Mawanga, Uganda. [Join] the Community

  • Mawanga is a remote village of 5,000 people located 3 hours east of Jinja in the Bugiri District. Partnering with the local pastor and community at large, we empower and assist the underserved who experience economic, physical, spiritual and social barriers to become self-reliant and strong believers in Christ

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

ROWAN Office is painted !

Greetings my fellow ROWAN supporter!

I am very excited to show you the pictures of the completed ROWAN office! All your help has made such a wonderful difference! The office is purple and it looks very cheerful. The next step will be to furnish the office with filing cabinets and chairs and tables.. Surely the Lord has provided for his servants when He heard their cry. Psalm 22:5 "To YOU they cried out and were delivered; In YOU they trusted and were not disappointed."

And now is a time of celebration. Pastor Paul is going to have his annual Christmas Party for his congregation, when gifts of food are given to those in need, and Jesus Christ is glorified! Psalm 22:24:26 "The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek HIM will praise the LORD. Let your heart live forever!" Come celebrate with them, with Praise and Thanks Giving lift up your face, HE is enthroned on the praises of HIS people!

With the gifts from the November, 2008, we have been able to sponsor the nurses for another month, and purchase $200 worth of meds for the clinic, we have sponsored Eddy in law school through the end of the semester (another is coming up and we need $800), we were able to finish the ROWAN office!, we were able to help Pastor Paul care for the orphans that he houses and his own family, and give hope to the helpless in the name of JESUS! Your gifts have accomplished SO MUCH!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Read Pastor Paul's thanks below.

Blessings Forever.
~Elaina Griffith, R.O.W.A.N.



[a note from Pastor Paul]
Hello servants of the most High. JAMBO SANA,
Hope you are still praising the Lord, Greetings from Mawanga community,
I would like to thank you for your effort and your cooperation towards the completion of the ROWAN OFFICE, Praise God, Our first office. ...



Be blessed.
Pastor Paul.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Eddy at Law School

From: Edward Bon Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 1:35 AMTo: wright ANN AND BARRY; kelseyinafrica; ELAINA GRIFFITH; pastor Paul nyende
Subject: RE: Hello

Oh!! so exited to hear from you even after along time.Thank you so much for the scripture, it brings me much joy to learn of how God wIll save my life and how he lives in My amidst. tears of joy flow down in my heart when i nternalise this scripture. Thank you please and i ancourage you to always send me such scriptures. I am sorry too that i have not written to you through all that time. however i am doing well and healthy.i sterted my end of semester examinations on 1st december and will finish on 15th. what we need to do is to pay for house rent before i leave for the village. if we dont pay, the house will be given away. However it's better for me to find another house because the state of the house in which i have been living is poor and yet even its rent fee has been increased from 70,000/= to 80,000/= per month.

Currently it's easy to get a house but i should be having the money to pay for it.i therefore request that you will send the money for house rent and i get the house. this will reduce the burden of transporting every thing to the village and back. A better rooml goes for about 90,000/= to 100'000/= per month. this one can accomodate all thing i may buy while at school including the computer.

I have already bought a table that can carry the computer so when i get one, i will not have to buy another one.i have also bought a flat iron and a water boiller and a suit.
I now look like a lawyer. i ntend to buy more statutory books next semester additionally to the Constitution and the Uganda Penal Code Act.and intend to find a permanent house where i will live for the rest of the years in campas. other things will be included in the report.
My plans for the semester break are to work with the ROWAN and as will be directed by Pastor Paul. And i need to do alot of reading because i must have all the provisions of the statutes over head.What would you like me to do in this semester break?

kelsey,It is so nice to hear that you got a job. i pray that you will enjoy your job.How do you find Singapore? Thank you for supporting me spiritually my sister. i have almost finished typying my autograph and soon i will send it to you. hope you still have interest in it.

when i get home i will write my report of the whole semester.

may the grace of the Lord be suficient for you all.
Warm greeting to everyone there FROM EDDY

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Nov 16 email from Pastor Paul

