Despite their limited facilities and resources the primary and secondary schools strive to provide an education to local children and boarders from further afield, and to 120 resident orphans and needy children who have been referred to Pastor Ivan from many parts of Uganda. In Uganda education provides the main hope of escaping poverty and living an independent life. Although living conditions at the orphanage are quite poor, the children are being cared for in a loving environment where they feel valued and special. Pastor Ivan’s elder sister Ruth runs the clinic which is open 24 hours a day and treats up to 450 people a month. In addition to treating fee paying patients, the clinic treats the poor who would be turned away from other medical centres. The church brings people from all tribes and backgrounds together and is at the heart of community life. Associated with the church is a ladies group that runs projects to help widows and the mothers of poor families start up sm