Shepherd's Centre

One of the high points of our time in Kabale was to visit the Shepherd's Centre. The Shepherd's Centre is a home for street boys run by a former street boy who has a heart to reach boys like himself. He gives them a place to live, to sleep, to eat, to go to school, to church and to learn about the Gospel. He currently has sixteen boys from about 10 to 17 years of age. Here is Patrick who runs the Shepherd's Centre with Steve.

I was able to bring soccer shirts for the boys.

They had prepared a song for us.

One thing that they get every day is a hot meal. Patrick doesn't know where the money will come from to keep feeding them but as long as he has the money he will pay the rent and buy them food. Here they are lining up for lunch before they go to school.

You wonder how any one could let a boy like this live on the streets.

Curtis brought them a guitar, I brought them shirts and a DVD player, Steve had Bibles and tooth paste.

We played games with them, I taught them chess.

Curtis had brought little Canada pins which he gave to the boys.

Some had a unique way of wearing them.

Finally it was time for school. Education is public but it is not free so many children cannot go to school because they don't have enough money for food let alone school supplies. Patrick does make it possible for them to attend school.

This is one place I think we can do something. If everyone in my class was to give up one Tim Horton's coffee a month we could feed these boys for a week. It is my desire that we make such a "sacrifice". Canada has been placed in a unique position to help spread the Gospel. Let us not just think of ourselves but by sacrifice reach out to those who have need.