Bethany Centre - Jjungo, Uganda

Bethany Centre is a Christian ministry established to cater to the physical, emotional and spiritual well being of the orphans, youth and HIV patients residing around the village of Jjungo, Uganda and functions through a school and church for the less fortunate villagers near the home of native, Peter Kiwanuka. He attended LSU in 2001 and became friends with many students and families in the Baton Rouge area and regularly attended First Presbyterian Church.  After returning to Uganda in 2004, he mobilized community members to help with Bethany Centre and established a now thriving primary school with attendance of over 420 children, a Sunday worship service and mid week prayer meeting.  Members of the village community have accomplished the construction projects and make up most of the school teaching staff. While an active poultry project helps sustain the ministry, construction costs and school expenses are provided by financial support from partners like First Presbyterian.  In June 2009 the community celebrated the installation of a water well on the school property, accomplished with the help of First Pres missionary, MacGregor Magruder, with Living Water International.  Continued support is needed to sustain the school, expand ministry activities through a small medical clinic and to build a chapel for worship.