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Meet Maria Nakibuule

3/16/2023

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Maria is a 7-year-old Primary one (P1) pupil at God Cares School. She comes from a community where most kids have given up on school because their parents or guardians cannot afford the educational costs required to sustain them in school. Maria lives with her grandmother in Nabutiti, one of the Kampala suburbs.
Maria started to live with her grandmother at the age of six months when her mother suffered from mental illness and was admitted to a mental hospital. She was later discharged with medication and had the support and prayers of her church, but unfortunately has lost her memory and does not even recognize her child. Maria does have a father, but ever since the mother had a mental breakdown, he took off and cut off all communication with Maria's maternal relatives. His current whereabouts are unknown.
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Maria's grandmother is a widow, and her home is comprised of nine people. She is a small-scale market vendor who sells vegetables like onions, tomatoes, etc. Her earnings cover the basic domestic needs of her family. Due to the ongoing financial struggle, Maria's grandmother could never help her children go through school, nor could she pay for her granddaughter's school.

The social workers' office at God Cares School became aware of Maria's plight and invited her to school. Maria was blessed with a sponsor through Buyamba Outreach Ministries in Uganda and began school in 2019. She loves her studies, recently graduated from kindergarten, and has advanced to the Primary level. Maria is full of hope and can now dream big because of the quality education she gets from GCS, the love and support of her sponsor, and her new family…the God Cares family.
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One Graduate at a Time...

2/1/2023

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My name is Joan Nanzala, and I grew up in a family of four children with my mom and stepdad. Life was not easy even when we had both parents. At times, we had single meals and were chased out of several houses because of failure to pay rent on time. At the age of four, my mother took me to a local community school so that I could at least be in school like other kids in our neighborhood. We had no desks in class, and we would sit on hand-made papyrus mats as we attended class. It was a low-cost school, but my mother could not afford to pay the fees; thus, I was always sent back home for school fees. It was a sorrowful story until God came through for me and fought my education battle by connecting me to Buyamba Outreach Ministries.
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God was so good I joined God Cares Nursery and Primary School in Primary Two (P2). The school was so big and beautiful; it had excellent teachers. It was a dream come true for me. In 2013, I completed my national primary leaving examinations and then joined high school in 2014. In 2017, I completed my Ordinary Certificate of Education and wanted to pursue my dream of becoming a midwife.

Buyamba did not give up on me, even when my home background spoke otherwise; They held my hand throughout my nursing journey. In 2018, I was able to join a nursing school. Throughout my time with Buyamba, God blessed me with caring and wonderful sponsors who dearly loved me and treated me as their own. They always sent me letters, cards, and gifts for my birthdays, Easter, and Christmas. I always pray for and bless the Lord for my sponsor families, for they chose to light the path of a girl like me, whose future seemed hopeless.

​Despite the interference in my studies by the pandemic, I thank God that at the end of December 2021, I completed and graduated with a certificate in Nursing and Midwifery. Last year in 2022, God blessed me with a job, and I am now a practicing Midwife at a maternity clinic. I thank God for the opportunity to serve and give life and hope to another. May the Lord richly bless Buyamba Outreach Ministry in Uganda and the USA for being part of my success. God bless you all.
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Meet Rose

1/26/2023

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Our Newest Staff Member and Graduate at GCHS
We get very excited every time one of our Buyamba students grows from a young child to a responsible young man or woman in the program. Rose Nankumba is one of these children. She joined God Cares School in 2006 in Primary Two (P2). Her grandmother approached us after Rose’s parents separated and her mother couldn’t take care of her and her brother.
When Rose came to God Cares School, she was a timid young girl. After finishing primary school, she joined God Cares High School. She graduated in 2017 and entered African Renewal University in 2018. Though Rose started out as a timid young girl in 2006, she started seeing the woman leader God created her to be. She became the first girls’ Bible study leader of a ministry called “Delight Ministries” on her college campus. This U.S.-based ministry provided the material for their program, which is geared toward developing a Christ-centered community for college-aged women. Rose graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in October of 2022. We are all so proud of her! 

