We have already begun our first project in Uganda—Abba House children’s home. Here 35
orphaned and destitute children will receive care. One year’s rent has been paid for a
home. Our partner “Richard Kaaya” in Uganda has already started making bricks for the
first building project. Abba House will be a community of up to 12 homes in which 12
orphaned and destitute children and 1 widow caregiver/mother will reside in each home.
There they will receive shelter, food, clothing and medical attention. In this complex there
will also be a food coop, school, trade school, Bible school, missions base, evangelistic
outreaches and church planting, agricultural training, and printing of Gospel material. It is
a large undertaking, but what God calls us to, He provides through His family whom He
calls “His friends.”
Would you consider joining us in this exciting journey, through your prayers and or
financial contributions? If you would like to join in the journey with us financially, please
make your checks payable to House of Friends, and send your donations to House of
Friends, PO Box 228, Alma, MO 64001. All donations are tax deductible. If you would like
more information call 660.674.2222 or email: info@houseoffriends.org
orphaned and destitute children will receive care. One year’s rent has been paid for a
home. Our partner “Richard Kaaya” in Uganda has already started making bricks for the
first building project. Abba House will be a community of up to 12 homes in which 12
orphaned and destitute children and 1 widow caregiver/mother will reside in each home.
There they will receive shelter, food, clothing and medical attention. In this complex there
will also be a food coop, school, trade school, Bible school, missions base, evangelistic
outreaches and church planting, agricultural training, and printing of Gospel material. It is
a large undertaking, but what God calls us to, He provides through His family whom He
calls “His friends.”
Would you consider joining us in this exciting journey, through your prayers and or
financial contributions? If you would like to join in the journey with us financially, please
make your checks payable to House of Friends, and send your donations to House of
Friends, PO Box 228, Alma, MO 64001. All donations are tax deductible. If you would like
more information call 660.674.2222 or email: info@houseoffriends.org
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I’m home from a short trip to Uganda east Africa. It was just myself and two fireball college students,
Bethany Hartzler and Stacey Shaw. They would be taking video footage for a proposed orphanage. We left
Kansas City on Dec 15th in a snow storm and missed our flight from Chicago. I had never been part of a
missions trip without spending time together in prayer before leaving. That was what we were doing,
because the girls had just finished school and drove into KC picked me up and we headed for KCI airport.
Funny thing the night before we left my wife and I had gone to wal-mart for some last minute things, when
our friend Mary whom we had run into a few minutes earlier walked up and handed me some money. She
said “I had to come back, the Lord spoke to me and told me to give you this money, just use it as the Lord
leads.” We were so short on funds and we could not afford a hotel and after we got the news that we missed
our flight I remembered the last minute gift.
The Lord knew we needed the time to pray and get on the same page and we all knew He was with us. 24
hours later we were off again to Amsterdam, then Nairobi, finally landing in Entebbe. My suitcase with all my
clothes did not make the flight, but showed up on Wednesday. I think we knew with what seemed such
demonic opposition, the Lord Jesus must of had a big plan.
We stayed with missionary Alma Jones and we were working with Richard and Debra Kaaya and Paul
Basulawa. As we toured the Kaaya’s primary school we found about 30 out of 250 students which had not
gone home for Christmas break seeing they had no home to go to. The girls began to shoot some footage
while Debra began to tell us some of their stories. Bethany was drawn to a little girl in a yellow dress. Her
face was stern, giving the impression that She had been through a lot considering She wasn’t much more
than an infant. Here is Her story.
Rose is 3 years old and She lives with Her Mother and Grandfather. Her Mother is 15 years old and by doing
the simple math we know the Mother was 12 at the time of the birth. We found out that the Mother had
conceived during a rape. I will mention at this point that the Mother has mental illness. In America this would
make a classic liberal case for abortion but thank God not this time. God seems to have thundered from
heaven with this little girl that ALL life is precious and worth living. She truly lives up to Her name Rose.
Precious Rose you have captured our hearts, you are beautiful.
We had pastor Kaaya take us to buy some food, and We delivered it to Her Grandfather. He was so grateful
and began to tell us how Rose at 3 years old did the washing and cleaning, seeing that he was old and the
Mother was just not mentally capable. My heart is hard, I admit it I have been all over the world and I have
seen things that made me vomit, close my eyes turn away and cry, and here I was just numb, yeah numb
that describes it.
