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1 Sanyu Babies’ Home Quarterly Newsletter – Issue 41– October– December, 2018 IN THIS ISSUE Letter from the Chairman Letter from the Director Hello’s & Goodbye’s Ezekiel’s life story Samuel says goodbye to SBH Livingstone weds Evelyn The Guesthouse SBH Celebrate Christmas Staff Awards Update on Allan Update on Gideon Volunteer Report: Bethany Wilson Volunteer Opportunities Sponsor a Child Donations Needed How to Donate Donors this quarter LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN- Dr Stephen Kituuka – Board Chairman We thank GOD who has brought us to the end of 2018, and made it possible for us to start 2019. SBH is concerned by the low rate of adopting boys relative to girls. There should be concerted efforts to cause a change in this pattern. We congratulate Livingstone and Evelyn Semakula on the successful wedding in the SBH family. We also thank all who got involved in the SBH Christmas Party and congratulate babies who received the Holy Sacrament of Baptism. Some SBH staff are traditionally given token appreciation awards. In the true sense of the word all workers in SBH indiscriminately deserve more good awards at a year end, in appreciation of their team work, commitment, dedication and sincerity. It is our request that more people of good will should donate to especially support this cause. SBH requires GOD’s providence in matters of funding development. There is a crisis in sourcing funding for development. Many funding agencies are (as a policy) not keen on financing development work of the cement and mortar type. They would rather support services, supplies, staffing, or items that are directly linked to the current betterment of orphaned children. At the same time our mother patron church currently has their capacity to help development over-stretched, as they have many other on-going big development projects. But we must recognize that the World is dynamic and SBH must grow in order to cope with this dynamism. We therefore require to rethink new areas of support, divorced from the traditional ones, and also seek advice on how to overcome this funding predicament. May GOD bless you all. Sanyu Babies’ Home, P.O. Box 14162, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256 414 274 032 Mobile+256 712 370 950/ +256 705 681 603 Email: [email protected]: www.sanyubabies.com “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time, we shall reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9) 2 LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear friends, Every New Year brings with it new ideas, new challenges and new promises. This coming year 2019, is special as we remember God’s faithfulness as we celebrate Ninety years of providing Christ-like love to babies and children deprived of parental love; and reintegrating them into the community, through reuniting them with their families, fostering or adoption. From the humble beginnings of “The missionary sister, the late Milnes Winfred Walker opening Sanyu Babies’ Home in 1929, God has blessed and enlarged this ministry in the country and worldwide. As we stand at the threshold of a new year and a new phase in the life of Sanyu Babies’ Home, it is appropriate for us to look back and give thanks to our God. “This is what the Lord says; ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls’” (Jeremiah 6:16). It would be good to join together to “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever” (Psalm 136:1) As I look back over 2018 I'm filled with gratitude for the many people involved in the Sanyu Babies’ Home ministry. I'm grateful for an outstanding Board of Governors that give their time to ensure that the Home’s resources are used wisely and the Home is well-governed, and consistently support me in my role as Director. I’m thankful for the hard working and committed staffs that selflessly give all their energy, time and love to the service of our precious children. I'm thankful for the groups of volunteers that join our staff in all manner of work, from feeding to changing and playing with the children; to assisting with the Domestic department, Nursing Station, Office & Administration and the general compound. I'm thankful for the many individuals, churches, fellowships, corporate companies, clubs, education institutions, and associations that provide financial resources/ donations to the Home. I’m thankful for the many foster and adoptive families that have opened their hearts to love and give forever loving families to our dear children. And I'm thankful for you. Whether you have volunteered, visited the babies, made a donation, attended a meeting, written a letter, shared a social media post, prayed for the Sanyu family, or cheered from the sidelines, you are an important part of our work, and my hope for the future. This is a time to look forward. In these times of uncertainty and difficulty, we can be encouraged by the quote from Minnie Haskin’s poem, “The Gate of the Year” read by King George VI on a New Year eve, “I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year, ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’ And he replied, ‘Go out into the darkness, and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be better than light, and safer than a known way.” The Lord who has led us thus far will continue to do so in the coming year. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). What words of assurance! Can we have a better promise to begin this year! I wish to conclude with the Aaronic blessing, “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace” (Numbers 6: 24-26). Barbara Nankya Mutagubya – Director Sanyu Babies’ Home, P.O. Box 14162, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256 414 274 032 Mobile+256 712 370 950/ +256 705 681 603 Email: [email protected]: www.sanyubabies.com “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time, we shall reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9) 3 HELLOS AND GOODBYES In the past three months changes involved 13 children: 1 was re-united with family and 2 were fostered. ADMISSIONS Precious Angel Sinza (5 months) arrived on 27th October 2018. She was abandoned by an unknown person at outpatient department at Kiboga Hospital. The case was reported to Kiboga Central Police Station and to the Kiboga Probation Officer who referred the child to Sanyu Babies’ Home for temporary custody as they carry out further investigations. Divine Buyinza (1 year) arrived on 7th November 2018. He was found abandoned by an unknown person outside the gate of the LC1 Chairman in Nankulabye Zone 9 at around 4:00am. He was rescued by a Good Samaritan and the case was reported to the LC1 office that later reported the case to Nankulabye Police Post and after referred the child to Sanyu Babies’ Home for temporary custody as they carry out further investigations. Brian Asiimwe (9months) arrived on 19th November 2018. He was abandoned by an unknown person at the veranda of Liberty Worship Centre Lugala. The case was reported to Old Kampala Police Station and thereafter referred the child to Sanyu Babies’ Home for temporary custody as they carry out further investigations. Sabrina Kukiriza (4 months) arrived on 20th November 2018. She was abandoned by the biological mother at K.C.C.A Health Centre in Kisenyi at around 10:30am leaving the baby with the Nurse. The case was reported to Old Kampala Police Station that later referred the child to Sanyu Babies’ Home for temporary custody as they carry out further investigations. Andrew Joram Kuteesa (7 months) arrived on 1st December 2018. He was abandoned by his biological mother Fatuma to Nancy Maturu a resident of Masanafu Kinyoro Rubaga Division. The case was reported to Old Kampala Police Station that later referred the child to Sanyu Babies’ Home for temporary custody as they carry out further investigations. Jesse Abesiga (2 days) arrived on 5th December 2018. He was abandoned at a garbage dumping area in Nankulabye Zone 7. A Good Sanyu Babies’ Home, P.O. Box 14162, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256 414 274 032 Mobile+256 712 370 950/ +256 705 681 603 Email: [email protected]: www.sanyubabies.com “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time, we shall reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9) 4 Samaritan picked him and reported the case to Nankulabye Police Post that referred the child to Sanyu Babies’ Home for temporary custody as they carry out further investigations. Victor Kyeyune (1 month) arrived on 12th December 2018. He was abandoned by his mother at the salon of Asiimwe Edith at around 8 o’clock. She had come to dress her hair. After dressing her hair, she requested to be directed to mobile money agent leaving the baby behind and never returned. The case was reported to Old Kampala Police Station and later referred the child to Sanyu Babies’ Home for temporary custody as they carry out further investigations.