Hello Sister,Elaina,
We thank God that He gave us the Power to be called children, Children of God,We have seen seen children of People so proud especially when their parents are in important positions, eg president, Ministers, Army officers and many others, But for you and me how Proud should we be , the Children of the Almighty God?.
Hope you are doing good say hello to the church for me.ROWAN in Africa says hello to you and appreciates ypour prayers and the financial support from the Acton Faith Bible Church.
Thank you so much, i picked the money on Thursday on13th NOVEMBER, AMOUNT: 2,474,550=, You sent the money in the right time, the Clinic was lacking drugs But surelly God Loves His People in Mawanga, Say Hello to Dyna (Dianne Davis),
I wish you anice Day.
Yours in Christ,
Pastor Paul.

A Thanksgiving message from Mawanga-SMILE : )

Hello Sister Elaina, Jambo Sana, I am grateful for ROWAN Ministry, To be one of the people who can speak for the voiceless, these are the people the books of the gospel talks about,( poor,widows,orphans,Prostitutes,people with leprosy etc) we thank God that He has given us the Grace to be a blessing to these people, making them feel that God cares for them. When you want Jesus to Smile, Be a blessing to the above mentioned group of people, Jesus said that time will come when He will seperate people like sheep and goats to the right and others to the left, He will say to those on the Right that Thank you good servants, i was hungry you fed me i was with no clothes but you clothed me...............I repeat the statement, If we want Jesus to Smile let us show Love to the Voiceless people, let us advocate for their rights. This is what ROWAN is doing, Lord Jesus thank you for helping us open our hearts for such people. Thank you so much Acton Faith Bible church and many orher individuals for becoming ablessing to the Voiceless in Mawanga UgandaThanks for the support you proposed to send, God bless you so much. . . . . I wish you Blessings from the Lord, if you want to write iam on the net. I love you all. Pastor Paul.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

The Medical Clinic is doing well

Hello to all my Friends.....,
........There is a great improvement in my life, surely God is steadfast, He was in control for the time i was badly off. It wasn't the nails that kept Jesus on the Cross but His LOVE for you and me. Jesus loves us and thank you for loving me too.

The clinic is doing well, The total outpatients attendance is 150 patients on average. Different months vary in out patients attendance, for example July the attendance was 150 patients, August 217 patients, September 101 patients. The average number of admissions is 25patients per month, however this also vary accordingly.
The Nurses are willing to stay to help the community, God brought them in the right time.
To keep the clinic operating we need the following.

Salary for the nurses- SHS 250,000=per person per month (about $155US).
The ever-age cost of medicine is Shs 560,000= per month (about $350US).

The money needed for drugs and other clinical supplies vary form month to month as Out patients, inpatients,Maternal and clinical health care attendance differs but that is the estimated amount.

We thank God that a few have been able to pay the little they can otherwise we could not be operating, the challenge is that we get inadequate supply of drugs which are not essential for the community.The monthly collection is 150,000= from the few who can afford to pay for their treatment.

I thank God who brought you to Mawanga,though you said that you will come back after a very long time, that is your plan. but God's plan is different it depends to what plans He has for you for his people. You might even come back next summer, what is impossible before for God? God Himself led you to Mawanga for a divine purpose and He is ready to use you. God answered your prayers AM doing good ready to work with Him, Praise God!!!!!!

Thanks for loving us.
May Joy and Peace of our Lord Jesus be with Barry, Andrew and all your family members. Amen.
from your friend, Pastor Paul

Friday, October 3, 2008

Elijah leading worship at Crusade!


Elijah update!

Dear my sister kelsey
i always get excited whenever i recieve your encouragement words. The Clinic is working well and the solar panel. I am Great that i always travel with you wherever you go. thank you really for giving me a place in your heart. Dad today was not okey, He was feeling stomach pain since yesterday at night and he even left us in unovernight (passover) when he was not really feeling well but hope he will be okey since we are praying for him. mum is okey we are doing well and we ask you to stand with us into prayers.

Elijah (Pastor Paul's oldest son, 26)