I had the privilege of joining the Calvary Community Church short-term missions to God Cares for four consecutive summers from 2012 thru 2015. I had the joy of meeting one of my sponsored girls and look forward to meeting my current sponsored daughter in the future . She is now in University.
I will always remember the wonderful worship services at KPC with Pastor Dongo singing to Jesus “you deserve the Glory and the Honor as I lift my hands in worship and praise your Holy name.” Those words describe the heart of Buyamba and the Dongo family. Helping Uganda …one child at a time to the Glory and Honor of God.
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I partnered with some fellow teachers way back in the early 2000s. At that time, they were with another ministry. Then they became part of Buyamba. It has been sweet seeing the handwritten letters and the photographs of the beautiful young ladies that I have the privilege to support. Maybe one day, I can go to Uganda and see them! My favorite memory is from January 13, 2018. I had some personal medical issues and took a break from sponsorship to catch up on some medical payments. Then one day, my former adopted student was strong on my hear, so I reached out to Julie to see how she was doing and to ask to become a sponsor again. On that day, January 3, 2018, Jovia's new sponsor had to stop donations unexpectedly, so not only was I able to sponsor again, but I was able to sponsor my same student! It was a big moment for me to see how much God cares about each of us! Since then, I have taken on another student, and I am very proud of all the work they do. Thank you, Buyamba, for letting me make a difference in the girls' lives.
I believe I got involved with Buyamba around 2009. Julie called me and said you need to HELP! I was excited to jump in and took over the processing of the credit cards.
Our family sponsored Brian Gumira from primary to trade school and now sponsor Milka Ndagire. I love working with Buyamba!! We were introduced to Buyamba through friends and immediately fell in love with the ministry. We have had the opportunity to serve God Cares School by sponsoring a child, volunteering in the office, helping with the pumpkin patch and working on the Buyamba banquets. The biggest impact for our family was hosting a child on the Summer Tour. Less than a year later we were traveling to Uganda for the first of three trips (so far). We have made a lot of friends through Buyamba including an amazing group from Texas we worked with on one trip.
Buyamba is one big family who has a heart for God and a love for the people of Uganda. Our beautiful Buyamba/God Cares School/Dongo Family journey began 2006 when our daughter, Ashley, went with the Calvary High School Team to Uganda, upon returning we all started sponsoring children. 2007 Peter joined the board and I began volunteering as needed with the ministry. 2008 our daughter, Jennifer, went to Uganda with the HS team and Ashley, Peter & I went to Uganda to serve, 2017 Peter & I lead a team and we were blessed to lead another mission trip in 2023 and our son Mike and daughter-in-law Katia joined us as well.
We are currently blessed to assist with the College and Trade school Fund to help facilitate these young adults to become educated, skilled and give back to their families and community. Our lives are forever blessed and changed because we leaned in and yes to God's calling.
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