Category Mission Moroto Stories

Welcome to the family Sagal Joseph!

Sagal Joseph showed up at the mission one day in spring of 2022 begging for food. His only living relative, his grandmother, was in the hospital dying of AIDS and she told him, “Go to Mission Moroto. They will help you.”

He walked the 7 Kilometers (3.5 miles) to the mission and was nearly dead when he arrived. He wanted food to take back the 7 Kilometers to the hospital but Rebekah knew he would faint on the way so she just kept him and he has been here ever since.

He has found a family and a home where he can be safe at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Amiyo Charles!

After preaching in two remote villages on Wednesday, the pastors took us to a nearby hovel of huts. We crawled through layers of makeshift barricades of sticks and thorns in an attempt to keep raiders out.

We filed past multiple fresh graves of those recently killed by violence and/or hunger. Deep inside we found a dying emaciated grandmother and Charles’ little brother Michael taking care of her. Charles had gone to live on the streets and beg for food for the boys and their dying grandmother.

One of the team members at Mission Moroto went searching for Charles and finally found him and brought him home. The pastors will now care for the grandmother in her final days and little Michael and Charles are home safe at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Loteng Lochugae Michael!

After preaching in two remote villages on Wednesday, the pastors took us to a nearby hovel of huts. We crawled through layers of makeshift barricades of sticks and thorns in an attempt to keep raiders out.

We filed past multiple fresh graves of those recently killed by violence and/or hunger. Deep inside we found a dying emaciated grandmother and little Michael taking care of her.

The pastors will now care for the grandmother in her final days and little Michael is home safe at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Lomokol Peter!

Peter and his three siblings were brought to Rebekah at Mission Moroto by Pastor Grace who is a fellow soldier in Christ and dear friend.

Their mother had died when Peter was born and their father had been killed shortly afterward. Peter was in and out of an orphanage for babies that helps malnourished children but are unable to keep them long term so when he would be sent back to his village he would become malnourished again and the cycle would continue. His older siblings had been sent to live in various different locations or on the street.

Since they had nowhere else to go and were severely malnourished, Pastor Grace begged Rebekah to take them in and care for them. Peter has recently become strong enough to start walking as he is receiving the daily nutrition his little body needs. They are all together as a family and safe at home now at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Nakiru Elizabeth!

Nakiru and her three brothers were brought to Rebekah at Mission Moroto by Pastor Grace who is a fellow soldier in Christ and dear friend.

Their mother had died when the youngest baby was born and their father had been killed shortly afterward. Little is known about where Nakiru had been living before coming to live at Mission Moroto but her brothers had been sent to live with an uncle, at an orphanage for babies and the eldest was living on the street.

Since they had nowhere else to go and were severely malnourished, Pastor Grace begged Rebekah to take them in and care for them. They are all together as a family and safe at home now at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Lowoto Joseph!

Joseph and his three siblings were brought to Rebekah at Mission Moroto by Pastor Grace who is a fellow soldier in Christ and dear friend.

Their mother had died when the youngest baby was born and their father had been killed shortly afterward. Joseph had been sent to live with an uncle in another village but they were unable to care for all 4 of the children and keep them together.

Since they had nowhere else to go and were severely malnourished, Pastor Grace begged Rebekah to take them in and care for them. They are all together as a family and safe at home now at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Nangiro Chap!

Nangiro and his three siblings were brought to Rebekah at Mission Moroto by Pastor Grace who is a fellow soldier in Christ and dear friend.

Their mother had died when the youngest baby was born and their father had been killed shortly afterward. Nangiro had been living on his own on the street while his siblings had been living with relatives and at an orphanage for just babies.

Since they had nowhere else to go and were severely malnourished, Pastor Grace begged Rebekah to take them in and care for them. They are all together as a family and safe at home now at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Sagal Marco!

Sagal Marco’s mother brought him and his two brothers to Mission Moroto at the beginning of 2022 because a group of raiders had attacked their village and dragged her out of her home. This type of violence is very common in the villages and has cost many men, women and children their lives.

