.

(third picture) - Out on the island in Bethany Village, a new primary school.

(fourth and fifth picture) - One of the orphan houses on Bethany Village. There are now twelve houses. Each house has a set of parents and about ten or so kids living there. They are set up to allow the orphans to live in a family environment. They have over 100 orphans in these houses.