OUR MINISTRIES
1. Ugandan Soldiers on American Bases
Unlike our American soldiers, the Ugandans have little or no support and many lack things like warm clothes for the very cold desert nights and basic hygiene items. Many of these Ugandans, fathers and mothers, have left their own children in Uganda for the opportunities to serve in Iraq and provide for their families back home. For 20 years Uganda has been in the middle of a brutal civil war and many have lost parents, siblings, and children to the rebel invaders. Others have lost many family members to disease. Consequently a single Ugandan soldier is often providing not only for his own family, but also for several nieces and nephews left parentless from the civil war, and many have even taken in some of the 2 million orphaned children in Uganda. These brave soldiers have many big responsibilites to their families and communities back home in Uganda.
Yet these Ugandans who number in the hundreds, have signed contracts for 20 months as a time through the U.S. military to guard and protect our bases in Iraq alongside the U.S. Soldiers and Marines. And they serve faithfully day in and day out and have even received an Outstanding Service Award in October 2006. They have a true thankfulness for each blessing God has provided them and radiate a sincerety of joy and hope that is contagious to everyone that knows them! Please take an interest in these hard-working soldiers and their families. 100% of Donations go directly to support the Ugandans.
How to Help: Send Care Packages
We need donated items for care packages, including basic hygiene items, socks/undershirts, lip balm, and calling cards. Also appreciated are letters/emails of encouragement.
We need donated items for care packages, including basic hygiene items, socks/undershirts, lip balm, and calling cards. Also appreciated are letters/emails of encouragement.
2. Displaced Women & Children from Karamojaland:
Karamojaland in North Eastern Uganda has been under attack for 30 years by rebels who kill villagers, including women and children, and their cows. In 2007, 40% of the population lacked adequate food stocks. Many of the Karamoja people have fled to Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, where they cannot speak the language and are forced to live in the slum areas. Their only way to survive is begging and scavenging the streets for leftover food. Some of the mothers have even given up their own children just to make sure they are fed by someone.
How to Help:
The Karamoja's native region of Uganda has recently come into a time of peace, however the Karamoja lack transportation and rebuilding costs to leave the slums of the city and return to their villages. If you are interested in contributing to this cause, please make a donation using the Paypal link above.
The Karamoja's native region of Uganda has recently come into a time of peace, however the Karamoja lack transportation and rebuilding costs to leave the slums of the city and return to their villages. If you are interested in contributing to this cause, please make a donation using the Paypal link above.
3. Building of an Orphanage in Uganda:
In 2007 we began to provide for 100 Ugandan children left as orphans in an area of northern Uganda called Gulu. If you are familiar with the film "Invisible Children," then you may know a little about these children we are helping. For over 20 years, a brutal rebel led war in northern Uganda has left millions homeless and orphaned. Many of these children were abducted to serve in the rebel army and others witnessed their parents murdered when the rebels invaded their villages. In an effort to help the many homeless children living in refugee camps in Gulu and living off the streets around Uganda, we have been providing basic needs for these children, including mosquito netting, toothpaste/toothbrushes, blankets, and food staples, with the long-term goal of building an orphanage.
How to Help: Campaign for Purchase of Land & Building of Orphanage
Dear Angel Ministries has begun a new campaign to raise money for the purchase of land and building of an orphanage in Uganda. By clicking the Donate button above, you can help contribute to the purchase of land and a new building. Our goal is to raise enough funding to start building by Autumn of 2009.
Dear Angel Ministries has begun a new campaign to raise money for the purchase of land and building of an orphanage in Uganda. By clicking the Donate button above, you can help contribute to the purchase of land and a new building. Our goal is to raise enough funding to start building by Autumn of 2009.
To Read Letters from the Ugandans: Please click on the small "Comments" link directly below this posting to read some of the letters that the Ugandans have written to us. They will touch your heart! Many of those listed are soldiers in Iraq still waiting to be adopted.
Donations for Care Packages: Dear Angel Ministries is also in great need of used/new items for care packages to the Ugandans, their families, and the orphanages. Please see our list of current donation needs below.
48 comments:
From Jonathan:
Thank you for every thing you did to me & all my fellow Ugandans.We got every thing cames from your side thanks for being a perent to the Ugandans. I can't show u my happeness in the msg but the truth is that am happy. Am Jonathan Bye, bye. In God's love.
