Give us food, not gospel tracts, Wula locals say as a region suffers food crisis. But unfortunately, the food crisis is looming in parts of Uganda after crops dried in the recent biting drought. The devastation has left locals biting their fingernails, apprehensive about imminent famine. And as the lack affected them, daily heavy downpours stopped them from going to work and destroying the little crops left.
The hungry Wula families are forced to share scanty food rations. Although getting a meal has always been challenging in a wet and muddy Wula, a prolonged dry spell over a few months has worsened matters. In a neighboring village like Kaliro, locals have depended on white ants for a living, and their standards have been reduced to beggars after their crops were wiped out by drought.
It is midday, and locals are moving on muddy roads looking for wild fruits. JFM is sure this will be their first meal in several days as they have survived on measly portions of palm fruits sourced from nearby forests. JFM was overwhelmed by one local who shared the rice she received from us with some kids from a neighborhood. She assisted the kids with the basket and said, “sharing is the only way we can stay alive; I have received relief it is good to share” what a kind gesture!
“I will share, though not much,” she added. Hunger and diseases are hardly strange bedfellows. Wherever hunger walks, diseases shadow me closely, so I help my neighbors with whom we dwell.
Kids cultivatingWe are spreading love to the poor.We are still determining what these kids would do, whether collecting water or digging.A local salon.
William J. Wegener (Bill) is the founder and director of JesusFedMe.com, a ministry with a simple yet powerful mission: to feed the hungry, share the gospel of JESUS CHRIST, and transform lives in Uganda. Bill believes that meeting both physical and spiritual needs is the best way to reflect the love of GOD, and through JFM, countless lives have been touched.
Under his leadership, JesusFedMe.com has:
Delivered food daily to poor families and orphans. | Dug wells to provide clean water to villages. | Built homes and resource centers for struggling communities. |. Established the Miracle Medical Center (MMC) in Nakaseke District, providing medical care where none was available. |. Launched the CVTI Skilling Center, offering vocational training and hope for the future.
Bill’s heart for the poor flows from the words of JESUS in Matthew 25:35: “For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in.” He often says that every bag of rice delivered, every child clothed, and every prayer offered is a reminder that GOD’s love is real and practical.
None of this would be possible without faithful donors who give generously. Bill sees himself not just as a director, but as a steward—ensuring that every dollar makes a difference in feeding the hungry and leading souls to CHRIST. His vision is to see communities in Uganda transformed, both physically and spiritually, through the power of the gospel and the kindness of those who support the work.
