You Never Know.......

Chad and Syd have a heart for Africa. They began praying for God's direction, "what, if anything would He have them do to help the people there?"  Two and a half years ago, they attended a lecture in Blackfoot given by Paul and Pam Hunter,  founders of Next Generation Ministries, which they founded to minister to the people in the city of Jinja, Uganda.  The Hunters encouraged them to come to Uganda and see for themselves all that was happening there. There Syd met Betty and Abdu, founders of Rock of Ages Preschool, started to care for the children prostitutes in Mbiiko, a near by village.   Syd began praying for Betty. Says Chad, "We  had no idea of what God wanted us to do. All we knew was that we fell in love with Betty and Abdu and wanted to be a blessing to the kids at Rock Of Ages."  Inspired, they started a child sponsorship program for the kids.  For $20 dollars a month, these young children would be fed, clothed, schooled and loved. When Syd and Chad first met Betty two year ago11 children,attended the school.
         Sponsoring a few it allowed other children to be able to join the school.  Two years later, there are  88 children attending the school. Half of them are orphans. And by June, when our group gets there, there will be 100. Syd's vision is to find sponsors for all of them.  Her slogan for the trip, ":tomanya!"aptly expresses her beliefs. Tomanya means, "You Never Know", to which she adds, "but God does!".