From Mike:
i thank God for giving chapplain Costello , he has been a father, mother , brother to all of us the ugandans who are serving here. Were here trying to warm winter is the only prpblem we have here we come from tropical kind of climate. Everything they send to me and i give them they so happy and thankful for every thing for sure, and they ask what kind of heart do these people have who send things to people they don’t know.... i always tell they know us already cose the lord has reavealed us to them as same people who are there fellow belivers that share same spirit.
From Peter:
I'm the first born, my mother gave birth to 2 boys and 2 girls,
howver the two boys are dead, One died in the civil war of 1980 to 1985. Another brother died, he left Two children, one girl of 4 years and a boy of 7 years. My mother is still alive but my dad died in the same civil war. I joined the army at 12 years as a child soldier. The government later started a program to help kadogos ie child soldiers go back to school. through this i was able to study up secondary six, after this I left the army to go and look after my mother
who was staying alone. I'm 29 years old and single, looking after after two orphans ie my brother's children and my mama. God heard my prayers and was able to get this job, hopefully all will be fine. I hope that after my contract I hope to continue with studies. Let God bless you for the kind love you are showing to mankind. Hoping to hear from you soon.
From Nuwe:
I thank you very much for the hat i recieved. I apreciate so much. I also thank you on behalf of my fellow solidiers who have personaly recieved their package. Its you and the connection with Chaplain costello that showed us love, to know that there are some people out there who apreciate our work. God loved the world so he sent his only son to save the world. I thank you very much for doing Gods work, as of now I am not in position to give you anything but i pray that the almighty God the provider of everything should see the hand that has sent this hat, reward by feeling all your pockets, and look at that desire of your heart and provide. Hope you are doing well, for us we are doing a wonderful job here at Alasad Iraq, Our boses do apreciate, I thank God for that. I also pray to God to help you in your ministry as you are trying to get us sponsers. May God bless you abandatly. Long live Chaplain Costello, Long live Sister Tara, Long live the angels.
From Boaz:
How are you doing madam/sir, i really feel pleasured and honoured to say hi to you. I am a ugandan by nationality aged 35 years working with the coalition forces in iraq. Am married with two sons of school going age. i happened to have found my way in the middle east in such of greener pastures but with intentions of giving a hand in the fight against terrorism, of which I am actively being one of the participants now. I got much interested with too much vigour of extending my heartfully thanks to all the good services that your trying to extend to people of different religions and different cultural backgrounds.
From Joshua:
The thing that you care about us just pleases every body down here. If you aught to see our faces they are full of smiles I will be sending you my pictures so that you can get to know me for real. thank you mach for your care, we really appreciate.
From Edward:
Madam,i joined the Uganda military as a child soldier after my high school. I could not continue with my education because my parents were brutary murdered by the rabel soldiers in broad daylight in my presence, hence droping out of college due to lack of tuition and other necesities for my college studies. Madam, your kind assistance shall be very highly appreciated. May the Almighty God bless you madam.
From Jim:
Pray for us that the stress we have dispears. You know i left Uganda when i had lost my Parents and our last born twins also, Am the elder in the family of thirteen simblings and all in school but as you know the situation in Uganda i couldnt provide for all of them so i opted to the miltary as a way forward to at least provide them with education. Now i have been hear for a year and i real miss them so much. Again i appreciate your efforts and everything you have done for us, May God almighty blessed you and every house hold of yours.
From George:
Praise God. I feel so great emailing you right now thanking you for all that you have done to us this end. My name is George. Professionally, I Graduated as a teacher qualified to teacher in High school. What is important is that i believe in Jesus Christ our Saviour. I come from Uganda & currently working with the United States Military in Iraq. Our Pastor COSTELLO Sean has always delivered to us the help that you always sent to us, & i belive who ever has reached so far has been so grateful especially for the calling cards. As you know it means alot especially in such a war zone when one makes a call to his people back home, it gives them a peace of mind. I & we shall always appreciate your assistance to us especially calling cards. As you know Freedom is precious so i had to leave my people & contribute with the rest my fair share for the welbeing of God's race, i feel others have done it for me before & its high time i do the same putting on God's Armour. Hope to hear from you soon.
From Nazario:
How is USA? I am a born again currenly in IRAQ. We work along with USA military, but my country is UGANDA. We are fighting 4 fredom so that peopple of GOD can have fredom like others. We need your prayers. I am married with 2children. I am 30 yrs old. God bless u. Tell more peopple to love JESUS. GOD BLESS ALL.
From Ben:
I am called Ben and a soldier serving here in Iraq. we pray as soldier of having as many friends as possible in especially this time when we are serving far away from parents and families. we are 7 seven children in our family. Unfortunately I am the only one able to earn a living. so you can imangine the resposibilities i take .I humbly apply for any help available small, little, or big anything appriciatable, waiting to hear from you soon. Stay well and let the almighty Jesus guard you.
