Diana's News Spring 2012 pg 2

Betty Luzira

         Betty’s leg has healed. Although the bones are back together, they are not as strong as they need to be. She will go back to the doctor to see about a bone graft, which will mean another surgery.

         Please be praying that the money would come in for the surgery. I’m sure it will again cost about $3500. This should cover the surgery, the follow-up visits to the doctor, her medicines, and transportation for follow-up visits to the doctor.

         Betty’s healing has been a long process since that terrible accident in February 2009, and we pray that her ordeal is coming to an end.

Mistake!

         I have been told that the “Celebrate Freedom” letter I sent out for the Home Office has caused some confusion. Yes, I heard I made a big mistake!! I will claim it was do to my bout with Mono.

         I am not in the States right now, but I will be in the States next year, sometime in 2013. I have not decided whether I will come in January and stay until April or in May and stay until August. I need to see how my recovery from the Mono is going.

         Sorry for the confusion!

Chicken Project

         I have suspended the Chicken Project. My farm manager, Doreen (also my foster daughter), will be leaving for studies in Finland in September. She has a scholarship for a degree in nursing. It is a 3½-year program. Until I find a suitable farm manager, the project will remain suspended.  Please be praying for a reliable farm manager and workers.

Baraza

Baraza is from the Swahili meaning – a place of public meeting for interaction and education – we will use this forum for educational meetings with the elderly and to cater especially to the men as they have felt neglected because of our training to the women. This will take place along the River Nile at the parish level.

The meetings will focus on introducing:

• Promotion of good health
• Fishing
• Agriculture
• Saving African culture
• Bible teaching

We will use films on development at these meeting for comparison of development in other areas of Uganda and the world. 

        We will hold the meetings when we are in Moyo teaching the women. Mr. Luzira will be leading and will we enlist the help of the local government to teach on many of the topics.

Prayer Points

·       I have had Mono and am discouraged with the fatigue that goes with it. I need strength and endurance to do my work.

·       CWWC will be starting a new class in Moyo in September. I need $5000 to set up the school for 120 students

·       CWWC will be also going back to Western Uganda for refresher classes for the teachers there.

·       Please continue to give generously

·       Betty’s surgery and the cost of $3500

·       Other new ministry opportunities will be coming during the next 6 months. I will keep you informed.

·       Please be praying for Betty and Gabriel Luzira – their oldest daughter passed away on July 13, 2012. She lost her battle with AIDS.

·       My nephew Cody Witt and his friend Drew Weiser will be with me for 3 months. Pray for them as they seek to know if ministry and missions is God’s will for their lives.

Thanks for your prayers and support.

God bless, Diana

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      Moyo CWWC

 

Big News, Big Savings!!  I have decided to rent a house in Moyo because it is more cost effective. It was costing the team 680,000 shillings to stay one week in a hotel; one month’s rent for the house is 700,000 shillings, which translates to approximately $10 a day. The house has space for conducting additional classes and accommodating more people, and we can stay longer than a week at no additional cost.

              I have also rented some land for planting cassava to help feed the school students. Cassava is a staple food for breakfast in Moyo. I could not find enough each time to feed the students. Now I will have plenty with extra to sell and for replanting.  I also have planted  cowpeas (field peas) and ground nuts (peanuts) for the school as well.

              

         First  Moyo Youth Camp

         CWWC ministry held its first Youth Camp in May, and it went very well. There were about 120 youth to come for 3 days.

         Mr. Luzira and Elizabeth taught leadership, savings, family planning, and business. My Pastor, Floyd Paris, brought a team that assisted in the teaching and had a successful cultural exchange with the Youth. I was not able to accompany this team due to my bout with mononucleosis.

         The youth event was a tremendous success as there was much sharing of the gospel.  There had not been much interaction in this district with foreigners in the recent past because of the unrest with Kony’s rebels.

              In Uganda, a person is considered a youth if he or she is between 18 to 30 years old. US Aid estimates those under the age of 30 to be 78% of the population. The Youth of Uganda have problems as a result of AIDS, a weak economy, drug abuse, adolescent pregnancies, underemployment, and unemployment.

              Our prayer is that the ministry we have begun will begin to counteract these problems; the only hope there is JESUS!   

Mononucleosis

        

         I have been dealing with mononucleosis for the last 2 months. I was diagnosed on April 24 and was in bed with a high fever (102) for 7 days. My white blood count went down to 1.9, well below what it is supposed to be at least a 4.

         Since mononucleosis is a virus, there is no cure, and my treatment has been rest and eating right. CWWC was scheduled for teaching, travel, and visits with our teachers in Western Uganda in June, but I had to cancel this work because I had no strength to travel.

         Now that my energy is slowly returning, we will be making a new schedule for the rest of the year.  In August, we plan to travel for at least one week to Western Uganda, and Moyo School will begin in September. In Moyo we will again have about 50 ladies training with us from the last sub-counties of Moyo District.

CWWC New Name

        

         You will hear a new name for CWWC. This next class starting in September will have 10 Muslim ladies who are willing to come to train to help in their villages. CWWC will stand for Compassionate Women Working in Communities in Northern Uganda and whenever we have Muslims in our school.

         Our curriculum will remain the same as we train women. We will still teach the Bible and witness to these ladies. The Lord is the one who can change their hearts.

          In West Nile region of Northern Uganda there are many more Muslims. I see that to fight the poverty in Northern Uganda we must minister to all people no matter their religion. I welcome all women to hear the Word of God and let the Holy Spirit woo them to be reconciled to the Father.

         I read a book recently called Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Greg began to build schools in Pakistan in the poor areas where the Pakistan government promised to build schools but never did.

         Greg argued after 9-11, “How to fight a terrorist is to build schools.”  Through education, we hope to meet the needs of the communities and change one village at a time for the Kingdom.     

      Clinics in Jinja & Moyo

        

         The Jinja Children’s Clinic is working well. Sarah Kronhna and Nursing Sister Florence are managing as Betty is still working only part time.

         We received a wonderful gift from our friends at Stoney Point Presbyterian Church in Richmond, VA. They sent a 40-foot container of medical supplies. These supplies will not only help us in Jinja, but in our Moyo Hospital as well. There are also things for other government hospitals all over Uganda.

         I appreciate their love for the Ugandan people and this generous gift!