IJM outreach to the Providence Children’s Home in Nkokonjeru

A group photo with the children at the Providence Home

The presence of very innocent children, orphaned and disabled dominates the Providence Children’s Home at Nkokonjeru. They are very lively children here, skilled too.

The arrival of the International Justice Mission, Uganda Christian University Chapter at the home on the 19^th November 2016, put smiles to these children, who only seemed overwhelmed by our presence. They embraced us and welcomed us. Led us into their main hall where we were entertained in music and dance. “You are welcome our dear visitors,” the children sung and danced and put smiles on our faces too, for they were happy, and we were happy, a total sign that IJM was doing justice to these kids.  

We attentively listened to the Administration of the Home address us

The UCU students also had a presentation planned for our guests.  We mimed a couple of songs and danced to entertain them, and they were impressed.  

There was one this disabled child, that rode a wheel chair that fascinated us. For she was gifted in her disability and a total asset to the Home. Dates were not an issue. You simply had to say I was born on 20^th May, 1997 and she will nod her a head a certain number of times and she will tell you, in Luganda “You were born on Saturday”. She was very well with dates, and a master at her art.

Many of these children do not speak, some are using wheel chairs to help them with mobility, others crawl to their destination around this compound, others do not hear, but we could see and feel that for a moment they were happy with us.

They showed us a crafts shop, where these children store woven baskets, hats, art pieces from skill that proved that this too is an institution of learning. The children are trained at shoe making, handcraft, tailoring and a lot of other activities.

The presents we gathered from the students at the university were for these children. From the university, we received a couple of donations, students gave old and new clothes to make sure that our guests are clothed, toiletries, soap, sugar, pens and pencils to give them an opportunity to learn, to read and to write, pads for the growing girls.

Students takes a selfie with one of the children at the home

The moment for IJM at the orphanage was a memorable experience, the games we played with the children, soccer, running around the compound chasing each other, taking group photos and selfies with these children showed to us that IJM has carries with it a good cause of making sure that everyone gets justice, and we had just done that for these children.

“Answering God’s Call for Justice”