I am Longoli Joseph. Before I came to Mission Moroto I was a boy shepherd. Our family had 4 children of which I am third born. The fourth born after me died of disease.
One day the raiders came to our corral and stole our animals. They also shot down our mother and we buried her.
Our grandfather took the 3 of us to the bush and in the bush we started trapping wild animals for survival.
When I grew to the age of 9 years my uncle came and took me to his home to take care of his baby. I stayed there 2 years and then was chased from the home by my uncle’s wife because of my uncle’s beatings.
Then my married sister took care of me. One day my father visited us and told me to go to Pastor Noah and Simon for help. I came and they asked me my name and when I told them they said that their head boy is also called Longoli Joseph. That was 2015.
First, I want to thank all the Mission Moroto members for what they are doing for it is not their will but God’s will. I want to thank all the Mission Moroto members very very much for what you have done for my life. Thank you for all the teaching and for the gospel. May God bless you as you continue ahead. Amen.
Hello our donors from America. I am Lopirin Emmanuel. How are you?
When I was little my father died and we remained as 3 in the house.
My mother took me to boarding school but couldn’t pay the fees so I went to graze animals. So I was a boy shepherd and grazed animals for two months and then Pastor Ewaru Noah and Simon got me.
I thank God for what He has done for me. May God bless all our donors. Thank you our Donors.
Our family, we are blessed with three children. I am third born.
As I began to grow I started making charcoal for the survival of the family.
In addition to that I started the life of being a shepherd boy looking for animals which is common for boys in Karamoja. I started school at Nawanatau Primary School in Moroto direction from P.1 to P.3.
In 2018 I went to Pastor Noah’s place to meet and I asked for his help and he told me to water his plants every morning and evening for two weeks and then he told me to come to his home in town on Monday and the next day he took me to Mission Moroto and helped me and introduced me to the organization and included me with the boys being helped there.
I joined Rupa Primary School where the rest of the boys were studying. A month later, I heard that Bill our founder had died. I and the other boys were very sad but we kept on praying to God because we thought no one would help us now that Bill had died. We kept praying and then God sent us Rebekah and all of you to help us and that is my life.
God bless you and Pastor Matt and Mum Lisa, Lopeyok Joseph
I am Paul Maruk. Our family is blessed with three children. I am second born.
As I grew I began making charcoal for the survival of the family. Later, I joined Archer Primary School for the first half of the first term. I went back to be a boy shepherd herding animals for one year.
Then I went back to the village and spent my time just looking for something to eat because life was very difficult. After that I went back to school my mother died and life was again very difficult.
Then Pastor Noah helped us and built us a semi-permanent house for us to live in. Then Noah brought me to his home in town. Then I stayed in town with Pastor Noah for one year and then he brought me to Mission Moroto in 2016.
At Mission Moroto I was helped as one of the boys being helped there and I joined school and am continuing my studies.
In our family, we are blessed with four children. I am third born.
As I began to grow I started the activity of mining gold near our village as a servant of the family.
In addition to that I started the life of being a shepherd boy looking for animals for one year.
When I started at Rupa Primary School, I was able to only attend for the first term. Because of poverty in the family, I had to drop out.
I started giving all my time to just looking for something to eat because hunger had grown in our family. That made my life and my education difficult.
My village was near Bill’s (Mission Moroto’s late founder) church so I started coming for prayer on Sundays and I joined as a member of the choir for Sunday School.
One day in 2016 I asked Pastor Noah for help and he told me to come to Mission Moroto. I was helped and was included as one of the boys. I helped to go back to school and finish my studies.
The story from my mother is that in 2005 my father died. I continued life with my mother and eldest brother.
In 2014 I joined P.1 at Nadunget Primary School.
In 2015 my mother also died when I was in P.2 and my brother and I remained alone.
In 2019 my grandfather talked to Pastor Noah about me and I was able to join Mission Moroto in 2020. It used to be called Mission Prayer and Praise Home. They took me to study at Rupa Primary School in P.6 but due to the inconvenience of corona virus we cannot attend right now.
I am Teko Angel Gabriel and here are some of the unbelievable ways I entered to Mission Moroto
When I came here I had a friend and I was a shepherd boy and I decided to come to Pastor Noah because I had no one to care for me.
I had once attended school but because of lack of money I failed to finish my studies. My parents were making charcoal to survive.
I praised God because he led me to this place and I am now able to go back to school again. I thank God because He brought me here and I know He has a reason for bringing me here.
Thank you! May Almighty God bless all of our donors from America for supporting us. Thank you!
Dear donors and sponsors, I am Raphael Atol and I send you greetings to the United States and may God bless you all. Here is my story since my birth.
I was two days old when the raiders came and killed my father. My mother was in the house breastfeeding me so we survived. When I was two-years-old my eye became infected and my mother couldn’t find medicine for it. I wanted to die. I lost my eye. She took me to the hospital and I became ok.
My mother would go to the mountains and get firewood to sell to support me. One day she ran into the raiders and was killed. When I was 14-years-old I went to boarding school. I started primary 1 and went through primary 7. My mother died when I was in primary 5 so I had no one to support me with the requirements. Then our donors came and I am now in 8.1 at Nadunget Secondary School. I thank God that he directed our donors from USA and help us in Uganda. We are very happy now in Karamoja. I love being one of the choir directors for the Mission Moroto children’s choir.
When I was two days old I lost my father. I never saw his face. I grew up without a father but now God has become my Father and I have entrusted my life to Him. I thank the people of USA AND MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM AMEN!
