From Food Pak to Salon Owner: How the Local Church Is Sustaining Hope in Uganda
Rosie’s story shows how God is sustaining hope in Uganda through the local church and faithful partners. Once trapped in poverty, abuse, and hopelessness in Kawempe near the Kimombasa slum, she encountered Pastor Eddie and Bible Gospel Church Kawempe through a simple offering of food and the gospel, which led to a transformed life and a new career in hairdressing. Through the Uganda Mercy Network and Children’s Hunger Fund’s long-standing partnership since 2002, Rosie moved from receiving Food Paks to owning a salon and now joyfully delivers food and job training to other vulnerable women, multiplying hope in one of Kampala’s hardest places. As we at Children’s Hunger Fund continue delivering hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry, stories like Rosie’s remind us why the Mercy Center, Food Pak ministry, and our partners in Uganda matter so deeply.