From George M.:
Receive my greatings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Amen.
My name is George, l am 40 years old married with children. I have worked hear in lraq for 14 months now. l was very happy when we received our beloved Chaplain who brought us together as a church. He started even to give us some items that we were mising. All in all the Chaplain gave us this mail-addresse so that we can also be surported by the American people as we are fighting one cause. I will be very happy to here from you. God Bless You, God Bless America & Uganda!
From Hannington:
I'am augandan working with caolition american forces in iraq. i was introduced to you by my pastor. I am 6ft tall, i put on 10 inches shoes. winter is afecting me negatively for i grew up in the trpics. I need sports shoes,winter clothings and gloves and any other thing you may wish for me. long live dear.
From Fred W.
Goodday, I am a Uganda called Fred alongside US soldiers in Al asad Iraq....I accepted the lord jesus christ as my personal saviour after the this wonderfull son of America called Chaplain Costello preached to me the word of God which instantly changed my life from the day I accepted chist as my personal saviour....may god bless this great Nation the United states of America and may God bless her couragious sons and daughters who are trying to bring peace to this volatile country Iraq and to the world as a whole...and may god bless you.
From John:
Thanks for everything your doing for us, thanks for the packages you sent to my coleagues, time, and the heart of love you have on us, the Blessings of God will continuously be on you. Mails I’m receiving from you are of more value than package. There some who are up here, and have never got or have no body to say hi to them. Stay blessed!
From Timothy:
Hello! I am a Ugandan by the name Timothy a Ugandan troops in Iraq, a christian by faith, am on those few who sacrifies my life to save other peoples lives in the foreign nation and to bring peace around the globe. Am from a poor family thier down in Uganda but i felt so concerned about the misstreatment and threatering of lives of innocent people in Uganda and the world alltother, so i decided to join Uganda people defence forces(UPDF) in 2001 ,where i served for four (4) years, But as i told you before that i was from a poor family, i hard a big burdden of looking for school fees for my 2 brothers and 2 sisthers .i have been working very hard hand in hand with my mother to make them a good future but now am like failing because my mother is growing old this have made her weak, please, if there is someone out their who can whip off my tears, the Lord God will bless you with more grace of riches, our chaplain here in Al-sad Iraq told us that there is someone colled Tara, that can help to provide us things to use. Plaese send me soap toothpest, toothbrush, T-shirts, themo wear both large, socks and sun glasses. MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
From Peter W.
Am peter trying to say hullo to you and other people large in the name of Jesus christ, praise Him. I hapeen to be one of those ugandan soldiers in iraq. Now madam i would like to give you abrief back ground about myself, born in 1980,went through primary and secondary school and did acourse at college, joined forces and finally found myself in iraq, with God's strength am performing; amen. my request to you is that please help and find me a sponsor because i would like to complete my degree in human rights law and also am missing my mum if you can help and send me some telephone minutes it will help me to have a word with her. Thank GOD the Almighty for talking to you be blessed.
From Robert:
For me things are going well and am among ugandans who work with US troops in Iraq basically as security guards. Am 21 yrs old, a senior four leaver [secondry level] & a private by rank. Am taking care of a group of my extended family members. Otherwise am too appreciative of whatever your doing for my fellow ugandans. I have been hearing much about u and i have so far wittnessed alot of help that u have extended to my fellows. I will be greatfull once I am adopted by one of the angels over there. In the name of jesus christ i thank u very much. may God bless u.
From Romano:
Praise GOD I am very happy to say hi to you the pleasure is mine at the moment. I am serving at IRAQ i send you greetings in the name of our lord JESUS my name is ROMANO, born again i love reading the bible. we have winter here but GOD CARES, I DO TREASURE YOU AS MY GOOD SISTER SAY HI TO ALL THE BRETHREN THANKS A MILLION TIMES!!
From Kaima:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING A TRANSPARENT RECOGNITION. CONSIDERING OUR SACRIFICE AND EFFORT IN THIS STRUGGLE. I CONVEY MY SINCERE GREETINGS TO AMERICAN PEOPLE, I LOVE YOU AMERICA AND LET THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM CONTINUE. THANK YOU FOR MAKING US KNOWN IN THE WORLD FOR OUR PARTICIPATION, DEDICATION AND EFFORT IN THIS STUGGLE.
