BACKGROUND

Meet Solome Musisi. I was born and raised in Uganda East Africa. Looking closely at my childhood, I can vividly remember the kindness and love my mom and dad showed to the migrant farm workers from Rwanda who worked on our farm. I was bom in a royal family and a privileged family. My dad was schooled in England. I am the fourth child in the family of five children. My father owed a coffee and tea plantation farm. All my siblings and I went to the best schools as we were growing up at that time. I must say they are still the best. We lived a privileged life.

However, the early 70s, our privileged life crumbled. Amin took over power. Although two years prior to Idi Amin, the royal families were scrutinized and the king ousted by Obote, we still managed to keep most of our wealth. But when the dictator ruled, he made sure, that wealthy and educated people must die or if lucky to flee the country. That is when my family became apart. We left the farm and our beautiful home with nothing more than a few clothes on our backs. Life through the years of Amin's rule was so painful. My parents lived a peasant life deep in the villages where they could not be identified because of who they were before Amin took power. Both mom and dad were Christians. They had funded and built many churches in their districts. It was through their love and humility when they had the wealth; that helped them to survive Amin. Ordinary people in the villages hid them and helped them to survive. My siblings and I were divided between relatives because of schooling.

After the war which defeated Idi Amin, I met David and we got married. A door of opportunity opened up for us to come to the United States to study. Together we had six children. Throughout our marriage years, we worked hard to build the ministry. Unfortunately, he decided to go a different direction.

Concerned, with what had happened to our country because of the civil wars; in 1986, my grandfather gave me one hundred acres of land on the shores of Lake Victoria. (The whole story) This is the land where we continue building more structure to accommodate more orphans. So far we have a church on sight, two houses and a three classroom building recently built. But we are involved in many other projects in different villages or districts.

Our goal is to build more facilities to accommodate more orphans. If anybody would like to help us with the purchase of this brick making machine, it would save us so much money in buying cement which costs $12 a bag. We can build faster and yet be cost effective if we have this equipment, www.hydrafoam.com

When I am in Africa, I travel a lot to different areas. Just recently I joined another team to help the people of Gulu in northern Uganda. There has been a war going on in this part of the county for the last twenty years. A demonic man calling himself "the lords' army" is ambushing, killing, raping and maim innocent people. Due to this horrifying situation, the government decided to put people in camps. In these camps, there are lots of disease, hunger and nakedness. There is a great need for blankets, clothes, medicines, books etc. Many young girls were raped. Some have babies, boys who were rescued for being in this murderous army need to be rehabilitated. There is so much pain.

While I was in Uganda in March, I visited Rwanda; there is some work we are involved in. During the genocide, this ministry helped a lot of refugees who had fled to western Uganda. Our ministry in Western Uganda helped a lot of refugees at that time. Doctor Schaffner our friend here in the United Stated took a trip there and gave medical help. (The whole story)

The genocide left a lot of orphans, widows and now the aids epidemic. The people in leadership are doing the best they can. But a lot of help both with financial gifts and clothing are needed.

Today, as Africa stands at a fateful crossroads, the rest of the world--now more than ever--must understand the unparalleled power acts of kindness. And the secret to these acts must center on a heart that has been prepared. Prepared, not just for monetary funding--but for skill training and rebuilding new hope for the next generation to come.

Human suffering is increasing at a tragic rate. Conflicts which have gone on for years continue to divide countries and create millions of refugees in Southern Sudan-genocides in Darfur, Zimbabwe, Gulu in Uganda and Somalia. War, drought, and deforestation increase massive hunger, while the external debt of African countries crushes their economies. Disease, including the AIDS epidemic, threatens much of the population. Africa, three times the size of the United States with twice the population, cries out for both the church and the world's attention.

We need volunteers, who come with skills both technical and basic with funding. Will you hear our cry and join us to lift up this continent? If there has been anytime for any human; who wanted to make a difference in this world, this is your time to lend a hand with your acts of kindness. (The whole Story)