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Bududa Landslide

Yesterday I heard about a landslide in Uganda which has wiped away 3 villages near to Kikobero, the village we work in.

Latest news from Martin:

Yesterday morning 5 other pastors and I went to the scene of the landslides. We drove the car on a rough and muddy sliding road before we reached the point where we could not drive and walked. It was challenging and hard, many of you who know the outgoing chairman of Mbale church elders fellowship Pastor Chris Mukhama’s weight will agree with me that he could not make it, his friend Rev.Job are equally of good weight. Pastor Nelsno, Robert, Silver and I are lighter but trust me it was hard.

I liked Chris’ saying when everybody we met was telling him to go back because he was not going to make it and he said even if I get there tomorrow I will and for sure he was a big encouragement and we got there after two good hours of struggling.

When we got to the place where the landslide happened, there was total silence you would feel an atmosphere that am not able to explain, people have cried that they are not able to cry. We talked a lady who had lost two children because they lived with her parents, all the four perished in the house and there was no trace of anything. One man said I was outside and that is how he survived but all his family was gone, he remains without a thing. You will see the books in a photo that is where the health centre was, the staff, patients and other people who took refuge perished. This is one centre and the only place we reached and other two areas we were not able to get there. By yesterday the smell was beginning to get the place.

I talked to people around and others were saying we wonder what we have done to God and in my mind (Deut. 29v29) was ringing. ‘The sacred things belongs to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.’

I am praying and requesting that you will pray for Uganda, Mt.Elgon region. I can’t tell u any story yet from my village because the road is impassable at the moment. I know that there is a problem there and reports have not reached me yet of what is happening But I am trusting God that His will will be done. People have not recovered from the last destruction yet and this is meant to be a hot season that where gardens are prepared, what will happen? Famine, Disease, Death?

For this time your support will be a big blessing. Hundreds of children are going to find it difficult to keep warm, finding fire wood in forest for keeping them warm is going to be risk with this rain? I can’t stop crying for the hopeless children and am not going to sit down here and do nothing.

I MARTIN I AM GOING TO GO WITHOUT FOOD FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS AND WANT TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP.I WOULD LIKE TO GET 10,000 BLANKETS AND 1000 TONES OF FOOD I AM REQUESTING YOU AS MY FRIENDS THAT YOU WILL SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND IF WE JOIN HANDS IN THE NEXT THREE DAYS WE CAN SAVE HUNDREDS OF LIVES. THIS IS AN APEAL TO EVERY ONE ACROSS THE WORLD.

IF EACH PERSON CAN DONATE JUST: £5, $8, this can help us purchase the blankets and foods needed.

CAN YOU HELP MARTIN & HIS TEAM!!!

(Rejuvenate is responding to the landslides and supporting Martin and his team on the ground. Please, if you can donate towards the costs of blankets, pot and pans to cook with and food…

To donate click here: http://www.justgiving.com/landslide-disaster

Or send cheques payable to Rejuvenate Worldwide, 110 Warren Hill Rd Birmingham B44 8ET – please state clearly that this is for the ‘Village Fund’)

Thank you.