Eunice N.

Eunice is a bundle of fun and personality! She is quite a jokester and loves to "photo bomb" pictures. She surprises us when we see her in the pictures of the local pastors and in another picture that was taken of the teachers and also in a picture of our US visiting team members with local staff. Eunice is usually laughing and smiling! Her father passed in 2019 and she now lives in Jingo and stays with her grandmother. She frequently performs household chores for her grandmother and her aunt and uncle who live nearby. She enjoys playing netball in her free time. She has missed several years of school because her grandmother was unable to pay school fees.

Julius lives in Jingo Village with his mother, brothers, and sisters. His father passed in late 2019 which caused great hardship on the family and prevented the children from enrolling in school in 2020. His mother does local farming work to provide for the family. In 2022, we provided special support to enroll him in the community school and he performed at the top of the class.

Abigail lives with her mother and two sisters in Jingo Village. She is a happy girl and has adjusted well after the family moved from northern Uganda (which has been slow to progress after the attacks by rebel groups over many years destroyed the region) so her mother could work at New Life School. Her mother works very hard to support her girls and would be greatly benefitted by educational support.

Frank lives with relatives in another town. Frank and his sister, Success, have had a challenging lives. After many difficulties, they were taken in by their grandmother. For the last couple of years, they lived happily their grandmother in Jingo village until their grandmother passed unexpectedly in the fall of 2023. Sadly, Success remained in Jingo Village and currently stays with families in the Jingo community. The local family where Success lives has agreed to let Frank live with them if a sponsor is found to provide for his school fees.

Miracle lives with her mother, Madam Cissy, the headteacher of New Life Education Center and sole caretaker for Miracle and her siblings.

Precious lives in Jjingo Village, Uganda with her mother. Her father passed away before she was born in a motor vehicle accident. After her father died, Precious' paternal grandparents forced her mother to return to her family. Precious' mother cares for her but is unable to pay school fees. Her mother sometimes fills in as a substitute teacher to pay for school fees but only occasionally because she has not been trained as a teacher. Precious is very articulate and has an extensive vocabulary. She has strong social skills and is comfortable speaking and singing in front of large groups. She is very friendly and has developed a desire to help younger children in her community. She is always among the first children offering to help out when our mission teams visit each summer.

Nimaro lives with her mother and two sisters in Jingo Village. She is a thoughtful and inquisitive girl and has adjusted well after the family moved from northern Uganda (which has been slow to progress after the attacks by rebel groups over many years destroyed the region) so her mother could work at New Life School. Her mother works very hard to support her girls and would be greatly benefitted by educational support.

Daniel lives in Jingo Village with his parents and siblings. He is a happy and friendly boy and is almost always smiling. He has a bit of a twinkle in his eyes that keeps you wondering what prank he is hiding :). He seeks to help our mission teams when we visit with all tasks even if we just need help picking up rocks. Unfortunately, his father has been ill the past year and unable to work. His mother suffered a severe injury several years ago and lost sight in one eye and has limited vision in the other. Despite these challenges, his mother has a strong work ethic and strives to find ways to help out by cleaning the school grounds, classrooms or to help others in the community to raise money to feed the family. Despite her efforts, there has been limited funds available for school fees in the past year.

Success lives in Jingo Village and currently stays with families in the Jingo community. She and her brother, Frank, had lived with her grandmother in the village but her grandmother passed unexpectedly in the fall of 2023. Sadly, her brother Frank was moved to live with relatives in another town.

Nicholus lives with his uncle since he lost his father when he was 3 years old. He is the oldest of seven children in the household and there are no funds to allow him to continue his education. Despite financial challenges throughout his life, he was able to successfully complete primary 7 and dreams of attending a 2 year training school to become an automotive mechanic.