Amberlin Biegel is a passionate young woman from Canada with a deep love for the children of Uganda. Her visits are filled with joy, faith, and a heart for discipleship. On her most recent trip, she had the incredible opportunity to pray with and help baptize 213 Ugandans, witnessing firsthand the transformative power of God’s love. Amberlinโs dedication to sharing the gospel and serving the community continues to inspire and bring hope to those she meets.
Fulfilled
Help Secure Shalua’s Education
Florence, who has been abandoned and struggling, is unable to pay the remaining $23 USD needed for her granddaughter Shalua to receive her grades and move on to the next grade. Without this support, Shaluaโs education will be at risk. Additionally, around $120 will be needed in January to cover the school fees for her continued education ($120 per term/4 Terms). Your help will make a significant difference in ensuring Shaluaโs academic future.
** Update ** The remaining fees have been covered so she doesn’t need to repreat 1st grade! She still needs her school covered for this year though!
Widow Damali & Margaret Travel & Provision
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ is one of our widows in Bukaye village. She faithfully serves the Lord to the best of her ability. She has suffered with a painful goiter for many years; it needs to be properly diagnosed and treated.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ is one of the faithful people in Bulanga. She has had this enlarged ankle/foot for a few years. The wound on the side never heals, and causes her pain.
ย ย ย ย ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ. We must transport them and a caretaker to Kampala, and provide their food while at the hospital. Back at home, their families need help with food till the ladies return. ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ $๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ. As our American friends prepare for Thanksgiving, we look forward to seeing the Lord’s provision for these widows who are in His care.
Make Ceciliaโs Orphans House Liveable and Secure
We are looking at about $7000 to get the house safe.
Update as of 12/26/2024:
๐๐๐๐: $๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Many thanks to our friend, Lisa Cowan, whose birthday fundraiser allowed her to provide money for the 1) Latrine, 2) Cookware, 3) Wash basins and 4) One solar lamp!
Lisa and her husband, Todd, (and their friend, Sherri) will be with us the end of January. Todd would like to work on the house, but we need the building supplies. The replaced roofing sheets will allow the old ones to be used to build a small cooking porch where meals can be prepared even when it rains. Cement floors and plastered walls are needed in the bedrooms, plus doors.
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ $๐ฎ,๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป’๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ. Who’s up to the challenge? Like and share this post everywhere!
More pictures here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/3jouhVsXB4bdJKAx9
An Appeal From Eleanorโ – Annual Operating Expenses 2025
December 24, 2024
Dear Friends of the Binji,
In over 40 years of ministry, the Lord has led me to varied places to serve Him, from the West Indies to Wyoming. For the past five years, the Father has connected me to Uganda, specifically the more remote villages of Eastern Uganda, working with a dedicated family of Ugandan believers. In 2025, we want to have an even greater impact in this region as we reach more people.
What have we been doing for the past 5 years?
I began ministering in three village locations in 2019; our team now regularly serves in NINE locations in the Iganga and Namutumba Districts. I formed The Binji ministry with my Ugandan partners, and we focused on caring for the widows, the abandoned families and fatherless children. We taught the Bible to the congregations, challenging them to live lives that reflected Godโs image. We taught people how to pray for their family, their marriage, and their children. For most, it was a completely new way of life, and the impact on the communities was palpable. One village in particular, near Kaliro, has been the source of four more village congregations, as people who heard the Gospel taught in Kaliro begged us to come to their village, too.
In the past five years, more than 500 people in these villages have prayed for salvation and become disciples of the Messiah. Our Ugandan team continues discipling these people (whether Iโm in Uganda or the US), teaching them Scripture, and empowering them to share their faith. In addition to the spiritual impact, we help feed approximately 70 families and provide tuition for 75 students. In 2024, weโve raised over $30,000 for medical needs. The size of the harvest is growing, and we are ready to facilitate a larger harvest in the coming years.
Welcome to Uganda!
Beautiful Uganda is aptly nicknamed the Pearl of Africa. The mighty Nile river begins from the waters of Lake Victoria, dividing Uganda as it surges northward to the Mediterranean Sea 4,000 miles away. Agriculture is by far the main product of the country; the rural villages where I minister sit among expanses of sugar cane, owned by large companies, as well as private farm land cultivated by individual farmers.
Poverty is very real in these villages; most people live in simple brick huts with no electricity, and carry their water from the village borehole (well). The average income of the rural villagers is about $82/month USD. Roughly 50% to 65% of the rural village population is illiterate; school fees for their children are often a challenge for these people to pay. HIV/AIDS affects 57% of the adult population, contributing to an average life span of only 47 years. Life is hard. Life without God is filled with despair.
