PASSION

Victor 14 yrs old mother of twins now

It has been 1 year and 9 months since Hope For Women In Crisis has been functioning on ground, and, just what The Lord has used us to do so far is so amazing. Sometimes it feels like I have been doing this for years; but its all by God's grace and power. He placed this passion in and on my heart, it gives me reason to live and to think. Thank You Father.

1. This year so much has been happening with so much changes and direction in the ministry that ,I lost control over my blogs, I am really sorry. Now there are so many testimonies: May be I should start with this one:
2. This year We have been able to register as a Community Based Organisation and now we have our legal status, this means a lot to me and to the ministry. A sense of responsibility and accountability. This also helps us do activities that we couldn't freely do without registration.
3. This same year we were able to participate in the Uganda Annual National Save The Mother Conference that brings so many organisations that help mothers and babies here in
   
   Uganda, and Hope For Women In Crisis was able to present on Behalf of The Jinja Regional Referral Hospital in this Big Conference. Yes This another very big move since it created awareness of our presence and work that we have been doing in Jinja.Do not  despise the days of small beginnings.
4. This year we have been able to start off our TEENAGE PREGNANT GIRLS' HOME for the teenage girls that have been made pregnant out of many different circumstances amongst which include: Rape, defilement, sexual harassment, and abuse but are also rejected with no one to help.

From the day I begun going to the hospital to help the needy mothers have a better experience during child birth; abut 70% of these very needy mothers have been teenagers and among those,50% being rape and defilement cases and abandoned.
This one God placed it on my heart and I begun asking Him how He wanted me to help these young girls . First I travelled about 130 km East of Jinja and found more than 70 teenagers in the same village (Busia) pregnant and out of school with no hope and no help. This broke my heart looking at these girls from 13 years to 19 years all pregnant with babies without fathers; I wished I could carry them and bring them home with me. I cried and my heart was captured. This led me into praying for the girls but also for how we could help; in response we were able to provide Mama Kits for the girls so they had gloves , cotton and other stuff needed by the health centre as you report to deliver your baby, we also provided multivitamins for the girls, clothes and blankets for the babies. We conducted a three days conference where we talked about what abortion really means and its dangers, we also talked about the love of God that never changes even due to situations. It was so amazing the girls showed up for counselling the next day and some were confessing that they had never told anyone they were pregnant and were planning on abortion but now they wouldn't do it, they were keeping their babies.
We then went back after 4 months to sponsor a hand skills training for the girls to learn how to make money with their own hands not to look for it from men; this was important because there is so much prostitution in the area due to Truck Drivers who offer some money to use the girls, forcing them even to do what they do not want to do. This was very fruitful, so many girls and women did the training and no they make a lot of craft stuff ,like ,bracelets ,bags ,clothes ,necklaces ,mats ,hats ,paper bags, paper bead curtains, and many other different things that Hope For Women In Crisis buys from them and uses for fund raising along side your donations to keep the ministry running .These girls are now earning a living ,taking good care of their babies, eating a balanced diet. I am just so proud of them. Most of them have babies now.
You can buy these craft items from Kirsten .A. Harr ,if you are on Facebook ,check on her and she can tell you how you can get it from her. Every item you purchase helps us help a teenage unmarried mother support herself, it also helps us buy medication for a needy mother in the hospital, buy food, get transport for these needy mothers to go back home .
BIG NEWS : The home is ready ,we will be posting about it very soon. This is just something to keep your ears itching. :D
One good Samaritan has helped us start off the home, we still need a lot of your support to see that what God has started is accomplished. Pray for us, support us, join us, come and we serve short time or long time together.
THANK YOU FOR GVING,THANK YOU FOR SERVING,THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME THIS FAR.
I GUESS THIS IS A CALLING,A PASSION, A HEART.
I KNOW WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER

Monica16 yrs old. Mother to twins now