by Kim | Nov 26, 2020 | Annet, Forced to live on the street, Ruth House, Serving, Thankful
“My name is Annet Mirembe. I am 18 years old and am from Luuka District a village called Budhabangula. I am 3 months pregnant. When my dad found out about my pregnancy he forcefully sent me out of our home. I did my senior four exams last year, but due to Coronavirus...
by Kim | Nov 20, 2020 | New Beginnings Uganda, Peace and reconciliation for women in Uganda, Ruth House, Serving, Ugandan women at risk, Women's Shelter Uganda
Some days, helping a Ugandan woman find her new beginning means bringing peace. There are days when New Beginnings’ humanitarian work requires finding ways to reunite family members, even when such unity seems impossible. Recently, 16-year-old Peace contacted us...
by Kim | Nov 16, 2020 | Accomplishments, Serving
BREAKING: Pregnant and in danger, 13 women showed up at the doors of Ruth House over the space of just a few days. Our mission everyday is to care for the weak and vulnerable of Uganda, East Africa — but just now, with the ravages of Covid-19 — things have taken...
by Kim | Mar 5, 2020 | Ruth House, Serving, Thankful
We are so pleased to announce that the Sewing Machine Project has granted our request for three sewing machines for Ruth House! The machines will be included in the next cargo ship moving from the USA to Uganda this Spring.“We are very grateful to the...
by Kim | Feb 28, 2020 | Accomplishments, Clinic, Health Clinic, Iganga Clinic, Serving, Sharing, Sugar Can Field
New Beginnings is working to meet the health needs of Uganda’s at-risk rural mothers and children by building and staffing local medical clinics. In Uganda, 95 percent of the population lives in rural, resource-challenged areas and 80% of Ugandan women (in regions...
by Kim | Aug 29, 2019 | Burned Baby Boy, Saving Lives - Building Futures, Serving
It’s a situation few of us can imagine. A mother, alone and in the most desperate of circumstances, gives birth to her child, in hopes that somehow, he will have a better life than she has known. Tragically, in the process of giving new life, the baby’s mother loses...