Recently, the fencing was completed around the school, and you might think there wasn’t much more to update you on, but the team took to a having a blast with the students, and excitement was found everywhere! Morning flag raising and the singing of the Uganda anthem. Students welcome all the visitors to their school. A teacher is showing the

In the Lubangagali Village, the clean water initiative continues.   The families are preparing to go home after a teaching session. We are thrilled to see this project grow. Learn more about the water project. 

Several medical clinics were provided during this visit. Prayer stations were set up at the medical clinics. The team provided a medical clinic at the St. Mary Zoodochos Pigi Church, where they treated 457 patients. The team consisted of two volunteer local doctors and two volunteer midwives. Afterward, the team participated in a tree-planting ceremony. The Medical Team was welcomed

Part of the visit brought about health education for the students. Nurse Midwife Lipsy and Teacher Jillian teach the older girls in the Library about puberty. (Shown in the photo above.) The students learned about body awareness. They are shown what their personal space looks like. Sue teaches First Aid and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in all the classrooms. In

While in Uganda, I was able to get an update on the three St. Nektarios School graduates who went on to secondary school. They are in year Senior 1. They are all loving this opportunity and have goals of going to University.  Thank you to our sponsors who continue to support these students. The school year will be coming to

Sue presents 200 new books written by Ugandan authors to the librarian, Daniel.

What an amazing time it was to catch up with Fr. Richard. Here you can see us together in his home library. There was immense joy in presenting Fr. Richard with his MDiv diploma from Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. We joined Fr. Richard and Fr. George to celebrate Divine Liturgy.

As always, we stopped into the St. Nektarios Health Center to see how things were going. It wouldn’t be a special trip without the welcoming of a new baby girl. Sue and Nurse Midwife Rose with new baby girl. Nurse Midwife Eunice was able to stop in and visit the St. Nektarios Health Center. She was the first nurse at

Our July visit was filled with work, medical care, and a lot of fun! Over the next few weeks, we’ll take a look back at all that we accomplished as Sue sets her sights on another visit to Uganda later this month. We’ll walk you through updates to the St. Nektarios Health Center, Fr. Richard, our recent graduates, medical clinics,

By now, if you’ve been reading along with Lift Up Uganda, you’ve heard the term, “Water is Life.” There is new life in Uganda! A new borehole was installed along with a solar pump and storage container. Thank you to everyone who helped create this new and improved system.