The Rainbow Café - Thursday 3rd March
10:00am - 12:00pm
Hi everyone,
We just want to say thank you for your support over the past few years. It has meant we have been able to get to know you and use our income to give support to some young people in Uganda; paying their school fees and making sure they had uniforms, shoes and stationary.
Please read a recent letter from Lesley Ambrose who runs the project in Uganda:
Dear Gill,
I just wanted to give you an update on your sponsored children. We've spent the last 2 to 3 weeks going around all the schools paying the fees. The younger children have been out of school for some time and so had many needs including uniforms, books, shoes and bags. There was some good credit so we have done as much as we can for the children.
I just wanted to give you an update on your sponsored children. We've spent the last 2 to 3 weeks going around all the schools paying the fees. The younger children have been out of school for some time and so had many needs including uniforms, books, shoes and bags. There was some good credit so we have done as much as we can for the children.
Raymond's mother has sent him to a place called Buweya which is very near, just across the lake. His mother is not around very much and so can't take care of him. I also go across there once a week and so we were able to visit him. Raymond is staying with his aunt and attends a school called 'Delight'. It's just a small school but looks to be very nice. and he seems to be happy. We paid his fees, lunches, uniform and sportswear. I'll check on him again soon.
Florence attends 'God is Able' a small Christian school; she's in Primary 1. What an absolutely lovely welcome I received when I went there a couple of weeks ago. We have several of our children in that school and it's very good.
Joshua is now in P4 at Kiwafu Primary School, he's doing well and he's happy.
Lesley went on and asked if we could help support two more children which we said yes to - how could we not. Thankfully some kind people have covered the donations while we haven't been able to open.
Which leads me to the next bit...
We will be open in March. It will be a slimmed down Rainbow while we work out how we can safely open at full capacity.
So do come and have cake, a hot drink and a chat on Thursday the 3rd of March between 10:00am and 12 midday at St Mary's Church, Upchurch.
Cake and a hot drink will be a very reasonable £1.50 and will help us to keep on supporting the wonderful work in Uganda.
God bless you all ♥️
Gill and the Rainbow Café Team
