Sonrise Ministries Inc

ASSIST ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE WORKING TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO HELP THOSE IN NEED.

GRANTMAKING - PROVIDE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN UGANDA: SONRISE BABY HOME, SONRISE CHILDREN'S HOME, MIREMBE COTTAGE FOR GIRLS AND MELCHIZEDEK PASTORAL MINISTRY.SONRISE CHILDREN'S HOME - PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE SONRISE CHILDREN'S HOME LOCATED IN ABUTANULA VILLAGE, NEAR KAMULI TOWN, UGANDA, A RESCUE HOME FOR RESCUED CHILDREN. THEIR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO RAISE RESCUED CHILDREN, USUALLY ABOVE AGE OF 4 YEARS, IN A SAFE AND HEALTHY CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT, AND TO GIVE THEM A FOUNDATION THAT WILL HELP THEM SUCCEED IN LIFE. OTHER MISSIONS INCLUDE THE SONRISE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL WHICH EDUCATES BOTH SONRISE AND VILLAGE CHILDREN. AGRICULTURAL FARMING AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION. DURING 2021 CONSTRUCTION RESTARTED ON THE NEW NURSERY SCHOOL BUILDING WHICH BEGAN IN 2019. SCHOOL REMAINS CLOSED AT END OF 2021 AFTER 20 MONTHS OF MANDATORY CLOSURE. PROVIDED COVID FOOD RELIEF TO 600+ FAMILIES. RENOVATED TWO EXISTING BUILDINGS TO CREATE A NEW STORAGE AREA FOR FARM EQUIPMENT AND OFFICE. BEGAN WORK ON CONSTRUCTING A NEW PIGGERY. COMPLETED THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA STOVES AND TABLES AND BENCHES TO COMPLETE THE FACILITY. A SECOND WATER WELL TANK AND PUMP FACILITY WAS COMPLETED. PROVIDED CARE FOR 79 IN-HOME AND RESETTLED CHILDREN. UNTIL SCHOOLS CLOSED, THE MINISTRY PROVIDED EDUCATION FOR 32 CHILDREN IN OTHER VILLAGES. THE SONRISE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL IS PLANNING TO REOPEN TO 340 CHILDREN IN JANUARY 2022, 85% ARE UNDER A SONRISE CHILDREN'S HOME SCHOLARSHIP. DURING COVID LOCKDOWN THEIR SOCIAL WORKERS MAINTAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SCHOOL CHILDREN'S FAMILIES, AND CHURCH MEMBERS. 99% OF PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED STUDENTS WILL BE RETURNING TO SCHOOL IN JANUARY 2022. SKILLS TRAINING BEGAN FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOME CHILDREN: BASKET WEAVING, MAT MAKING, LEATHER WORK, SHOE REPAIR, FISHING, GARDENING, CARING FOR LIVESTOCK, COOKING/CLEANING. DURING LOCKDOWN, THEY CONTINUED IN-HOME EDUCATION OF THE SONRISE CHILDREN. THIS ALSO KEPT OUR TEACHERS EMPLOYED AND ALL THEIR CHILDREN AT THEIR APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVELS. 66 ADULTS UNDER EMPLOYMENT. ADDING 6 ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES WHEN NEW NURSERY SCHOOL OPENS IN LATE 2022. OPERATIONAL FUNDING NEEDS CONTINUE.MIREMBE COTTAGE OF GIRLS - PROVIDED FUNDS TO MIREMBE COTTAGE IN UGANDA, HOME FOR RESCUED GIRLS. THEIR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, CARING, AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE GIRLS CAN DEVELOP SPIRITUALLY, PHYSICALLY, SOCIALLY, EDUCATIONALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. THEY ALSO MANAGE AND PROVIDE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION THROUGH THE MIREMBE COTTAGE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL, FOR BOTH MIREMBE GIRLS AND VILLAGE CHILDREN. THEY ALSO HAVE A MODEST FARM TO PROVIDE FOR CROPS AND FARM ANIMALS. DURING 2021, CONTINUED CARE