Mercy Uganda

Ezekiel 37 Medical Ministries works under the non-profit organization Mercy Uganda.  Laura and Mark Knetzer founded Mercy Uganda about 3 years ago.  Mercy Uganda was born as a result of several trips to Eastern Uganda, seeing the needs of the women and children there, and the lack of resources available to them.  The main areas of focus are:

·         Faith 500—They are working to purchase at least 30 acres of land in Uganda in order to build an orphanage and school and an area for agriculture and livestock.

·         Living Water—Mercy Uganda has raised funds and installed 3 new wells in different villages in Uganda.  All three of these wells were the first ones in their respective villages.

·         Hope for Children—Sponsors of Mercy Uganda are giving children the opportunity to attend school and receive an education.  For right around $500 you can send a child to school for a year.  Most children board at the school which means they have a bed to sleep on and shelter over their head.  They also receive meals which is not a guarantee when they are at home.

·         Dorcas Program—Mercy Uganda is dedicated to helping women in remote areas of Uganda by providing sewing machines and training in sewing. 

Mercy Uganda is a 501(c)3, Christian, non-profit organization and has also obtained International NGO status.  The wonderful thing about Mercy Uganda is that the funds that are donated go directly to the area they are earmarked for.  No one that works with Mercy Uganda receives a salary which means there are no overhead expenses.

Since Mercy Uganda’s focus is on the wellbeing and social welfare of women and children it makes sense for Ezekiel 37 Medical Ministries to partner with Mercy Uganda.  Now that 3 villages have received new wells we are striving to improve the general hygiene and overall health.  As a medical team we are able to identify people who have medical needs that are more severe than we can handle in a few days and Mercy Uganda assists in coordinating the care of the patient.

We are looking forward to continuing the partnership with Mercy Uganda in 2012.