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How many bottles?

How many bottles?

Written By: James Knight
On 10 Mar 2021

Imagine if you had to gather 340,000 plastic bottles just to pay for your baby’s life-saving surgery… Sometimes we encounter situations that completely change the course of our day and which require rapid decisions to be made. Last month one of our Champions, Ziria was on her way to follow up on a family whoMORE >

Peace through Christ

Peace through Christ

Written By: Robert Were
On 17 Feb 2021

Shalom lives in Kitintale, when we first met her she was a shy, timid woman who hid herself in her busy work keeping house and making snacks to sell. She would avoid eye contact, even when we bought snacks from her shop and invited her to our weekly meetings. A history of rejection from herMORE >

Coronavirus testimonies – food aid

Coronavirus testimonies – food aid

Written By: Georgina Roberts
On 30 Jul 2020

The last few months have been tough on the slums of Kampala. With a strict lockdown many families were left without any way to make an income. For families already living hand to mouth the choice between increased spread of Coronavirus and potential starvation is bleak. Our team have been on hand distributing food toMORE >

Leah – Kisumu

Leah – Kisumu

Written By: Every Life Kenya
On 07 May 2020

We met Leah* in 2017. She was in her early twenties and was struggling to care for her three young children following the violent murder of her husband. Leah was facing many challenges. Unable to meet her, or her children’s, basic needs, she was literally struggling to keep her family alive. On top of this,MORE >

Hope came looking for me

Hope came looking for me

Written By: James Knight
On 10 Mar 2020

Zamu, a mother of six children, was a regular participant of one of our Discipleship Groups. She was a Muslim, but was intrigued by Jesus and wanted to find out more. “…I liked what he [Jesus] stood for; what’s wrong with someone saying don’t steal, don’t kill? So I always attended the Every Life discipleshipMORE >

Joy

Joy

Written By: James Knight
On 21 Jan 2020

Thanks to many of you, this year’s Children’s Camp in Uganda was a huge success. 170 children gathered at our Family Centre for a weekend of fun and games and to learn new skills in the beautiful and peaceful countryside outside Kampala. “I loved singing and dancing at the Kid’s Camp. I learnt how toMORE >

Mary&Edward: something to smile about

Mary&Edward: something to smile about

Written By: Robert Were
On 25 Sep 2019

Mary* is a single mother to seven children, and when our frontline team met her, she was unemployed. As we spoke with her, it was her son Edward*, that caught out attention first. He had sunken eyes, dry and chapped skin, and a very sad-face. We soon discovered that he was 14-years old, but hadMORE >

Something to chew on

Something to chew on

Written By: James Knight
On 10 Jul 2019

One of the practical health issues that we encounter regularly in the slum communities around Kampala is malnutrition. It’s such a prevalent issue that at any one time our team could be dealing with a handful of serious cases in each community we work in. It is one of the most frustrating challenges that weMORE >

One life at a time

One life at a time

Written By: Anita Balikobaku
On 07 May 2019

Goretti lives in Kinawataka slum in Kampala. She is a regular at both the Life Group and Discipleship Group that Every Life set up in that community. It has been a joy to walk life with her the last few years and to see the positive change in her and her family. We asked herMORE >

Unearthing gold

Unearthing gold

Written By: James Knight
On 27 Feb 2019

Two of our Frontline team found Mama Jotham very depressed and hopeless. Her son Jotham has cerebral palsy and she didn’t have the means to take proper care of him. She had been marginalised by the community and told our team that life felt so dark and oppressive. They offered to pray with her andMORE >

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