Another Good News PCM Blog
Hello PCM Bloggers,
Yes, we have been away for a while, but that doesn’t mean a lack of activity. We have tons to share. Here is the latest:
- First of all, PCM wants to thank the students of Grace Community School who last month during the Hearts of Change Program raised over $3300 literally one nickel at a time
for a new P6 classroom for the children of Mbarara Parental Care School. Amazing! We were touched by the multiple opportunities we had to share about “the heart” and the enthusiasm so many had in their hearts to build this new classroom. Thank you Grace Community School!
- So what has happened in the last 2 weeks with the classroom. Well, 100% of what was raised was sent to Uganda and here are the latest photos from Pastor Emmy. As you can see, the planks are going up fast and the P6 children have a place to learn. Each grade now has their own classroom.
Here are the P6 children standing in front of their new classroom. This group will move forward with each year and hopefully all of them will be ready for P7 next year. After that instead of high school they call it “senior” school and it goes from senior 1 to senior 6. With this group we want to grow by one grade a year from the bottom up and eventually as our new land is acquired, we will slowly transition the older kids out to this new land. On this new land they will be responsible and help us farm the field, sell the crops to become more self sufficient, and even use some of them as a ministry tool to bless others who are in desparate need of food. We have high expectations of this group and the classes that will be following.
- What has Pastor Emmy been doing? Well, take a look at these photos from the Sunday service of a week ago 2/14/10. Here is portion of a recent email ……… Beloved,It has rained heavily today,we may have more tomorrow.This interupts the Classes because when it rains P6 and P5 suffers a lot.Also other classes are getting disturbed because we need windows and doors to close. But step by step we shall reach where we are going. It has rained after we have finished baptism, we have baptized 20 members from our church and also some children from Parental Care School. Attached are some of the photos we have taken.The Church is growing we are so happy about it. Emmy
Yes this is the river that runs right at the bottom of the school property. This is the water that the children were drinking and bathing in as of 1 year ago. The current was up in the river in November of 2008 and this is near the site where Emmy’s nephew fell in and drowned shortly after one of our trips. We praise God for the river of life that flows through Jesus Christ! 
- We are so thankful for so many of you who sent an email to Pastor Emmy and Sarah
as they were quite disappointed in the way they were treated at the embassy in their 5th try to obtain a US visa. I am embarrassed that my country would treat a visa applicant the way they have, but I understand God has a bigger plan. Emmy and Supermom Sarah are exactly where the Lord wants them and we have a peace about God’s timing. Their supervision of 2 campus sites, nearly 400 children and 43 pastors continues. We most likely will not apply again for a while until we can obtain the our new land where we can dig, grow food to meet our operational expenses and eventually transition the school to the site. - We have another praise. We are thanking the Lord that now each member of the PCM Mbarara staff now has a bank account. You may think this is no big accomplishment. However, in the 3rd world…….it is. Here are some comments from some of the teachers……
“Banking is the safest way of keeping one’s money,therefore this will not help us individually but even good accountability in the Ministry. Thank you very much.”Teacher .Jonathan (ever the wise one)
“To open a bank account was very good to my side because it will help me to save my money” Teacher Petwa
“To me it is a very big achievement to see myself also starting banking in the bank.” Teacher Emmy
Boy’s dorm leader Bonny said “Who is me Bonny to find myself having a bank? Really The Lord lifts the poor from the dust and causes them to sit with princes.”
Bonny is a true orphan is his mother died and his father has never been seen. He so stands out as a terrific young Christian man. Everyone that has visited knows Bonny. He is a huge treasure to our 250 children at our Mbarara site. Pastor Emmy has taken him in his home and he spends most of his time at school and takes breaks sometimes when the children are off staying at the Nnyanzi home.
- Another praise is that “Cows for the Kingdom” is set to start this month.
We have developed a program to give cows to our 43 pastors. We are starting with 3 cows this month. By receiving a gift of approximately $400, these 3 pastors each will be able to milk 8-10 liters from their cow daily and earn approximately $3 a day to support their families. Southwest Uganda is the land of many cows
It will be an enormous blessing that will “keep on giving” to get this program started. We will start this program with just the three cows and many prayers. These cows will be bred as well and be shared with some of the other pastors as well. They will help each other as this program expands. We thank you our supporters for your generosity in helping us start this program.
- We do have one big prayer request. Pastor Charles is not doing well.
Many of you know him as our construction pastor. His hand has been on nearly every brick, iron sheet, and wooden plank that sits currently on our Mbarara site. He is probably our hardest and most talented worker at our site. He can literally do anything.
He has HIV and has become so weak that he is unable to work. Just 2 months ago, he was so strong looking at Christmas. He is being seen by doctors and is getting medicine but we at PCM would treasure your prayers for our beloved Charles. He met Pastor Emmy long ago doing some contruction, became a believer at Emmy’s church and has refused to leave ever since. Lord we lift up your precious saint Charles and ask that you would multiply his days here on earth. We love him so. Amen. - We are set for a major PCM USA announcement on Sunday March 7th.
I can’t quite say what it is yet, but it is very big and it is very very good. It is something that is about to change nearly everything we are doing here stateside. You will have to wait till then 3/7 I will post it on the blog that day………All we can say right now is praise God, He is good all the time. Sometimes He gives you more than you even asked for.
Blessings to all our PCM sponsors and supporters
Bub and Monica
March 5th, 2010 at 7:56 am
Hmmmmm…March 7 is a significant date from previous years. What will it mean this year? Looking forward to hearing more!