Katherine Hines
Founder
Katherine Hines
Katherine Hines
Founder
As a youth, Katherine felt God’s calling on her life to minister to orphans and was drawn to the country of Uganda. She took the opportunity to visit the country in June 1994. She traveled alone under arrangement with The Africa Christian Training Institute, which she found through the Urbana Mission Conference in 1990.
The village of Kamonkoli (in eastern Uganda) particularly touched her heart and she found that there were few mission agencies serving this area. Again, in July of 1995 Katherine returned to Kamonkoli to minister to the orphans and widows of the community. She officially founded Hines Ugandan Ministries (HUM) in 1999 and continues to serve the village as the Lord leads her and blesses the ministry.
The current 74 HUM field staff members, consisting of local believers, assists Katherine in ministering Christ’s love to their community. They include social workers, teachers, medical staff, house mothers, cooks/cleaners, administration and more.
Pastor Charles Magale
Assistant Director
Charles Magale
Pastor Charles Magale
Assistant Director
Pastor Charles has been a pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Kamonkoli since 1995. The partnership between PCK and HUM has been an integral part of the spiritual discipleship and ministry within Kamonkoli. His responsibilities with HUM include overseeing each project of the ministry, discipline and counseling of the children and youth, community mediation, and overseeing all construction projects.
Together with his wife, Judith, he has 3 children: Anna, Dan, and Rebecca and they have cared for Judith’s two younger sisters and multiple foster children.
Christine Nabagenyi
Child Sponsorship Administrator
Christine Nabagenyi
Christine Nabagenyi
Child Sponsorship Director
Since before HUM was created, Christine has been helping Katherine, and she joined HUM full time in 2001. She is the firm rock of our sponsorship program, and all of the day-to-day details (such as designating funds, choosing schools, paying school fees, coordinating letter writing, and school and home visitations) are safe under her supervision. One of her greatest joys is to see a child smiling and know that she played a part in providing a reason for him to smile.
Michael Namai
Medical Officer/Manager of Holmes Medical Clinic
Michael Namai
Michael Namai
Medical Officer/Manager of Holmes Medical Clinic
Michael has been working for HUM in many different capacities since 2001. As a trained Medical Officer (similar to a PA in the States), Michael was asked to manage our clinic upon its opening in 2011. Most days find him in the clinic seeing patients and overseeing the day-to-day operations.
Michael is married to Joy and they have two children: Elena and Marvin.
George Kitaula
Headmaster of Genesis School
George Kitaula
George Kitaula
Headmaster of Genesis School
George has been a faithful science teacher at Genesis for many years and a leader among his colleagues. He became our headmaster in 2021 and is devoted to leading the school forward with strong academics and sound biblical teaching. His wife, Vicky has been the school secretary for many years.
Laura Jones
Missionary
Laura Jones
Laura Jones
Missionary
After visiting Kamonkoli on a couple shorter term trips, Laura moved to Kamonkoli on a full time basis in 2017. She holds her Masters in Education from the University of Florida and is focused primarily on developing the Jump Start program at Genesis for students who are struggling academically.
Alison Wilson
Executive Director
Alison Wilson
Alison Wilson
Executive Director
Alison joined the HUM team officially in July 2025, but she first fell in love with the ministry and the people of Kamonkoli in 2011 on her first visit to Uganda. She has a background in international education policy, non-profit leadership, and business which allows her to support the administrative and operational needs of the organization. She is passionate about supporting the Ugandan team to maximize the impact of their incredible work. Alison believes in quality education as a key strategy to breaking the cycle of poverty for children and families.
Barb Moritzky
US Development Coordinator
Barb Moritzky
Barb Moritzky
US Development Coordinator
Barb volunteered with HUM for many years supporting Katherine’s work as a board member and providing administrative help. She later became our Development Coordinator, building relationships with our supporters and securing resources to help the ministry serve the children and community of Kamonkoli, Uganda to the glory of God.
These individuals help guide and lead our organization into its future.
Katherine Hines
Founder
Jason Holmes
President
Joe Schieffelin
Secretary
Paula Woodside
Member
Maria Brush
Member
Craig Shannon
Member
Andrew Tattrie
Member
Ronald Gunter
Member