Their father had passed away and their mother was terrified for her sons’ lives so she begged Rebekah to take them in so they could be safe.

Sagal Marco is the eldest of the brothers and was in very poor health when he arrived but has improved greatly during the past year living at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Lorot Michael!

Lorot Michael’s mother brought him and his two brothers to Mission Moroto at the beginning of 2022 because a group of raiders had attacked their village and dragged her out of her home. This type of violence is very common in the villages and has cost many men, women and children their lives.

Their father had passed away and their mother was terrified for her sons’ lives so she begged Rebekah to take them in so they could be safe.

Michael had already lived at Mission Moroto once before Rebekah came, but was sent back to his village for an unknown reason. But now he is back home with his two brothers at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Lokodoh Tabitha Tiamoe!

Sisters Lokodoh Tabitha Tiamoe and Lomokol Lois Apalodou were brought to Rebekah one Sunday at church by their grandmother. She begged Rebekah to take the girls because their mother had died and the grandmother was unable to feed them.

However, there was no room at Mission Moroto at the time because the two new houses were still under construction. Rebekah started to say she did not have space but seeing the desperation in the grandmother’s eyes, she could not turn them away. Rebekah accepted and their grandmother started weeping and hugging her.

Lois is a very sweet girl and very fond of Pastor Matthew. When he comes to stay at the Mission, she loves to come and sit in his lap. Tabitha is also very sweet and loves to help take care of the younger children at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Lomokol Lois Apalodou!

Sisters Lomokol Lois Apalodou and Lokodoh Tabitha Tiamoe were brought to Rebekah one Sunday at church by their grandmother. She begged Rebekah to take the girls because their mother had died and the grandmother was unable to feed them.

However, there was no room at Mission Moroto at the time because the two new houses were still under construction. Rebekah started to say she did not have space but seeing the desperation in the grandmother’s eyes, she could not turn them away. Rebekah accepted and their grandmother started weeping and hugging her.

Lois is a very sweet girl and very fond of Pastor Matthew. When he comes to stay at the Mission, she loves to come and sit in his lap. Tabitha is also very sweet and loves to help take care of the younger children at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Atim Flavia!

Atim came home to live at Mission Moroto after Rebekah had noticed that a few of the girls were saving apart a portion of their dinner every night and giving it to Atim who was a friend of theirs.

One day the girls finally got up enough courage to approach Rebekah and inform her that Atim was orphaned and living on the street. She had been going village to village looking for a place to stay.

Rebekah immediately told the girls that Atim could come and stay with her friends as part of the family at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome to the family Boiyel Abraham!

Boiyel is the brother of one of our earlier rescues, Dorothy Lokuge Inowa. Rebekah met their mother when she was visiting their village. Their mother had been horribly beaten by her brother which caused an infection in her broken hip. 

Rebekah took her to the hospital and she improved a little but Rebekah was told she has lost complete use of that leg and no longer feed the children.

She begged Rebekah to take Dorothy and she agreed wholeheartedly. Rebekah was not aware that Boiyel was also in need of a home and had been wandering the streets searching for food. Once he finally returned to their grandmother, she brought him to Rebekah and he found his home at Mission Moroto. Rebekah continues to regularly provide any food and supplies she can spare to the mother and the grandmother of these two precious children.

Boiyel is now home at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

NEW RESCUES: Our boy Daniel AKA The Giant has been trying to support his 6 half siblings living on the street and he finally got the courage to tell Mama Rebekah about them and asked her to take them in. She said, “Go get them!” He found these 5 today and will look for the sixth tomorrow ?❤️? #streetchildren

6 days later Daniel finally found his other half brother Jimmy AND a little full sister Veronica! He had tears in his eyes when he introduced his little sister to Mama Rebekah. #kissesonthecheekfromheaven

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children at Mission Moroto

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Kem and his brother Adome were found by one of the Mission Moroto team members lying next to their mothers grave barely clinging to life. The only other people in their village was their blind grandmother and one other very ill person. Kem was unable to walk or crawl due to the sores on his hands and feet from jiggers, a very common parasite in Africa. His Brother, Adome, was extremely ill from malaria and was hardly able to breathe.