​We thank God that she now has joined God Cares School, not as a student, but as an Accountant. Rose remarked, “I have been offered an opportunity to work at God Cares High School as an accountant. I am willing to work with honesty and submission to God Cares High School and Buyamba Outreach Ministry. This is the only way I can give back to Buyamba Outreach Ministry, though I can never comprehend how good Buyamba has been to me."

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Meet Godfrey

12/28/2022

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Helping Uganda One Child at a Time...
My name is Godfrey Kalyango, and I am 19 years old and the oldest of four children. I am currently in secondary school year in my 5th year (S5) at God Cares High School.
My childhood was difficult. By the time I understood the world, I was living with my maternal grandparents. I lived there with my other cousins until primary three (P3). I had never seen my father and mother until my mother came for me and took me to her place when I entered P4.
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I found three other children and a gentleman at my mother's place. Later, I realized the gentleman was my stepfather. My mother told me my birth father had abandoned us when I was still in her womb. I was young, and that did not bother me; what mattered was that I was happy in school and finally with my family.
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My mother, with my uncle's help, supported me in school. God was so gracious. I completed my primary level and joined the secondary level (S1) in 2016. However, things became hard at home. My stepfather abandoned us. My mother got a job as a housemaid, and even with her income, she could not pay rent, provide for our basic home needs, and educate us at the same time. For the whole year of 2017, I had to stay home. Mother could no longer sustain us all in school.
I am grateful to God that one thing our mother taught us was to pray; during that time, it was all we could do as children. Every Sunday, we attended church at KPC, and I could help the Sunday school pastor arrange chairs and wash children's utensils. She loved me so much, and we became friends to the extent of inviting me to stay with her. I had told her my story, and she picked interest and took me to the Buyamba offices. From then on, she took me as her son. My dream of continuing with school came to pass, and I was accepted into the Buyamba sponsorship program.
When I entered GCHS, I was given a new mattress, uniforms, and other academic materials. I joined S2 in 2018. Ever since I joined Buyamba, my heart has been so joyful. I feel less burdened because my mother does not have to worry about me reporting back to school. I have benefited so much physically and academically, and my spiritual life has never remained the same. I have learned to forgive my biological father, who I have never seen. I know I have a good Father in heaven who loves and cares for me.

I want to thank Buyamba and my sponsors for loving me and giving my family food relief, Christmas baskets, gifts, and needs. I appreciate the Lord so much and give Him all the glory!
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Maria's Story

12/8/2022

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My name is Maria Gorrett Nassolo, and I am currently a student of Early Childhood Development at a trade school called the YMCA Comprehensive Institute.

​I grew up with my grandmother. At three months old, my mother abandoned me and left me with my father, who could not take care of me. In the same village where I was staying with my father, there was an old lady who loved kids so much and could take care of them, even those not related to her. My father decided to take me to her home. She loved me even though I was not in her biological family.
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The time came when my father stopped sending any financial help to take care of me. The old lady then took full responsibility for me; she became the only family I knew. Since that time, I always took her as my grandmother. Grandma was a farmer; she used to dig in people’s gardens to earn a living. With the little she had, she took me to school but could not fully and timely pay for all my school fees since her work was seasonal.

​Fortunately, I had a friend who used to attend AWANA programs at God Cares Nursery & Primary School. Since it was fun and open for children, I could go with her. One day, Grandma and I went to the Buyamba Office at GCNP school. She talked to the social worker and registered me in the sponsorship program. I then joined God Cares Nursery & Primary School until I completed the Primary level in 2012.
"God surely knows His own."
I joined God Cares High for my secondary level. In 2016 when in my S4 year, my grandmother passed away. I felt my life had come to an end. God surely knows His own; He created a way for me and gave me a new family. After my grandmother passed away, a friend told me I could live with her family. She took me to her home. I was accepted again and taken in as a child; since then, they have become family. God is so good.

​In 2018, I completed my high school level. I joined a Tertiary Institute, where I am finishing my Certificate in Early Childhood Development. I thank God that amidst all challenges, He always created a way through for me. I thank God that my dream of becoming a teacher is becoming a reality. I thank my sponsors and Buyamba Outreach Ministries for loving, caring, and not giving up on me. May God bless all of you for helping me!

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