REALLY YOU ARE PEOPLE WITH A UNIQUE CHARACTER, HARD TO FIND IN THIS VOLATILE AND DANGEROUS WORLD.
WITHOUT GOD'S MERCY NON WOULD HAVE KNOWN UGANDANS BUT BECAUSE HE LOVES, HE HAS MADE US KNOWN THROUGH YOU. PLEASE KEEP HELPING THOSE WHO SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES FOR OTHERS TO LIVE. GOD BLESS AND PROTECT AMERICA.
From Martin M.:
Praise the Lord! Let me take this opportunity to introduce ma self to u cos we have not been knowing one another. Am Martin by name working in iraq for ma second year now! I came to know u from chaplain costello who is good friend, parent as well as a mentor. He has in fact all along ever since he joined iraq (Alasad Air base) been teaching me and other companions the word of God! And so many guys who were not stonch believers have so far now joined. He is the same good person who has given to us all sorts of support in terms of calling to our families back home, cups we are now using during winter, tooth paste and so on!
From Stephen:
Thank you for replying me and whatever things you are planning for me in Jesus name Amen. I put trust in him, he has made so many mirracles in my life and my family always whenever i call his name i experience changes in my life and wonders everyday and then. However, mum praise him Alleluya; he the only saviour i know in my life since 1996 up to tomorrow and ever Amen.
From Joseph K.:
Dear sister, thunks again, one day you asked me how you can support me in my spokesmanship, if possible my people may need the following: portable bibles, gosple song cds, pocket diary books, and other things to morale boost their stay in this dangerous place of the world, your support is highly welcome sister, MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
From Richard:
I am a 26 years old ugandan who devorted his heart to serve the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA peace keeping coallution forces which are in iraq on the behalf of soc-smg. And for my case i thank JESUS CHRIST becouse he shown me light and braveness to over come all these challengies. i am a universty drop out couse i dint have money to continue with my stadies. the course which i was taking was very expensive computer graphic designing. so i decided to join this so that i can over come all these problems in jesus's name. and thats why am here now. i my salf am a born again christian. Due to the love that i have in jesus i joined a youth church group. which started in 2003, which aimed at bring in youth of uganda back to jesus as a measure to reduce their valunerability to HIV/AIDS, we have coverted many on addition to the community members who have picked intrest in our services. Apart form the sunday sevices over the week, we have youth tailed deveropment programms, we train them on how they can improve on their economic status ie nurtaing small projects like (chichen raring) though we are limited with some funds but on the little i earn from this side i send them some too. i pray in jesus mrs tara all our lord's blessings to be on you and i have a feeling that you were brought to change and transform the life of ugandans by our lord jesus christ. may the holy lord bless you
From Robert K:
I thank you very much because when we are out there, we need courage, suport and to know who are suporting our cause. I am a Ugandan solidier serving along with United states marine corps in Iraq. We are realy determined to do as expected but we have some few hinderances, that is warm clothes, its also hard to ring home and inquire a bout our family since its very expensive compared to what i earn yet the family need my confort and to know whether I am still a live. I will be greatful to here from you.
From Christine (Wife of Raymond)
I thank the Lord for giving me your address and to allow me share a word with you. I BELIEVE in the LORD and all his powers. I'm a Ugandan woman who clocked 39yrs just last week. Your address was pass over to me by my Husband who is serving in Iraq with some American company in fighting the war on terror. Me and my husband we come from the Northern part of the country where violence has escalated for the last twenty years with a lot of cost in lives and properties. Currently I'M TAKING CARE OF 13 orphans whom I'm just struggling to feed and cloth them, leave alone education which has come a luxury only the rich can afford a proper school for their children. I'm requesting for some clothings for these orphans whose ages rage from (8yrs-15yrs), hygiene items, I request for Bibles and other books which can help change their Morality as they grow under these hardship. May the lord give you abundantly.
From John K (Expressing his thankfulness for the sweater we sent him):
I'm very grateful for the package you sent for me, thank very much may God our lord bless you, now i don't know how the coldness looks like unless when somebody else explains it for me, last night i was on duty but it was like as if it was day shift, because i put on the sweater, plus uniform, and big jacket, then i start enjoying the warmth. Thank very much. God bless you!
From Godfrey R.:
Praise GOD Mama Tara and thank you so much to include me in your prayers,and thanks for the package. Mama Tara your my Angel because i don't know you but you put me in your plan and gave me a wanderful package which i have never got in my life.
