News & Updates

V127 September Update

Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe that a new season is here already. I do love the fall! Praying for each of you as you adjust to a new and very different school year, and as we all continue to navigate this new season of our lives. Our friends in Uganda are also entering a new season, with changes to school formats and new challenges. We just received word that the Ugandan kids who are in candidate classes, P7, S4, and

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New Children & a New Website!

Dear Friends, I’m excited to tell you that just we received seven new children into our V127 family! Hallelujah! I rejoice as I see their sweet faces, for although their life has been so difficult, that is all about to change. God is going to provide a sponsor to invest, encourage, and provide for them and give them a chance to succeed! Just providing the stability of an education brings hope in a land of desolation.  Here are three new

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V127 August Update

Dear Friends, I’ve been waiting to to send out this month’s update, hoping to have news for you on the third term of school. However, the COVID cases have been rising there, and they have not yet decided when the children will return to school. Hopefully soon! There’s a lot that we don’t know, but here are the updates on what we do know. Victory Primary School Our teachers at Victory Primary School are pretty amazing. They have continued to

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V127 July Update

Dear Friends, I know these are challenging times for us all, & some of you are really struggling. Please reach out to us if you need help covering a payment for your child. We so appreciate all you do for our family in Uganda & we are here for you too. Even in the midst of the struggle, God is doing amazing things in and through our Victory 1:27 family. Here are a few that I wanted to share with

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Urban Gardens

Dear Friends, I just received a letter and pictures from Noeline, our administrator, and I had to share them with you.  First of all, she said that God has protected all of our children and families in the midst of this craziness and we are praising him for his faithfulness. Thank you so much for your prayers and please continue.  Secondly, she told me that she has been doing “urban farming” in the midst of quarantine. This is revolutionary! These

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V127 June Update

Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your prayers and your support for our V127 family in Uganda. The lockdown there has been eased a bit and both private and public transportation are now allowed, but only at 50% capacity and double the cost. Schools and churches are still unable to meet, and Pastor Herbert shared that while the quarantine has helped to slow the spread of the virus, it has caused a slew of other issues. Chief among these

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V127 April Update

Dear Friends,  Thank you so much for your prayers and for your help with our bunk bed project. Our first group of girls moved into the Joanne Gentile Dormitory for

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Bunk Bed Update!

Dear Friends, I am marveling yet again at God’s faithfulness to provide above and beyond all we could ask or think! We presented a need last week for bunk beds

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V127 February Update

“Dear Friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love each other, God lives in us

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Christmas in Uganda!

Dear Friends, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your families and a great start to this new year! I know there are many challenges for all of us,

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A Time for Thanksgiving!

“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing

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