Legacy Update

Dear friends of Uganda,

We want to first thank you again for praying for many of our partners and staff as we went through a winter storm here in Texas. It did create some delay for us, but we have continued to pray and serve as best we can.

Our hope is to encourage you with some great news about SWOH Legacy. SWOH legacy is our 5 year campaign to raise significant support to establish long term ministry in eastern Uganda. After 40 years of ministry, we could have never imagined that God would have so much in store for us and the work He wants to do in Uganda.

Our first phase, Possess the Land, focused on raising $40K by end of 2020 in hopes to purchase the land and buy a new vehicle for hospice. It was unfortunate that as the pandemic lingered, the cost of both fluctuated. After several weeks, recovering from the storm, we pressed on. Through the generous prayers and donors from across the nation, $40K was raised by Spring 2021 and all of our Legacy support will be focused on securing the land. Now, this summer one of our teams will return home to Uganda to close on the purchase. Praise God!

Our goal is to have our land purchased by the end of June, but there are several logistics that we would love to cover with your prayers. These factors include: 1) the ability to travel locally and internationally during the COVID restrictions and 2) organizing the current lease holders, our contacts in Uganda, and the school administration effectively through the close of sale. 3) Please also be in prayer for our safety and health, even with COVID on the decline in Uganda. We have spent several months putting the pieces in place, but we know that ultimately it is God who brings things together through prayer.

Our hospice ministry is an important part of our outreach and care in Uganda. Since all our 1st phase Legacy support is dedicated to the closing of the sale for land, we will be focusing on the purchase of a new hospice vehicle (approx. $25K) into our phase 2; Dwell in the Land which we hope to share more soon.

Thank you again for partnering with us in this most important journey of creating long lasting ministry for our 700 children and our 620 hospice patients. We believe our compassion has transformed so many lives.
To God be the glory.