slums

A Growing Problem

March 3, 2011

Food shortage equals MORE hungry people. That’s the dire prediction for Uganda. Too many people. Not enough food. What’s creating this dilemma? Drought and Disease. Overpopulation. Here are some excerpts from the Daily Monitor that highlight the problem. Overpopulation Food security in Uganda is likely to worsen in the next 40 years as the population [...]

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Free Food!

December 2, 2010

God provides “free food” for the people in the slums of Kampala! Now, for those of us in the US this is not a plate of food we would want nor eat unless we were desperately hungry. But it is heaven sent for the people we work with. Check out this story from Douglas. Come [...]

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Thirteen And Living With AIDS!

September 8, 2010
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AIDS/HIV is one of the painful realities that Manna Ministries sees on a daily basis in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. This is a pandemic disease that is still claiming thousand of lives, and the highest numbers of lost lives come from amongst the poor-desperate slum communities. It is usual to see adults suffering with [...]

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Margaret’s Story: Delivered from Moonshining!

July 1, 2010
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Margaret Acan is 32 years old, lives in Kampala, Uganda and has had her life anchored on what the brewery in the slum Nagrur in Kampala could offer her and her family. She has worked this job since 1991. Her name Acan means “hardship” in Acholi which describes her life. She was born during Iddi [...]

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Celebrating Five Years of Ministry and The People of Kampala, Uganda

March 24, 2010

Through the past five years, IMFC has worked with many people in the slums, prisons and schools of Kampala, Uganda. Today I simply want to celebrate. Celebrate the opportunity the Lord has given us to join Him in His work. Celebrate His grace and His goodness. Celebrate the people He, the Lord, has given us [...]

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