Beauty and poverty, opportunities and challenges, dreams and needs…Uganda. It is for her children that we work to build a school…and thus to Build Hope in Kids.

Greetings from Uganda and from me. In this newsletter I wish to update you on our school as follows:

The school year 2023 ended on Nov. 29. We had a very successful year. The teachers, students and parents were pleased with kids' studies, grades and physical health.

The P. 7 graduates left earlier after writing the national exams on the 8th and 9th November. I received calls of gratitude from the parents that we had looked after their children well. We pray for good grades from their national PLEs (Primary Leaving Exams).

I want to thank our supporters who gave us money for the newest building on the campus. This last term we started the teaching of computer lessons beginning with P5& P6 grade levels, and the staffroom is fully operational.

The same building accommodates some staff on the basement level.

We are planning to also start the program of Performing Arts/Band next academic year which will begin on February 6, 2024.

We now look forward to implementing our mission with clearer vision as the President elaborates in his column.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2024.

We have an addition for you: a gift for our sponsored students in Uganda.

The school year ends on November 29th, and the children will head home. Father hopes to present all sponsored children a monetary gift of $25 (in Uganda schillings) before they leave school.

You don’t need to be a sponsor in order to send a monetary gift for the kids there. And any amount you send will be added to the Christmas fund. Just imagine: $25 will be enough for a student to buy a new clothing outfit!

You can send a check to: BHIK-U, PO Box 612, Washington, IL, 61571, or make an online donation by clicking on the “Donate Now” link at the bottom of the home page on our website and indicate “Christmas fund” in the “Comment” field.

Thank you for helping to share the joy of Christ’s birth with the kids! May God bless you and your family this Christmas and throughout 2024.

On the greens and fairways of a golf course in September!!

They're yours to enjoy at Quail Meadows Golf Course in East Peoria on Sunday, Sept. 24th. That's the date for our 6th annual Golf Outing to Benefit BHIK-U. Gather a few friends and get ready to have a load of fun, beginning at 1 pm. The dinner afterwards is at the golf course but catered by Barrack's -- and their food is scrumptious!

Be sure to get your registration in by Sept. 17.

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