As soon as Rebekah was made aware of the situation she borrowed a motorcycle and rushed over as soon as she could. Adome was immediately rushed to the hospital for life saving IV treatment and Kem spent several days under Rebekah’s direct care to carefully and painstakingly remove all the jiggers from his body. This is a very painful and long process but after about two weeks of consistent care and God’s grace, both boys were up and playing with the other children.

They are now two of the happiest and loving children at Mission Moroto.

By the Grace of God and obedient hands, these boys can grow and live in a safe and healthy environment.

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children at Mission Moroto

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Simon Lokong came to live at Mission Moroto as a young boy after he lost his father to raiders. Too many have been affected and even devastated by raiders due to the extreme poverty and some whole villages, including Simon’s, have lost almost all their husbands and fathers to this tragedy.

Simon has occasionally returned to his village to visit but has been met with police aggression and threat of death. Little is known about the rest of Simon’s family but he has found a new home and family in Jesus through Mission Moroto. At Mission Moroto, Simon been able to grow and flourish in a safe and loving environment. He is 18 years old and currently attending High School in a neighboring district so that he can have a successful future. Education is a luxury in Moroto and being able to attend school is life changing.

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children at Mission Moroto

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Please welcome our newest member of our Mission Moroto family Keem Veronica. She is lame and can’t stand up completely. I met her last week when I went with a mission team to her church. Veronica’s mother is dead and her father is not around. She has up to recently lived with her grandmother but with the drought it has become impossible for them to find food. I am hoping to take Veronica to Kampala one day to see if there is any kind of surgery that can be done to help her.

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children at Mission Moroto

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Last Saturday The Director of the police of Rupa came to me to ask if I could take for sisters whose mother had just died. I told him I needed to pray about it because all of our houses are very full but he was so insistent that these girls could not survive without us that I finally said yes and today they brought the girls to me.  So please welcome to the Mission Moroto family
Loyatee Longoli
Nakiru Paska
Meri Aputh
Apule Lokeris

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children at Mission Moroto

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Pastor Grace, a local pastor with many contacts throughout the villages, over the last several months was blessed to interrupt the trafficking of and/or rescue from starvation 27 children and July 18, 2022 she brought them home to live at Mission Moroto. By pure grace there were 9 boys and we “just happened” to have 9 boys beds available and there were 18 girls and we “just happened” to have 18 girl beds available. You all are greatly loved. ❤ Here is a wonderful video by Sydnee Bruenn of their arrival at Mission Moroto.

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children at Mission Moroto

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

A few days ago, Mama Rebekah went up the mountain to rescue baby Grace. While she was there, people came up to her and said, “What about these 3? They have no families either.” So she went to get 1 and came home with 4. Welcome Sabina, Bosmick, and Merina. You are greatly loved. ❤

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children at Mission Moroto

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

Welcome baby Itosike Nakudi Grace! She is the sister of two of our boys, Albert and Napan Thomas. When we rescued Thomas and Albert their grandmother wanted to keep Grace because she couldn’t imagine being without all of her grandchildren but recently Raiders attack her village and killed one of the relatives and the grandmother had to run away with Grace.  Grace is malnourished so we could really use your prayers. ?

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children at Mission Moroto

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

STOWAWAY ? Welcome Nawairi Tuliana to our family. When Mama Rebekah returned from the U.S. on February 2nd, she noticed this cute girl among her other pre-teen girls and assumed she was one of the new rescues shortly before she left to the U.S. for Christmas. Finally, the other day, Nawairi sheepishly approached Rebekah and Simon, our project manager, and trembling said, “I must confess, I was all alone and I sneaked into Mission Moroto while you were gone and I felt I should be honest and come forward.” Rebekah smiled broadly and said, “You are already part of our family. Would you like me to take your photo and make it official?” Nawairi threw her arms around Rebekah saying “Yes! Yes!” Welcome home Nawairi. You are greatly loved. ❤

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children at Mission Moroto

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

RESCUE #145

Welcome to the family Titus Akobo!