From Fred W.:
I came to realise that maybe the reason why God is blessing America is her willingness to give out to those in need more abanduntly...we have been able to learn many things from the wonderfull people of this great nation the United States while deployed here in Iraq such that when we go back home we will be able to reshape ourselves.
From Letu:
Thank u for being there as a good en sencire friend to Ugandans, we really appreciate ur love en care for us. U en Sean have been such an inspiration to us that we really feel loved en cared for as if we were at home. Ma thanks for making our tasks alot easy. May our friendship be protected by our Lord's blood en last forever!! Let the Almighty bless u abun both en the entire American population abundantly.
From Godfrey:
I am a cow boy in Uganda. I dont have parents, my father died when i was very young at the age of 5years, and my mother died when i was in Iraq...
With GOD everything is possible without him we can do nothing. My struggle is to asist Orphans in Uganda becauase I know to be an orphan what it means.
From Ammon:
I like helping people with the little i have thats why i started helping kids come realise their goals, actually most of those kids are from camps of rwandeese who left during the genocide time and others from AIDS and needy affacted families.
From Boaz:
You are the torch of light and a ray of hope to all Ugandans within the middle east & back home. Hopefully one time we shall all be adopted. Thanks very much.
From Jimmy:
You bring smiles to guys out here where there in nothing to smile about when people are dying daily, and others losing their limbs.
From George L.
LET ME THANK YOU FOR EVERY THING YOUR DOING FOR THE GOOD OF UGANDANS IN IRAQ SO, LONG, LIVE MADM GREAT ALL UGANDAN ENGELS THAT WE LOVE THEM.
From Waitani:
Maama tara praise the lord. Mum Tara received my package yesterday in all thank you very much mum. And i am very happy and beyond happy, I jumped up and down when i received my package and i was to run mad due to the package! how is life in everything your doing mum. I pray hard on my knee for God to continue with that spirit!
From Johnson:
Thanks Mama Tara for your endevours to pray for us we shall also remain commited to serve US government in Iraq. God bless you forever.
From William M.:
THANKS SO MUCH MAMA TARA,know what?!!!!!! YOU MAKE MY DAY.
God bless you so much.
From Joseph M.:
Many times I wish that if the world gets more Mama Tara's then it'll be a nice place to stay in. You've really left a mark whenever you happen to step because you're saving many needy souls both physically and spiritually.
From Peter N.
Mama Tara keep communicating to us if you get time your word it comforts us thanks. Here we are fine try to push ahead and doing well. I do not forget to say thank you once again for the sweater it has helped me so much in winter season thanks for the love you have shown me. Nothing I can give you only I will keep praying for you.
From Nuwe:
Dear Maama Tara,
I wish you could see at my heart, the way your emails are a big relief to me of the stress i get from working here in the desert since 2005. Its good to know am not left alone.
From Nicholas A:
hi mama Tara, i have no words to say for all you are doing for the Ugandan community in iraq, but what i know, God is watching. i personally am proud to be part of this coalition force, aiming at bring peace in iraq, i cherish Americans i have met while here. i have made friends especially you, i will live to be your friend. i have never seen you face to face but God willing i will see you one day. Thank you, thank you..... for being such a wonderful mother not only to me but to Uganda, you are nolonger mama Tara to me but you are mama Uganda.
From Sam A.:
Mama ever since i got you life for me here have changed and feel as if am at home. Mama i thank God who made me know you and he knows why he did it. may the almighty bless you.
From Steven R:
Maama Tara,
some people take for granted a simple gift
of friendship, but not me. i've since known u
as a mother, a friend and a well wisher for us
all as Ugandans.
for all those countless times that u've sat down
on a computer to send us those inspirational
messages, am thankful. thank u and thank u.
atleast i know there is some one in a million
who really cares. it restores my confidence in
the human race that atleast not all is lost.
thax much n may God bless u.
Steve.
From Titus:
You are so great to me in Jesus' name! You've made me wat i didn't think i can be, you know wat i mean?! be blessed Mama Tara.
Titus!
From Peter:
I also keep praying that you may keep that organisatiopn running coz it really helps alot coz i have seen for my self take care thanks alot
From Alfred:
Pastor Sean, we believe you were God sent, but not the US govenment sent, to come and help the Ugandans, and to get for us a Real mother, Mama Tara.
Pastor, for sure you and Mama Tara, you really mean allot to us. Because, there times when the sitaution really goes bad guys start risigning, but for sure it is the time Mama Tare remembers to write and send to us some comforting & couregeus messages.
We love you, paster Sean, we love Mama Tara. may the Lord bless you exceedingly & abundantly, above all you could ever hope for.
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