The Peace for Paul Foundation: 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

November Update!

It's The Holiday Season!

The kids are on school holiday! Merry Christmas to them! The holiday began November 26^th and will last for two months. For Christmas they will celebrate by going swimming, visiting their families in Masese, and by eating yummy food and cake!

Top 5
This term the top five students were as follows:

1. Natule, 98.6%
2. Agnes, 97.5%
3. Friday, 96.4%
4. Florence, 95.8%
5. Lodum, 93.8%

We are so proud of our hard working children! They all did really well.

Finals and Transitions

Emma and Peter took their final exams on November 30^th. Emma will begin training for PFP shortly. He will begin by learning how to operate Microsoft Excel, Word, and the internet (which will soon be available at the PFP home). Peter is working on a business proposal that will be reviewed by the PFP Board of Directors on December 15^th.

New Menu

Brandi Eslinger took the time to revise the children’s holiday menu. The menu now includes more fruit, vegetables, and protein. The biggest change is no more “posho” (cornmeal mixed with water), which is a popular staple in Uganda but has no nutritional value. Needless to say, the kids are VERY happy about this change.

Brandi Featured in Local Paper

Brandi was featured in the local Beulah, ND paper. She shared stories about her journey with Peace for Paul. Here is an excerpt:

“[Brandi] Eslinger met [Heidi] Kaltur in January 2009 and made her first trip to Uganda that August. ‘I was completely in love with it from the second I saw it,’ Eslinger said. ‘It’s just a very green and gorgeous country. The people are so friendly. I was treated as a guest and people who had nothing would give anything to make a meal or something like that.’ Eslinger got visibly emotional as she discussed the children she met and helped there. Despite growing up in grinding poverty, they are blessed with an abundance of love and affection.”

Additional Space

We are now renting out an additional building just behind the one that the Johnson family sponsors. The big boys (Peter, Emma, Cosmas, and Patrick) will live there and this will allow us to bring in up to five more children.

Monday, November 1, 2010

October Update!

School Field Trip!

The kids took a field trip with their school to Entebbe Zoo and the Kiwatule swimming pool on October 15th! Here's Fred's account of the trip:

"The trip was exciting for they saw lions, monkeys, snakes, baboons, crocodiles, wild pigs, ostriches, and horses. From the zoo they visited Kiwatule. Here they enjoyed swimming, swinging, and short rides on a train. They were treated to sodas, rice, and meat."

Thank you to our sponsors who funded this fun outing!

The children will be on their next holiday starting November 26th.

PFP Bank Account Opened in Uganda

Peace for Paul opened a bank account at a major Ugandan bank. This is a necessary step in the process of becoming a NGO in Uganda. Thank you Fred and Dr. Mufumba for coming through once again!

Fundraisers

Lisa held a Peace for Paul fundraiser this month in celebration of Canada's Thanksgiving holiday. The funds raised will go toward fencing the PFP land, purchasing goats to clear the land, and building a goat house. A similar fundraiser will be held for US PFP supporters in December for Christmas. The fundraiser was a success and we thank Lisa for her hard work and charitable efforts! Also a big thanks to all of those who participated in this fundraiser! Thank you, thank you, thank you from the Peace for Paul family!

Baby Longoli with a goat

Speaking of fundraisers... ;) The Peace for Paul Annual Online Auction is in progress! Lisa wrote a letter to all participants about our 2011 Annual Goal. Here's an excerpt:

"The money we raise is going to be used to help Peace for Paul get closer to its dream of building permanent homes for our children in Uganda. Thanks to you we were able to purchase land last year, and now we need to move forward with plans for construction. Our goal is to raise $70,000 over the next year. We need to make our first big dent in it!

By the end of 2011 we plan to fence the property, clear the land, put in a well, holding tank, and septic field and to build the first of the five homes we have planned for the property. Ambitious isn't it? But we're committed to seeing it happen. Please help us make it a reality."

Longoli and Dr. Mufumba's son Jonah playing with a goat

A special thanks to all of those who donated to the auction!

Construction

We are in the process of obtaining a quote for the construction of the fence for the PFP property. We are negotiating with two different Ugandan companies. Thanks to Brandi we have found at least one company that is willing to give us a fair price.

New Member of the PFP Family!

By new we actually mean new to the Peace for Paul board because Brandi has been one of our biggest supporters from the beginning. Brandi now has the official title of Peace for Paul Consultant.

This month Brandi secured 100 lbs of medical supplies through Medwish for her next trip to Uganda. In addition she is organizing a book drive with a friend of hers through her friend's nursing school. We are so grateful for everything that she does for Peace for Paul!

Thank You Amphy!

Amphy, sponsor to Lodum, sent Lodum a package this month. Fred delivered the package and sent us an email that read:

"I have delievered the package to Lodum and of course she was very happy... she will be putting on her clothes during the holidays."'

It's a package!

There we go... :)

Photos

Fred went to visit the children at school

Sweeties for our sweeties!

Friday, October 1, 2010

September Update!

WE LOVE PEACE FOR PAUL!

Back to School!

Prima and Brandi prepared and sent the kids off to school. They are all doing well and are happy to be back!

Bosco all smiles on the way to school!

Cosmas and Fred

Emma and Fred

Final Leg for Emma and Peter!

Emma and Peter have started their final term in school! They will finish and take their final exams in November. After some training Emma will likely be hired on by The Peace for Paul Foundation as a caretaker. Peter is still deciding what he wants to do. We are so proud of our boys!

Peter, Brandi, and Emma

Emma, Rose, and Natule

Peter

New Member of the PFP Family

Fred, Brandi, and Dr. Mufumba

Fred Nkatomi, Doctor Mufumba's brother, is now working for Peace for Paul as a caretaker. Welcome to the family, Fred!

December Volunteer

Laura is volunteering at The Peace for Paul Home in Uganda in December. Laura has her teaching certificate and will be working with Emma so that he is better prepared to take on the role of a caretaker. They will focus on computer and management skills. Thank you Laura, we are so happy to have you on The Peace for Paul Team and the kids are so excited to see you!

Longoli and Fam