Another tailoring graduation day in Uganda

Last year when I was in Uganda I really enjoyed my two visits to the YFC ministry at Idudi in the east of Uganda and asked Miriam if I would be able to visit them again while I was in Uganda last week. 

  

It just so happened that there was another group of four young mums graduating from the YFC tailoring course and I was asked to be the guest speaker again. Such a privilege to share life with these girls as they launch out into life with new possibilities. 

Thanks to the generosity of two more Aussies there were new sewing machines for these girls and Luke, the handyman, was the one to put them together after the trip from Kampala.

The girls were so thankful to God for the opportunity to do this training and to YFC for their love, nurture and provision over the months they were together,

  

and they knelt as they gave thanks.

The parents were very obviously thrilled and thankful for their girls - here proudly showing off their  graduation certificates.

Once again the girls were very generous with gifts showing their appreciation with a chicken,

peanuts and oranges. Yum!

That same day we were able to gift pregnant teenagers with 'hospital kits', donated by a team from the US, in preparation for when their babies arrive.

 And I spoke with the new group of young mums who have just started their tailoring course.

Once again, it was a great day sharing in the wonderful work that YFC in Uganda is doing to bring the love of God to needy young people in very practical ways.

Whilst the girls are doing their course, breakfast and lunch is provided each day of the week and they learn many other skills, e.g. financial management and business studies and three times each week they study the Bible with the staff.

As I presented each girl with a new sewing machine, and spoke to them about life choices, particularly from Psalm 119, I thought about how good it would be if they could each receive their own Bible in their own language when they received a sewing machine. Over the months of the course they have been taught from God's word alongside their vocational training. Surely they need their own Bible to take out into life with them. Each Luganda Bible will cost about $12 Australian.

If you would like to contribute to the purchase of Bibles for tailoring students at YFC Uganda both at Idudi and Kampala I would love to hear from you via my personal email justjanie2010@gmail.com