News: Uganda

Monica Atim clears her throat and begins to speak into the microphone in front of her. Her brothers and sisters from the Children of the Nations (COTN) Uganda Children’s Village watch quietly as she does her part for the Saturday morning radio show—waiting their turn to share. Though 11-year-old Monica is nervous—her heart pounding inside her chest—no one can tell. She recites her part perfectly, thanks to lots of practice the week before.

There are two young boys who are practicing in the Children of the Nations’ (COTN) Uganda Children’s Village. With their friends as a small audience, Arnold and Isaac pray and preach for anyone who is willing to listen.

There are two young boys who are practicing in the Children of the Nations’ (COTN) Uganda Children’s Village. With their friends as a small audience, Arnold and Isaac pray and preach for anyone who is willing to listen.

Jennifer Taussig returned from her first Venture trip to Uganda this summer. She writes: “It was amazing to see God actively working in and through the people there—people we might categorize as destitute and forgotten. I decided to ask each child in the Children's Village for prayer requests as a concrete way to take my experience back home.

“You come around a bend in the road, and it’s like a light on a hill,” says Wendy Brown, COTN-International Education Director, describing our Uganda Children’s Village during a recent visit. “The blue roofs stand out so beautifully.”