You never know until you try

Today the women from the soap workshop set out to give away soap.  They were near the home of a local district council member.  Actually, the chairman. Sylvia stopped there to tell him about the work of Suubi, and the soap workshop.  He said, let me go now and see this workshop.  So they walked there at once (10 km).  It took 2 hours to get there.  Do not ask me why they did not take a bus.  But two hours is a long time to share your vision.  And as they arrived the counsel man was so surprised and called immediately other council members.  And unplanned 3 other district council members arrived.  Unplanned by us, but planned by God.

He was amazed at what he saw.  All the beautiful soap that has been handmade by our women. 
The community has never had an empowerment project like this. The council has asked our women to go to local schools to share their stories of being teenage moms.   And they also invited them to apply for a grant.  They even promised to help fill in the paperwork.  We are in need of grant funding, so we thank you for praying for this amazing opportunity to actually happen.

And the plan is to try again to hand out soap for free in the slums starting next Thursday.  Our hope is to give away 1000 bars of soap in the following weeks.  We want to give it away to people who can not afford to buy it.
for more information about Suubi Teen MOPS Uganda read our website
https://www.teenmopsuganda.com/ 

UPDATE: 

Yesterday, amazingly, the soap workshop had another visitor.  The Ministry of Gender and social development for Uganda.  Pretty amazing the favor God is granting us.  We have had such a difficult season of sickness, and other issues.  I thank all of you for your prayers.  It is moving mountains for us.  They want to promote the soap that is made in the workshop.  The Ministry of Gender and social development for Uganda gave Sylvia many recommendations about grants, and even school fee scholarship possibilities.  We will be able to send about 14 kids to school this term.  But there are 4 kids we don’t have money for.  We are not finished trying to find a solution.  Maybe a private teacher for all the youngest children ages 3 to 6? And perhaps we can manage a scholarship for next term?  Or maybe figure out individual child sponsorship.  We are still working on it.  Yesterday a women who represents a boarding school also stopped by.  She wants to place a large order of soap for her school.  And there might be other possibilities for regular customers.  It has been a struggle to establish this business.  But it seems all their hard work is starting to make a difference.  And we have reason to hope Suubi soap will become a success.  I am writing a chapter on the dignity of work.  And nothing reinforces a person’s actual worth than doing a good job, and being able to get paid for that job.  Our goal is to provide skills that can help them stand.  I am desperate to see them grow independent and self-sustaining.  And sometimes you can lose all hope… but the past few days have really been amazing.  In May we graduate our first class from sewing school.  It makes me want to go to Uganda again in May. 

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