OF 38 GIRLS IN THE MIREMBE COTTAGE. COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF A FENCE AROUND THE SECONDARY SCHOOL BUILDING. BUILT A SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BUT THEY NEED EQUIPMENT. CONSTRUCTED A FARM SHELTER AND PURCHASED A USED 29-SEATER BUS. PROVIDED COVID RELIEF IN THE FORM OF FOOD TO HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS. CONSTRUCTED A SECONDARY SCHOOL BATHROOM AND TOILETS. PAID 43 EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE COVID LOCKDOWN. PLANED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRANSITION HOME FOR THEIR GIRLS THAT ARE 18 YEARS AND GREATER. THE MIREMBE COTTAGE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL IS SCHEDULED TO REOPEN IN JANUARY 2022 WITH AN ESTIMATED 450 STUDENTS, BOTH MIREMBE GIRLS AND VILLAGE CHILDREN. OPERATIONAL FUNDING NEEDS CONTINUE.SONRISE BABY HOME - GRANTED FUNDS TO THE SONRISE BABY HOME IN UGANDA, A RESCUE HOME FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. THEIR MISSION IS TO RESCUE AND SAVE BABIES WHO ARE IN NEED AND SEEK TO PROVIDE A LOVING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN GROW PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY, EDUCATIONALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY. DURING 2021, COVID RELIEF IN THE FORM OF FOOD AND MEDICAL CARE WAS PROVIDED TO HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN NEAR THE BABY HOME. ON LAND PURCHASED IN LATE 2020 IN WABILONGO VILLAGE, KANGURUMIRA TOWN, THEY COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION AND FURNISHED SIX NEW LIVING COTTAGES WHICH FORM THE NEW SONRISE BABY HOME. THEY NOW HAVE CAPACITY FOR 40 CHILDREN AND 12 AUNTIES. THEY CONSTRUCTED A NEW WATER WELL SYSTEM. INSTALLED SOLAR PANELS ON EACH OF THE NEW COTTAGES. A BRICK PERIMETER FENCE WAS CONSTRUCTED PROVIDING SAFETY AND PROTECTION FOR THE BABIES AND STAFF. HOSTED SEVERAL VISITING TEAMS TO HELP WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A CHICKEN COOP AND GOAT PEN, PLANT FRUIT TREES, AND TO PURCHASE PAVERS FOR OUR CLOTHS WASHING AREA. PURCHASED SEEDS AND PLANTED CROPS AND TREES. HARVESTED CROPS FOR FOOD. IN DECEMBER, WE RELOCATED FROM OUR JINJA TOWN BABY HOME, USED SINCE 2009, TO THE NEW PROPERTY AND COTTAGES. STAFF AND CHILDREN ADJUSTING TO THE NEW LOCATION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY CARING FOR 34 BABIES IN THE NEW COTTAGES, REUNITED 7 BABIES WITH A FAMILY MEMBER AND HAVE 2 BABIES UNDER FOSTER CARE. CURRENTLY PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR 34 ADULTS. THE OLD BABY HOME WILL BE USED AS A RECEIVING CENTER FOR SICK CHILDREN PRIOR TO INCORPORATING THEM WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN. OPERATIONAL FUNDING NEEDS CONTINUE.MELCHIZEDEK PASTORAL MINISTRY - PROVIDED FUNDS TO SUPPORT 10 VILLAGE CHURCHES AND PROVIDE STIPENDS TO BI-VOCATIONAL VILLAGE CHURCH PASTORS. EACH CHURCH SUPPORTS 2-3 VILLAGES. MELKIZADEK CHURCHES WERE ALLOWED TO OPEN FOR WORSHIP IN OCTOBER 2021 AFTER BEING CLOSED FOR 19 MONTHS DUE TO MANDATORY GOVERNMENT COVID CLOSURES PASTORAL TRAINING RESUMED IN NOVEMBER OF 2021. THEY PROVIDE DISCIPLESHIP, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND FOOD RELIEF TO HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS DURING CLOSURE. PASTORAL TRAINING WAS SUSPENDED DURING COVID LOCKDOWN. OPERATIONAL FUNDING NEEDS CONTINUE.