Providing suitable classrooms and facilities in which to educate the children is a primary objective of the Wambale Mission…
Water is a very basic necessity and clean water collection and filtration projects sometimes require special consideration depending on…
Long before a Medical Clinic can even begin to be built, there are many considerations that must be resolved….
The sanitation aspect of the existing projects continues to evolve as each new church new school, and new clinic…
AI recently mislabels the countries of Africa: The map image (right) is noted as a Reproduction of a map of Africa in a State Department presentation at a global conference in Brazil on July 26, 2026. The flawed map appeared during a State Department slide presentation, at an Aids conference...
The most severe, prolonged drought weather is in the north-eastern region of Karamoja. The Ugandan government says the drought has caused at least 16 people to have died from hunger in recent weeks. Farmers say April, the early planting season was the last significant rainfall. Crops are suffering. There are...
Following the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, the Government of Uganda, in consultation with the country’s religious leaders, the Ministry of Health, and other stakeholders, cancelled the national celebration of Uganda Martyrs Day. This celebration, Uganda Martyrs Day, is traditionally observed on 3...
Great progress is being mad on the Rectory in Butaalanga. The rainy weather sometimes causes delays, but overall the status is on target. Plastering the outside of the building is almost finished. Once the outside has been completed, work begins on plastering the inside. The weather has much less effect...
Butaalunga is in the Butambala district of Uganda and is located about 45 miles west of Kampala, the capital city. Butambala district is a local government; one of the four districts of Gomba, Mpigi, Wakiso and Butambala, which were cut from the Greater Mpigi in 2010. It is neighboured by...
Visiting Fr Francis this last February, Frank and Mary Anne Pratte enjoyed the sights and sounds sharing some of first hand experiences of the Wambale work that has been completed in years...
The Butaalunga Rectory Roof is Completed! Completing the roof is a great milestone in the construction project. Once the roof is on, all the interior finishing can begin. So often the weather, such as the monsoon rains, determines construction schedules. Even though the amenities are not nearly so extensive as...
Preparations and framing the rectory for the roof...
AI Not Always Reliable in Africa
So Very Dry – Crop Destruction
Uganda Martyr’s Day Celebrations
Plastering the Rectory
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