The next day we took some beanie babies, bracelets and candy to the 30 orphaned children. Rose was there
and we noticed She drifted off by Herself. When She was asked what was wrong, She said that She was just
putting back part of the candy to share with Her Mother. What a display of love this little girl demonstrated.
Finally the hardness gave way and my heart did not hold back tears, I cried. I thought how Rose was
conceived in rape and hatred. I thought of the prison of emotional pain that Her mother lives with yet They
are a picture of pure LOVE. Rose will serve as a reminder of how fearfully and wonderfully we are made. We
are created by God, not by our circumstances, nor are we limited by them.
Abba Father I have been given a fresh look at the gift of life and have again found it precious. Raise this
precious Rose up for all to see the handy work of your creation. Let Her be a reminder that you are the Spirit
of Adoption and you are the father of the fatherless and the defender of the widow. In the name of Jesus
Christ, Amen
Bethany Hartzler and Stacey Shaw. They would be taking video footage for a proposed orphanage. We left
Kansas City on Dec 15th in a snow storm and missed our flight from Chicago. I had never been part of a
missions trip without spending time together in prayer before leaving. That was what we were doing,
because the girls had just finished school and drove into KC picked me up and we headed for KCI airport.
Funny thing the night before we left my wife and I had gone to wal-mart for some last minute things, when
our friend Mary whom we had run into a few minutes earlier walked up and handed me some money. She
said “I had to come back, the Lord spoke to me and told me to give you this money, just use it as the Lord
leads.” We were so short on funds and we could not afford a hotel and after we got the news that we missed
our flight I remembered the last minute gift.
The Lord knew we needed the time to pray and get on the same page and we all knew He was with us. 24
hours later we were off again to Amsterdam, then Nairobi, finally landing in Entebbe. My suitcase with all my
clothes did not make the flight, but showed up on Wednesday. I think we knew with what seemed such
demonic opposition, the Lord Jesus must of had a big plan.
We stayed with missionary Alma Jones and we were working with Richard and Debra Kaaya and Paul
Basulawa. As we toured the Kaaya’s primary school we found about 30 out of 250 students which had not
gone home for Christmas break seeing they had no home to go to. The girls began to shoot some footage
while Debra began to tell us some of their stories. Bethany was drawn to a little girl in a yellow dress. Her
face was stern, giving the impression that She had been through a lot considering She wasn’t much more
than an infant. Here is Her story.
Rose is 3 years old and She lives with Her Mother and Grandfather. Her Mother is 15 years old and by doing
the simple math we know the Mother was 12 at the time of the birth. We found out that the Mother had
conceived during a rape. I will mention at this point that the Mother has mental illness. In America this would
make a classic liberal case for abortion but thank God not this time. God seems to have thundered from
heaven with this little girl that ALL life is precious and worth living. She truly lives up to Her name Rose.
Precious Rose you have captured our hearts, you are beautiful.
We had pastor Kaaya take us to buy some food, and We delivered it to Her Grandfather. He was so grateful
and began to tell us how Rose at 3 years old did the washing and cleaning, seeing that he was old and the
Mother was just not mentally capable. My heart is hard, I admit it I have been all over the world and I have
seen things that made me vomit, close my eyes turn away and cry, and here I was just numb, yeah numb
that describes it.
The next day we took some beanie babies, bracelets and candy to the 30 orphaned children. Rose was there
and we noticed She drifted off by Herself. When She was asked what was wrong, She said that She was just
putting back part of the candy to share with Her Mother. What a display of love this little girl demonstrated.
Finally the hardness gave way and my heart did not hold back tears, I cried. I thought how Rose was
conceived in rape and hatred. I thought of the prison of emotional pain that Her mother lives with yet They
are a picture of pure LOVE. Rose will serve as a reminder of how fearfully and wonderfully we are made. We
are created by God, not by our circumstances, nor are we limited by them.
Abba Father I have been given a fresh look at the gift of life and have again found it precious. Raise this
precious Rose up for all to see the handy work of your creation. Let Her be a reminder that you are the Spirit
of Adoption and you are the father of the fatherless and the defender of the widow. In the name of Jesus
Christ, Amen
Precious Rose
