Uganda trip ‘a humbling experience’

During the two-week trip organised through Northern Irish charity Abaana, the group of nine painted a school, built a school kitchen and worked with children living on the streets of the capital city Kampala.

“When we were painting Katonte Primary School, building the kitchen at Lweeza Primary and working with children living on the streets of the city our message was always the same – that we are servants and that we had come to serve because God loves them and we love them,” said group leader Andrew Atkinson.

“This was my fifth time in Uganda but it is always an incredibly humbling experience. The Ugandan people are very welcoming, friendly and, challengingly for us, strong in their faith.

“The trip was a huge success as we completed all of our objectives. There are strong connections being built between Northern Ireland and Uganda through charitable organisations and the teams they send out and I think that we have helped to make those connections stronger,” Andrew added.

“I want to thank all those who supported our fundraising events. We set a target of £8,000 but raised an amazing £12,000. This enabled us to support extra projects, such as windows for a church in the Lweeza community where we built the school kitchen.

“I would encourage anyone who is interested in knowing more about the work our church is doing with Abaana to come along to one of our Sunday services at 11am or 7pm and talk to some of our team members.”

Further information can be found at the church website www.fcp.org.uk or the Abaana website at www.abaana.org

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