Trauma counselling for IDP children.

Very many IDP children are severely traumatised. Need for counselling these children was identified and IcFEM Mission is running a very successful programme, which included four-day Counselling Clinics at Dreamland Education Centre. Parents, caretakers and Guardians also had special sessions at a later time and many of them were also seriously traumatised.

Children were given gifts to take home, including blankets, soap and a New Testament. They were also measured for school uniform, which they received shortly after the photo was taken.

Busy here in Kimilili!

Why have there been no posts for such a long time?

I went to visit my Mum (98) Since I got back, we have been VERY busy. Also the Internet has been slow (or off) with power cuts many days.

We had a successful Holiday Club and also a very good Seminar for sponsored students and their parents/guardians. We were hit, as usual, by compulsary holiday coaching in many schools, including Primary. However the Minister of Education has now banned this. Let's trust the ban will be enforced in future holidays.

The Mission has had the AGM and our new Board is elected. (The elected Board members can serve two three-year terms before having to stand down.)

The Mission Director, Solomon Nabie, is in UK at the moment and will be joined by his wife as soon as schools here open and the children are in school.

The Dreamland power is STILL not connected - the transformer has yet to be installed.

I hope to put some photos in my next post.

A Strange World

How funny 100 shillings looks so big when we take it to church but so small when we take it to shop.

Funny how long 60 minutes is when we are serving God, but how short when we are watching a movie, playing a game or having a favourite pastime.

Funny how laborious it is to read a chapter in the Bible but how easy it is to read a 200 – 300 pages of the best novel.

Funny how we believe what a person or a newspaper says but question what the Bible says.

Funny how we need 2 – 3 weeks to fit a church event in our schedule but no problem adjusting for a social event at the last minute.

Funny how we can’t think of anything to say but we don’t have any problem of things to gossip about a friend.


Funny how we get thrilled when a soccer match goes into extra time but complain when a church sermon takes longer than the regular time.

Funny how people scramble to get the front seat at any event but scramble to get the back seat during church service.

Funny how difficult it is to share a gospel with others but how simple it is to talk about anything else.

Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided, they don’t have to believe, think or do anything else.

By Enock Ambongo (Std 8 Pupil)
During the launch of Mautuma Local Unit

The key to the work of IcFEM is prayer.

The last Friday of every month is a special day for IcFEM Mission. We start our end-month prayer and fasting, until Sunday morning. This is a wonderful time here in Kimilili. Around 100 people meet together to pray, hear God's word and fellowship together. You can join us anywhere in the world! To get the prayer letter, e-mail office@icfem.org WELCOME!!!

Launch of Kimilili Local Transformation Unit.

More photos of the crowd.

Why am I so lost?

Yes, we are BUSY!!!

Also we have had a number of power and e-mail connection problems, but we are still here and seeing God doing exciting things amongst us.

The eighth Local Transformation Unit has been launched (on June 13th) and the next launch is on 5th July at Chesikaki.

Wheels for the World and IcFEM help so many needy people.

The Team, together with chairs, crutches and walking aids were transported to the Distribution in our school bus.

One chair went to a boy who is very talented practically, but who had not been able to get to school. You can see him happily in his chair and hoping to go to school very soon.