Africa is very beautiful and majestic but it can also be dangerous, especially to the children who have been victims of civil war. They have become orphans and refugees in their own country. The squalor of refugee camps have now given way to a new home, The Otino-Waa Children's village.Established in 2003 by Path Ministries, Otino-Waa Children's Village is located in Lira and means "our children" in the Luo language. It is home to boys and girls, ages 5-18 and is a place of safety, learning and healing. It offers family, protection, housing, education, health and spiritual guidance to orphaned children.
The twenty acre compound contains circles of homes for eight kids, with a widowed "house mom." This home environment recreates a family unit where care and love can be shared. The children have on site school, medical treatment, vocational training, sports, nutrition and 24 hour security.
Here is a video of the planning, the constructing, the sacrifice and the love that went into one home at Otino-Waa. This project coordinated by Assist International, led a group from Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, CA to the heart of Uganda to make a difference.