I am uniquely called and qualified to reach this community.
Ugandans tell me that most ministries who come to their country remain in the cities and towns. No one ever came to the people in these remote places. Until I showed up. When, after my first trip, I continued to return to the first three villages, the locals took notice (there is NO ONE my color anywhere near these places!). We lovingly helped people in need, Christian or not, putting hands, a voice and a face to the Love of Messiah. I go to their homes, walk through their village, and speak with everyone I meet, building connections. This has resulted in invitations to share the God of the Bible and His message with many types of people, leading to the aforementioned six additional locations. More villages want us to come.
Will you give financially to impact more Ugandans in 2025?
OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE $40,000 BY MARCH 31, 2025 FOR OUR OPERATING EXPENSES.
Our Financial Breakdown: $40,000 Annual Operating Expenses:
$3,600 ($300/month)ย โย Childrenโs ministry.ย In each village, we have 20 to 60+ children attending. Rewards (for correctly answering questions), coloring pages and crayons, and more supplies are rare treats in the villages. This also helps us buy clothing for some of the most destitute. It would allow Kusasira Evelyn, our Childrenโs Director, to lead every weekly childrenโs ministry class.
$18,200 ($1,400/month) โ Weekly Gas Allowance ($350/week).ย This gets us through our weekly circuit of villages.
$7,200 ($600/month) โ Auto Maintenance.ย The rugged dirt roads are rough on our two vehicles. Tires are $300 each, plus the annual insurance and license fees are about $1,700/year.
$5,000 โ Annual Marriage/Family Conference.ย This four-day event teaches Ugandan leaders a Biblical perspective of marriage, parenting and finances they can then teach to their congregations.
$6,000 โ My Travel/Living Expenses.ย This would cover my two 3-month trips in 2025, and free me to focus full-time on The Binji. (Each trip: ~$1,500 travel, $500/month living)
Individual one-time donations.
This is an individual breakdown of what we need to reach our goal.ย Would you take one of these slots?
1 person at $10,000
1 person at $5,000
4 people at $2,500
7 people at $1,000
9 people at $500
10 people at $250
10 people at $100
Help Little Harriet See Clearly
Harriet, a sweet young girl with a bright spirit, is in urgent need of medical care for her eye condition. Her eyes are painful and red, and without proper exams, medicine, and treatment, her vision and quality of life are at serious risk. The cost of her care is $350, and every dollar brings her closer to relief and healing.
Your support can provide Harriet with the treatment she needs to see the world clearly and pain-free. Will you join us in giving Harriet the gift of comfort and hope?
Ryan Kagawa – sick with malaria and typhoid
Ryan is one of two cousins whom Musumba has taken in because their home situation was impossible. Ryan has been very sick with malaria and typhoid. He needs about $310 for treatment. Please pray for healing and for provision for this young man. It stretches Musumba to take care of their basic needs, so medical expenses are difficult to cover.
Sylvia – Eye Surgery Needed
Sylvia needs to have her eye examined by the surgeon ($9,500 needed for surgery) because of some infection.
**Update: Sylvia has had her eye examined. There is a tumor and she is still in need of surgery.
***Update #2 A donor graciously provided for her surgery and then some!
Patience – School Sponsorship
Patience urgently needs a permanent educational sponsor to secure her future and provide stability. The total sponsorship of $1,919 will cover her full educational needs, including critical medical treatment for malaria and essential transportation costs for the year. This comprehensive support ensures Patience can continue her education without interruption, removing the constant uncertainty that threatens her academic journey. By becoming Patience’s permanent sponsor, you’ll provide more than financial support – you’ll offer hope, continuity, and the promise of a future filled with possibility. Your commitment will protect Patience from the devastating possibility of being forced to leave school due to lack of resources.
Noah – School Sponsorship
Noah urgently needs a permanent educational sponsor to secure his future and provide stability. The total sponsorship of $2,857 will cover his full educational needs, including critical medical treatment for malaria and essential transportation costs for the year. This comprehensive support ensures Noah can continue his education without interruption, removing the constant uncertainty that threatens his academic journey. By becoming Noah’s permanent sponsor, you’ll provide more than financial support – you’ll offer hope, continuity, and the promise of a future filled with possibility. Your commitment will protect Noah from the devastating possibility of being forced to leave school due to lack of resources.