Hello everyone, Facebook and Instagram. I want to share my story about this orphanage, Zion Children's Home in Kampala, Uganda. I began supporting this orphanage about five years ago. I didn't know anything about international orphanages, so I just began to look through Brother Frank's Facebook after we became friends because I wanted to see pics and I wanted to see what this orphanage was all about. So, I educated myself on everything he had posted. He was friends with some of my brothers and sisters in Christ. So, I wanted to be a blessing, but I had heard some things about orphanages, so I began to check the legitimacy of this orphanage by asking Brother Frank for names of several American people I saw him photographed with that had visited the orphanage. He gave me names, and I reached out to a couple of these pastors. They said they had the very same questions as myself. Of course, being Americans, we didn't know anything about an international orphanage, but our hearts were touched. Frank has 52 orphans, most of whom have HIV/AIDS. So, in my quest to find out about the orphanage, these men and women of God gave me their stories, much like mine. Touched by the Holy Spirit, they went to actually visit the orphanage in person. It is legitimate, and I also confirmed it through The Salvation Army there in Kampala.

I want to share a little bit about Frank's life. He himself was a street orphan, and he is pictured in the green shirt. He was moved by the Holy Spirit himself to begin to take these children off the street and give them a place to live, food, shelter, and everything that he could possibly afford. He's in a very poor area, but it didn't stop him! His heart was moved with compassion. He had already lived the life. These children had no hope outside someone stepping in and intervening, so he stepped out in faith and love for our Messiah and took on the quest as he felt led. He was doing OK until Covid hit and lost a lot of donors, and Facebook has also shut him down a few times because he's reached out to others who are friends of friends, looking for help for his children. Anyway, so far so good, he's been OK with Facebook and Instagram for a good while, but our donations are very, very low. As a matter of fact, very few of us now consistently support the orphanage.

I am reaching out to everyone I know. If you know me, then you know my heart, and you know that if I'm supporting this orphanage, it's legit. As I stated, I did my homework. These children are precious lives, dependent on others for their needs and in need of mosquito nets, school supplies, medical care, and they travel a good ways for clean water. It would be nice to have a well close by. Thankfully, they get some donations from The Salvation Army for clothing and some supplies, but not funding. It's really monetary donations that we need. Brother Frank has a little piece of land, and he would love nothing more than to build his own orphanage, for they have been renting for many years. Because of the donation shortage, it is simply just not there. We would also like to reach out and ask if you know anyone in the Kampala area that could help them. Brother Frank is a selfless, giving man of God who works tirelessly to support his orphans. He loves them so very much.

Would you please give $5, $10, $50, $500, or whatever's on your heart? Pray about it, and if you're a believer, a compassionate, kind, giving soul, we ask you to reach out. This season is special, and they would love to have a special meal and gifts for each child.

I conclude with this from the word of God, "Pure and undefiled religion is this before God, our Father, to visit orphans and widows in their afflictions, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world." James 1:27. In addition, the words of our Messiah Yeshua..."Give, and it shall be given back unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, shall men give back unto you. For with the same measure that you use to give, it will be measured back to you." Luke 6:38.

To give is reciprocal; it comes back! Would you reach deep into your pockets? Would you reach deep into your soul? Would you reach deep into the spirit of the Lord that lives in you as believers, in all of us? See what He would have you do. So, let's bless this orphanage, and please, not just for this holiday season, but would you consider being a monthly donor? I thank you so much, and may the Father of lights, YAHWEH, the King of the Universe, bless you and yours richly in YESHUA's matchless, life-changing name. AMEN.