Dear all.
As Christmas and the end of 2025 draw near, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has joined us on our journey this year, supporting the work of A.I.M. in Uganda. It’s been a challenging year, but we thank God and are so grateful for your support, which has enabled us to continue this valuable work. Together we have paid the teaching and medical staff, provided for the children and families, given life-saving medical support to the pastor’s wife and carried out some of the necessary maintenance work at the schools. Without your help, none of this would have been possible, and we look forward to what lies ahead together.
Have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed and prosperous New Year; and be well!
With love, Gerry and Rose
Merry Christmas 2025! The year is drawing to a close already — where has it gone? Attached is a copy of our latest news update on the work of A.I.M. in Uganda. Thank you so much to all of you who have faithfully supported the work there through prayer, encouragement and/or financial contributions. We are very grateful for all that you do. Thank you — we couldn’t do it without you!
We would also like to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a blessed and prosperous 2026. May you also know the deep love of Jesus, the reason for this season.
During Covid, apart from the Lord enabling us to meet practical needs of provision, He also enabled us to repair, restructure & upgrade many of the buildings in the Schools and Medical Centre, but there is still much to do… So we are going back, at the end of August.
The ‘AIM’ (excuse the pun) of this trip, as on every trip, is to visit several churches and villages in rural areas and on the islands. We want to encourage and bless as needed, both spiritually and practically, with the gospel, healing the sick & teaching the word (which is what they always seem to be hungry for).
We also intend to visit the 2 sets of twins that we have been supporting, to cover their medical and practical needs, including beds for the mattresses we previously provided.
Our school mini-bus is now too old to rely on, so everywhere we go, its necessary to hire a vehicle to get around in; and as we never want to be a burden, we pay for all food and expenses for both us and the Ugandan team with us, throughout the time we are there.
Being on the edge of Lake Victoria, our Medical Centre and Birthing Centre is the first port of call for medical, maternity, dentistry treatment as well as the pharmacy, for locals as well as Islanders. We really need more modern equipment, like scanner, dentist chair, beds and other general equipment. Everything is available over there, it just requires money.
In the staff accommodation, at the Medical Centre, and on one of the wards, the walls are leaking and damaged, in urgent need of repair. We would also like to be able to get this done while we are there, if the finances permit.
Our overall desire, both for this trip and on-going, is to encourage, provide and help improve their quality of life, in whatever way we can – spiritually as well as practically.
This is Derrick, rebuilding the tap that needed repair.
Derrick is one of our orphans who was just 6yrs old when he came to us, found on a rubbish tip on one of the islands on Lake Victoria. We took him through school and then trained him.
To be specific about our financial needs, we are seeking the Lord for £12.600.
The costs of renovation/repairs to medical centre ward and staff buildings, we estimate needing £6000, minimum. The provision of hospital beds for the ward and a scanner for maternity ward will cost £2000. Dental equipment will cost £700.
The trip, including transport, food, accommodation and equipment for ministry at various locations, for us and the African team coming with us, will cost £3000.
We also would like to provide beds for the twins and their mother as well as food and clothing, this will cost £900.
At the moment the Lord has provided around £3,700, and we are confident that He will provide exactly what he has already determined to provide, for this is His work.
We thank God for you all and for your faithful and generous support for this work. Your prayers and gifts are literally saving lives – we couldn’t do it without you.
After a 3 year gap, we are very excited to announce that our flights are now booked to go back to Kiyindi for September, we have missed our friends over there so, so much.
We would love to take people with us for this exciting short term mission experience…
We are going for 3 weeks leaving on 28th August and will arrive home on 19th September. For those who can only do 2 weeks, we need to just make sure that you travel together as Kiyindi is about 80 miles from the airport. You’ll love it – but just be warned, you will never be the same again, & you will leave a bit of your heart there. It will be a jam-packed time with opportunity to minister the gospel to both adults &/or children, visit our school & medical centre, & take a trip to at least one of the islands on Lake Victoria where the people still live in mud huts… There will be a 3 day women’s conference as well as a general conference, possibly some door to door evangelism… And during the last week, there is the possibility of a day at the Safari Park. We stay with the people, but don’t worry… we have the luxury of a newly fitted ’real’ toilet and even would you believe… a shower! You will need to raise your own money to cover flight & all expenses.
If you are interested, but can’t go yourself, we will value your prayers & support… And why not help someone else with the finances to go?
Mini Revival…
Gerry’s desire to visit Uganda came a little earlier when he had a surprise invitation to be the speaker at a conference in Kampala (the capital) in April.
And what a conference it turned out to be… On day one an elderly crippled man was miraculously healed & from then on wouldn’t stop dancing , which stirred up faith for many others to be healed and saved.
The Lord moved with powerful signs & wonders, stirring up a mini Revival with many salvations. Following the conference, he was then able to go on to Kiyindi to see the progress on the work there & to check up on the twins.
Update on the twins…
For those who have been following the story of the 2 sets of twins who were seriously mal-nourished after their father was jailed for fishing—Take a look now… Wow, what an improvement! The 1st picture is Wasswa Soweeti one of the 13 month twins when we first heard of their plight, weighing just 3.2kg & dying… The 3rd picture is as he is now. So much better. Still a way to go, and we will need to continue supporting the family for some time yet. The 2nd picture is both sets of twins with their mother with some of the supplies You have enabled us to give. Thank you to all who have loved & are helping with the on-going support and medical care for this family & others, … and thank you Jesus. Lives have literally been saved here…
In our last Newsletter we showed you pictures of what your wonderful support has been achieving in Kiyindi, Uganda… as well as helping families with food and essentials during these difficult times… Pictures showing the restoration & finishing of the school buildings – The staff (51 in all) and students, over 600 are all delighted, it is a great encouragement to the whole community – there really is still hope for the future… Re-Structure, Restore & Revive… The 3 R’s This work of re-structuring, restoration & revival – is now moving on to the Medical Centre…
The hall originally used for the church has been re-structured to become the new & better Birthing Centre, Dentist, AIDs counselling & consulting rooms
Total restoration for the whole of what was a very tired Medical Cen-tre, with new floors new paintwork – everything – even the kitchen sink…
This was the theme for the amazing 3 day Conference we held in Uganda this year. So many people had their lives impacted for the better. many were healed and many gave their lives to Jesus. It was the most extraordinary time and we felt so privileged to have been a part of it. Kiyindi village is fast becoming a town now as more and more come flocking in. ( in the year 2000 there was less than 5000 people living in Kiyindi now there are over 30,000. Things have certainly turned around for this once sleepy fishing village on the edge of Lake Victoria. Our Schools are buzzing with children and so many of them are getting high marks in their exams that we have has the best Academic year for any school in our District (210 schools)
The 2nd dormitory is now built and in use for the boarding Students, so with 2 dormitories we can house 224 students that`s a great result for us and the authorities are happy. As you can imagine there is so much more to do and so much more equipment etc needed. We were able to supply water from our borehole to the school via an electric pump ( which broke down leaving the school without water for 5 days) to standpipes in the school grounds a few months ago and the difference this makes is amazing. No MORE RUNNING DOWN TO THE LAKE TO FILL JERRY CANS WITH WATER AND HAVING TO CARRY THEM UPHILL TO THE SCHOOL Hurrah!
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