On my first trip to Africa in 2001, I met a lovely young Ugandan mother named Grace. Her husband had died of AIDS and consequently Grace was HIV positive. She struggled to provide for her three children and feared for their future after she died.
“Who will pay their school fees? Who will provide food, clothing and health care? Who is going to take care of them and who is going to love them?”
Today, in memory of Grace, Children of Grace, provides hope, love, education and a future to hundreds of …
The Jensen’s share their love of Christ and compassion for the children, along with their professional experience to further the mission of Children of Grace.
“After taking my photo and registering me in the organization the Director told me that Children of Grace was going pay all my school expenses and, not only that, they were going to enroll me in one of the best secondary schools in Uganda”.
Children of Grace is very grateful to all of you who have donated to the construction of the new COG facility.
Dennis joined COG as a Child Welfare Officer in March of 2009. We are very pleased to have him on board.
The next time you clean your pockets of change, remember that for only $6 a month, you can feed a child.
COG’s Empowerment Program helps the poorest of the poor. Donate to the loan fund and change a life today!
On October 19, Scott Neeb of Colorado ran 26.2 miles in the Denver Marathon and raised $2700 for Children of Grace. Scott and his family sponsor a child named Esau in Uganda. He combined his love of running with his passion for the orphans in Uganda and sent a heartfelt letter to friends and family requesting they sponsor his marathon run by donating to Children of Grace. Donations and good wishes poured in for weeks before race day.
“The Denver Marathon was an amazing experience for me, and I thought …
My name is Erin Beck and I am on a four-month internship with Children of Grace in Jinja, Uganda. My assignment is to develop and implement an after-school youth program for high school teens that will integrate their real-life experiences with Christ’s love through fun, games, worship and teaching.
To learn more about my experiences and adventures in Uganda, I invite you to visit my blog at Erin’s Blog and my photos at Erin’s Photos
If you want to intern in Uganda, Children of Grace will help you develop a program to work …
A team of 27, including 14 adults and 13 teenagers from Community Presbyterian Church in Danville, CA visited Uganda in August. During their two-week trip, they supported the work of Children of Grace by conducting a vacation Bible school event attended by 150 COG sponsored children. The team also visited many primary schools and a health clinic, and helped to build a house for a family in need. In addition, they ran a camp retreat for approximately 50 teenagers who are sponsored through COG.
Teens from Danville, CA made a difference …
Nabirye Margret, age 42, whose husband died of AIDS in 1995 cares for four orphaned grandchildren whose parents also died of AIDS. Her basic challenges are providing food for the family, paying rent, and paying school fees. She started the Children of Grace Empowerment Program in February of 2008 and after a two-week training was given a loan of $90 to start up a small produce business selling sweet potatoes and mangos. She buys potatoes once a week from a wholesaler and sells them for a profit. She dreams …
