battlemaiden Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Our church does a lot of work in Uganda, so when our tithe amount went up with our new pay scale in Hawaii, we asked him if there were any specific areas of need. I think this list is fascinating so I'm passing it on. 1.A pastor in Uganda is about 45 years old, and has never married, largely because of he cannot afford a dowry. His dowry is 5 cows; one cow cost about $300. His name is Fred Kabenge and he is the Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church of Uganda. 2.$247 would pay the salary for one month for 5 Ugandan pastors 3.$247 would buy three beds with mattresses in our new orphanage 4.$247 would buy about 30 Bibles in the Acholi language 5.$247 would feed all the children in one of our schools in Uganda for a week. There are 210 in one of our schools and about half are orphans. Right now is an interesting time in Uganda. We are building the orphanage and need to break ground on another church in a few weeks. Our workers make less than $1 per hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jail warden Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 That's a neat point of reference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in the Kootenays Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 We raise money for a missionary in Honduras and we discovered that $100 would be a truckload of food. Since then when enthusiasm gets low, we convert our money into truck loads of food. It seems more meaningful then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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