Titus’s only living relative is a blind grandmother who has been coming to our church.

Last Sunday she told us Titus mother had died of HIV and ask if he could stay with us. 

Titus just loves to talk to me even though I can’t understand him. He just smiles and chatters on! ❤️

He is now home at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

RESCUE #144

Welcome to the family Dorothy Lokuge Inwa!

Rebekah met her mother couple months ago when she was visiting their village. Her mother had recently been horribly beaten by her brother which caused an infection in her broken hip. 

Rebekah took her to the hospital and she improved a little but recently Rebekah was told she has lost complete use of that leg and no longer can feed Dorothy. 

She begged Rebekah to take Dorothy and she agreed wholeheartedly. We have also taken some food to the mother and the grandmother.

Dorothy is now home at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

RESCUES #142 & 143

Welcome to the family Angel Teko and Mariko Lima!

Our Project Manager, Simon, was in a village retrieving some other children Mama Rebekah was rescuing and the villagers said, “What about these two? Their only living relative just died.” Simon said, “Let me ask Rebekah.”

They are now home at Mission Moroto

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

RESCUE #142

Welcome to the family Malachi Kodet!

He has no parents or grandparents so an aged neighbor lady in his village took him in.

Recently, he tripped and fell into the cook fire and received a nasty burn on his torso. The village told her to “take him to Mission Moroto. Mama Rebekah will heal him.”

He is now home at Mission Moroto and is happy and healing.

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

RESCUES #138-141

Welcome to the family beautiful siblings, Marry Abura, (lace dress), Gideon Ateda (Red Shirt), Caleb Lokola (Purple Shirt), Isaiah Lokiru (Blue Shirt).

Their mother was raising them in a small hut. She carried water for a small restaurant to provide for them.

One night, recently, the hut burned down. The children made it out but sadly the mother did not.

Rebekah heard about it and sent her Project Manager, Simon, to check on the kids. They were at the small restaurant where their mother had worked begging for food.

Praise the Lord! They are now home at Mission Moroto.

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

RESCUES #133-137

Welcome to the family, Hope Telo, Sarah Danielle Christian, David Sagal, Andrew Loreno, and Hetton Teko.

Hope’s single mother recently died from alcoholism.

Sarah’s single mother recently died from a mine collapse where she worked.

David’s aged grandmother brought him to the mission while Rebekah was in America. Her staff cooks took him in and he’s been living as a “stowaway” at the mission. Mama Rebekah got his story today and welcomed him to the family.

Andrew’s father was very abusive and Andrew was injured in many different ways so his aunt took him and brought him to Rebekah.

Hetton is the brother of our boy Easton. They both have the same genital birth defect. Rebekah will be taking them both to Kampala, the capital city, soon for surgeries to fix the problem.

Praise the Lord! They are now home at Mission Moroto.

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

RESCUES #131-132

These sweet brothers, Paul and Diao, were brought to the mission by their very aged grandmother while Rebekah was in America. The staff told her to come back when Rebekah was here.

Before Rebekah returned, the grandmother died and the boys were left in the bush.

Thankfully, they found their way back to Rebekah this week.

They are now home at Mission Moroto praise the Lord.

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS

RESCUES #128-130

These sweet boys, Charles, Joseph and Tomas ages 11-13 came yesterday with their very aged grandmother asking for help.

They’re hungry and have never been to school.

They are now home at Mission Moroto praise the Lord.

Mama Rebekah is so happy they will start first grade tomorrow ❤

We are praying for more sponsors for these precious children.

READ HERE ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS