Below is a video about how God laid Uganda on our hearts! We have fallen in love with this country and pray that in the future we will be able to go over and help and hopefully adopt our second child from Uganda! We are praying by time we would adopt our second child that Uganda's government/adoption issues would all be worked out!
What time is it in Uganda right now?
Uganda
This East Africa country brims with natural beauty that extends to the approximately 2.3 million orphans looking for a forever family. It is bordered on the west by Congo, on the north by Sudan, on the east by Kenya and on the south by Tanzania and Rwanda. The country, which lies across the equator, is divided into three main areas—swampy lowlands, a fertile plateau with wooded hills, and a desert region. Lake Victoria forms part of the southern border. The Nile river runs through Uganda emptying into Lake Victoria. Winston Churchill said Uganda was the pearl of Africa!
The national language of Uganda is English, with major tribal languages of Luganda spoken in the South and Acholi in the North. Since the national language is English communicating in country is not a problem.
The country’s largest city is Kampala, which is also the country’s capital and economic, cultural, and educational center. The extreme economic circumstances in Uganda have led to an ever increasing number of displaced orphans. Many orphanages struggle daily to provide for the basic needs of each child.
Uganda has been torn apart by war and corruption for many years. They were colonized by Great Britain until they achieved independence in 1962. The infamous dictator Idi Amin was president from 1971-1979, causing over 300,000 deaths among the Ugandan people. Many children were orphaned. Milton Obote came into power in 1980 bringing more guerilla war and human rights violations until 1985. In 1986, the current president Yoweri Museveni finally brought stability and economic growth to the country. Museveni and his wife have publicly declared Uganda as a Christian nation and the country is 42% Catholic, 42% Protestant, 13% Muslim, and 3% other religions.
Uganda Flag
Children in Uganda have been orphaned mainly due to disease, AIDS and war. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has left Uganda with a population in which more than half of the people are below age 18 and only 2% are over 65. Uganda’s population is just over 27 million. Life expectancy is only around 40-50 years old.
“The TRUTH is that there are 147,000,000 orphans in our world today. 147,000,000.
The TRUTH is that 70 percent of these precious children will never have an education.
The TRUTH is that every day, 16,000 children die from hunger related causes. That is 5,840,000 a year.
The TRUTH is that about 1 in every 3 people living today does not have access to clean water.
The TRUTH is that 10,600,000 children under the age of 5 die each year. 54 percent of these deaths are from PREVENTABLE, TREATABLE illnesses.
The TRUTH is that these children are hungry and I will run out of food before they are all fed.”
The TRUTH is that 70 percent of these precious children will never have an education.
The TRUTH is that every day, 16,000 children die from hunger related causes. That is 5,840,000 a year.
The TRUTH is that about 1 in every 3 people living today does not have access to clean water.
The TRUTH is that 10,600,000 children under the age of 5 die each year. 54 percent of these deaths are from PREVENTABLE, TREATABLE illnesses.
The TRUTH is that these children are hungry and I will run out of food before they are all fed.”
~Taken from www.kissesfromkatie.blogspot.
Proverbs 24 says that "once our eyes have been opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows what we know and hold us responsible to act."
I'm sure God led me to your blog. I'm from Ohio, but currently living in Alabama. We just adopted twin baby girls domestically, but we were actually in process to adopt from Uganda. We hope to pick up our process to Uganda in a year or 2 also! There's a chance we might move back to Ohio in the near future. Many, many blessings on your sweet family!
ReplyDeleteJim and April, I am thankful for your blog! Our family has just started the process for adopting from Uganda. Would you mind if we copied the Uganda information you have posted.
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Jim and April, I am thankful for your blog! Our family has just started the process for adopting from Uganda. Would you mind if we copied the Uganda information you have posted.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much
I'm sure God led me to your blog. I'm from Ohio, but currently living in Alabama. We just adopted twin baby girls domestically, but we were actually in process to adopt from Uganda. We hope to pick up our process to Uganda in a year or 2 also! There's a chance we might move back to Ohio in the near future. Many, many blessings on your sweet family!
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