(Uganda)
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Mukisa Ayub is my name and I am the program Manager of KACHEP. Thanks a lot for all your prayers. I would like to share with you about God’s work in Karamoja and for KACHEP. God is doing many wonderful things in Karamoja. KACHEP has been busy in the community. Over the last couple of months we have been able to do several spraying events to control ticks on animals. After spraying the animals, Dr. Tom Reed is able to share a story with the shepherds. This has been very positively received by the community members.
In addition to this we have been de-worming, castrating, and treating against other various diseases. With every animal we treat, we are supporting the people and sharing the love of Jesus with them.
Now let me introduce you to one of our KACHEP members. We have a watchman whose name is Lomokol James, aged 43, married to Magret Leese, age 28. They have six (6) children. The watchman
takes care of the office, making sure that no one steals program assets. He takes his job very seriously and God has blessed him with genuine heart. He is tall and is an indigenous Karamoja from Pian born near our office premises in Nabilatuk. Lomokol and Margret’s fourth child, Kokoi, got very ill. For 3 months she suffered with this sickness, and was repeatedly taken to the local clinic. They thought that it was malaria. Lomokol James was spending all his salary paying medical bills with the hope that she would get better, but nothing happened. One day Lomokol resigned from his job to go home and help his family. Kokoi’s sickness had progressed to such an extent that her neck was bending at a certain angle making it impossible for her to stand or walk. The parents had lost hope, they had spent all of their money and they had no means for helping their child.
One day Margret Leese approached the office and presented the problem to the KACHEP team
concerning the worsening condition of Kokoi. The wife explained the conditions of the family, they were not sleeping at all because the Kokoi was crying all night, the husband had disappeared to go tree cutting to burn and make charcoal for selling to earn some income for survival and he had been away from home for 2 months.
The KACHEP team prayed for this family, and felt God’s leading to get involved. We informed Margret to look for her husband so that we could give them some medical help. Margret found Lomokol James and they came to office with the girl. Indeed she could not walk, and her neck was bent. Dr. Jean contacted some of her friends at Cure children’s hospital in Mbale some 130 Kilometers from our office. We facilitated transportation for the family to go to the hospital. There they diagnosed the child and sent them back to KACHEP with a medical report that said she needed an operation that couldn’t be done in Uganda.
When the family came back to the office after week in the hospital they looked traumatized because they had expected hope but did not find it. They stayed in their home for 2 weeks and we continued to pray over the family, for God’s wisdom and healing.
After the 2 weeks Lomokol James reported that Kokoi’s situation was progressively declining. KACHEP decided to transport Kokoi for the second time to another missionary Hospital called Matany in Moroto District. There the doctor diagnosed Kokoi with Tuberculosis (TB) in the spine. Kokoi was admitted for 2 months in this Missionary Hospital and given proper treatment. Every 3 weeks I would go to visit them, to check on their situation, and give them some financial support. After the two months Kokoi was discharged from hospital, she had healed and was walking normally! When they arrived home in Nabilatuk they reported to our office and everybody was happy and excited, we see God’s hand at work. God had restored their broken hope.
We want to thank all our supporters and prayer partners who have made it possible for us to share God’s hope with the people of Karamoja, especially to Lomokol, Margret and Kokoi. Please continue to pray for us and communities we serve.
God be with you all,
Mukisa Ayub
KACHEP
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KACHEP
PO Box 22
Moroto, Uganda
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