Christmas in Africa — 2020
What Does Christmas Represent to You? This has been a year of great sadness and tragedy—darkness has seemed to come at us from every direction, consuming our world as everywhere we turn, one hears the echoes of all that is wrong, all that is lost, all that is broken. It is easy to get lost […]
Nyadoi’s Story
VPI has been honored to work with Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church in Tampa, Florida, and PACODEF in Papoli, Uganda, to help deliver much needed food to those who are without during this time of pandemic. Here the story of one who was helped. A story from one of the beneficiaries of the relief food Nyadoi […]
Fish, Loaves, and Pennies
For close to a decade, pennies have been blessed and turn into thousands of dollars that roughly provide 5000 bowls of porridge for young malnourished patients at the Cooley Pediatric Clinic in the small village of Papoli, Uganda.
Piped Water – Finally A Reality For Papoli !
“It’s A miracle . . . an amazing dream come true . . . “ The following is a letter from Emma, the Administrator in Papoli, Uganda: Finally water is flowing at the Robert Cooley Pediatric Centre in Papoli. This morning, the team of engineers after two days work in Papoli, have finally fixed the […]
Children Making a Difference
In the book of Samuel, when David volunteered to fight Goliath, even King Saul doubted him, saying that he was just a boy. How could a child take on a giant? But David was victorious. Illness is a colossal problem, especially in rural Uganda where the AIDS epidemic still flourishes. The health of each child […]
Piped Water Coming To Papoli!
PAPOLI VILLAGE IS SET TO GET THE FIRST RURAL COMMUNITY OWNED AND CONTROLLED PIPED WATER IN TORORO DISTRICT: “Water is life”- this has been a local saying that has been in use in many of our local languages in Uganda, so much that it has been adopted as a water corporation slogan. This slogan is so […]
Papoli Outpatient Clinic Opens!
Dearest sister, Greetings full of love from Papoli. Yesterday was another unique day in the history of Papoli village and people. We threw the doors of our new State of Art health centre and maternity open. It was a great day for us and the occasion galvanized our zeal to make change amongst people in […]
God’s Gift To Man
Long before the advent of farming, God blessed the people in the tropical regions of the world with the amazing Moringa tree. The leaves, flowers, seeds and roots of this tree supply most of the vitamins, minerals, amino acids and protein that our bodies need to survive. The tree is draught tolerant and can grow […]
Papoli Outpatient Clinic Opening Soon
THE EXCITING MOMENT HAS ARRIVED They came, they saw, they wondered as to how the people of Papoli village are able to get medical treatments at all; this was in May 2011. The available medical facilities are a distance away, not having competent dedicated and well enumerated technical staff. Neither the equipment nor medical supplies […]