Our mission and vision consists of three simple steps:
Reach out to orphans, vulnerable children, and widows with the love of Christ.
Equip them through meaningful education to end the cycle of poverty into which they were born.
Raise Christian leaders that will make a difference to their community and country to the Glory of God.
Sponsoring a Child
In Uganda, children die daily of malnutrition, and of lack of medical treatment, basic necessities & loving care. Many of the children live in desperate situations, sleeping on dirt floors and becoming infested with lice, fleas, and worms. Many will grow up with no education from lacking the means to pay public school fees. Sponsorship will help meet the basic, physical, educational and spiritual needs of these children. Though most of the sponsored children live in the Kamonkoli community with parents or extended family, our Bear Valley Children’s Home cares for fully orphaned children who have no one available to care for them.
Our Programs
Education
In a country where scarcely half the children complete primary school, virtually all of HUM’s sponsored children do so, most at HUM’s Genesis Nursery/Primary School. The school currently serves children through seventh grade. Ugandan public schools frequently have more than 100 children in a classroom while Genesis maintains a maximum classroom size of 30 children. Genesis offers high academic standards and provides a strong Biblical foundation throughout the curriculum. Sponsored and community children attend the school.
One in 6 of the country’s youth attend secondary school while only two-thirds of these actually graduate. Even fewer attend or complete vocational or university degrees. Sponsorship makes these opportunities a reality for these youth.
Physical Needs
Sponsored children receive consistent nutrition through regular supplemental food baskets to their family as well as daily breakfast and lunch at Genesis School.
As the 3rd poorest country in the world, Uganda struggles to meet all of the medical needs of its citizens. Many deaths occur from common diseases like Malaria, Typhoid, Dysentery and Diabetes for which many simply cannot afford treatment. The Holmes Medical Clinic meets all of the medical needs for the sponsored children as well as for community members.
Spiritual Impact
Hines Ugandan Ministries believes that it is as important to feed the children spiritually as it is physically. Sponsored and community children attend weekly Awana (Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed) clubs to learn about Jesus through Bible teaching, scripture memorization and games. Frequently, more than 1,000 children attend. The children also attend Sunday school and receive a Biblical worldview at Genesis School.