Nawal’s Story and the Struggle in Karamoja: How We Can Help Together
Please watch the videos below about some of the many families and individuals that have been adversely affected by the persistent droughts in Karamoja for the past four years. This blog will feature the first video about Veronica Nawal, a grandmother with 11 grandchildren. Her family has greatly benefitted from our monthly food relief, however, they have had to supplement their income and diet. At the time of this video, the mother of the 11 children was in the bush, gathering branches from thorn trees to sell as fencing material in town, to earn a small income. Nawal, on the other hand, was in the midst of a nine-hour process of cooking pieces of the leather hide they sleep on.
They continue to empower the old and young alike to be proactive, strategic, purpose driven, other minded and united; to invest in the seemingly little resources they have to create a better future for themselves.
“When they change one mind, pretty soon they have changed one tradition. That changed tradition has changed a village. That one village has changed a country.”
Our prayer is for God to raise oaks of righteousness to display His splendor out of this starving, marginalized and forgotten community. Thank you to everyone who has faithfully supported this work in the past, whether through prayer, encouragement, sharing your skills, or financial contributions. Your generosity and dedication means the world to us. For those who haven’t engaged with TCI work, we would like to urge you to prayerfully consider contributing any amount towards the March 2025 food run on this link or forwarding this blog to friends and family. Please also feel free to share any ideas you might have on long term sustainable solution to the hunger nightmare in Karamojong; you can reach us at info@tcius.org.
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’”
_ by Gloria Nderitu