Our Burden: To keep our hearts open to the

needy brethren of Uganda by empowering

them through spiritual and life skills training

that will transform their lives and communities

for the glory of God.

Summer 2016 Newsletter

Wolfe Family Update: We have had a very productive summer as a family. Aaron and I have been focused on our

normal everyday responsibilities on top of our increasing demands of missions work. It has been very exciting to finally

begin to make plans and pack to return to Uganda as a family after waiting two in a half years.

Our children Daniel, Anna and Charity have also had a busy summer being summer missionaries for Child

Evangelism Fellowship. They helped to teach and lead different clubs in the area and

Daniel and Anna also were camp counselors at Camp

Good News. It was exciting for Charity to finally be old

enough to be part. They are planning on using the

skills learned and the materials they have used this

summer in Uganda to conduct Good News Clubs there.

We are also proud of our son Godfrey who also has

been actively making outreach and witnessing part of

his weekly schedule the past few months since his graduation from Word of Life African Bible Institute.

Several weeks of the summer were also used to prepare and pack for our one week survey trip to Uganda.

Aaron, I and our youngest son Zacchaeus went on a 1 week survey trip to Lira, Uganda

in the beginning of July. We went to see the work of Child Rescue Ministry first hand

and to make preparations for our family going back to Uganda from October 25-

March 15. During this past trip we had the joy of being reunited with our boys

Johnpaul and Godfrey. Also greeting us at the airport was Alex and Chrispian, two

boys from Bethany Village that we have been very involved in guiding and assisting.

We also had the joy of seeing Godfrey graduate from Word of Life African Bible

Institute in Uganda. We are so proud he graduated with high honors and was well spoken of by

his classmates. We were also excited to visit with Pastor Fred

from Buzindere as well as Pastor Paul and Pastor Robert from

Bethany. Both Robert and Paul’s wives were expecting babies

any day. These men have been vital ministry partners with us

during our time at Bethany and since we have come home.

You might remember that the last time we were in

Uganda we ministered at Bethany Orphan Village. Because of leadership and policy

changes, Bethany was not in position to have us back at this time. Because of this, our friend Moses invited us to

consider serving with the organization he was part of called Child Rescue Ministry. We believe God has led us to begin

ministering with CRM. We are excited to be part of CRM because we believe in the work that they are doing, and can

see ways that we can effectively help them improve in their work. We will be using training we received this fall in

Community Health Evangelism to help CRM efficiently expand their gospel outreach and life skills training. We will

help to communicate the needs of the ministry to supporters. We will also

help to plan and oversee the building of the nutrition and rehabilitation

center for children.

CRM takes a holistic approach to the gospel, having strong biblical convictions that drive

their love and compassion for those in need. They first address the physical needs of the

malnourished and sick children they come across at the local government therapeutic feeding

center. CRM provides food for the babies and their

caregivers. CRM prays with these caregivers and

gives them spiritual and nutrition teaching lessons

during their stay at the hospital, which can last from

3 weeks to 3 months. After the children are released

from the hospital, CRM does follow-up visits back in their village. When

they find large numbers of malnourished children in one area, they begin

a community church based program. The church based program is a 2

hour a week program that teaches more in depth Bible and nutrition and

health lessons. It is at these community church programs that up to 7 churches gather

together in unity to study the Bible. Through attendance and study they have an opportunity

to earn a Bible. This is what many of you generously gave towards

this past spring. We were very privileged to be part of giving out

Bibles to those that past their Bible test and showed commitment to

the program. One individual’s testimony was particularly touching.

There was a Catholic man that earned a Bible. He gave testimony

that he never thought he could own a Bible because it was only the

priest who had one. Now he understands the Bible and also has one

of his very own.

We are excited to see how effective CRM is in

Northern Uganda. Many churches are approaching them inviting

them to come and start their spiritual and nutrition training at their

churches. Lives are being changed through their ministry as evident

in these ladies from the Agali Community Outreach. These women

wrote and sang a song in celebration of what God has done through

Child Rescue Ministry. They are so thankful CRM has helped to

improve their child’s health and has educated them in caring for their children physically and spiritually.

Just Peanuts: An eye opening and touching experience of our trip to Uganda in July was when we visited a local

village family that CRM just recently heard about and has begun to work

with. This family of 8 has been struggling more than usual this past year

because the wife gave birth to twins. The families in the northern villages

of Uganda typically eat once a day because of

the extreme poverty. If they have good

harvest they may eat twice a day. This family,

though, struggled to even eat once a day. To

my astonishment and heart break I

discovered the only food this family had to eat was this bag of peanuts! Can you imagine

having only a small amount of peanuts to eat once a day? That is about 300-500 calories a

day depending on the amount they stretch among their family members. They stated they

struggle to find what to feed the babies as they obviously can’t eat nuts and the mother’s

breast milk production is very low due to inadequate intake of calories and fluids.

The 500 Lango Bibles that

our partners helped us to

purchase.

CRM recently gave them some maize flour to make porridge with, but before this they

would try to manage feeding the babies by breast feeding them or giving them a type of warm

water or tea mixture, just so their bellies would feel warm. This was clearly not enough by

evidence of their size and how much they can cry in a day. I know how stressed I feel when my

babies are crying to be fed. I can only imagine the mental and emotional damage it must cause a

mother to have this feeling all day long with no way to feed her children. Our 4 month old

Zacchaeus was close to the same size as their 11 month old children. This container is what was

left of the porridge mixer that CRM gave them. The mother said this would last about another

week. Clearly by the seeing the small amount left in the container, you know that the mother is

really watering down the porridge to feed the twins.

This was the hut that the parents and twins sleep in. The other children sleep in other huts nearby.

Most of the hut was taken up by a small bed for the parents. The twins sleep on the dirt floor next to the bed. They

sleep on top of a bag that they lay out. The twins have no sheet or blanket. This is quiet common in Uganda that

children do not have any mattress or blanket. It is especially hard on malnourished children that are so thin they have

trouble maintaining their body temperature.

The family is also so poor that they do not have diapers for the babies. We saw evidence of

the challenges this poses while we were there. As you can see the baby urinated while the

sister was holder her. I have heard from CRM social worker, Laura, that the babies in the

village typically sleep naked as they have so few clothes for the babies they have to keep them

clean for during daytime when others will see the baby. Due to lack of diapers, the mothers

are forced to have the babies go right into the clothes they wear, causing the mothers to have

to wash clothes often with the little water they have at home. They also typically only have 1

to 2 outfits for each child. Some families have no clothes at all for their child, thus forcing

the child to go naked even in public places. Clothes are very expensive for the average

Ugandan. One small shirt for a baby costs the equivalence of a day’s pay for the average

Ugandan. For a poor Ugandan it might be half a week’s pay, just for one item of clothing!

During our visit with this family Moses suggested privately that I give some clothes from the back of his vehicle

to the babies. There were large totes of clothes we

brought to donate to the organization. He and I began

to get into a disagreement for two reasons. 1. Giving

clothes would not solve the family’s biggest problem.

2. I could not open the back of the vehicle and allow

those people to see the huge amount of clothes we had brought. That would be

too embarrassing to me to expose my extreme wealth in comparison to their

desperate poverty! Moses persisted in stating these people need help. Any help

would be like a miracle to them. They truly see material blessings as God showing his

love and care for them. We finally compromised by going around to the side of the

vehicle that they could not see and pulling out the different boxes for me to find the right

size for the children. The family was so truly thankful for the clothes and blankets. The

verse of 1 John 3:16-18 comes to my mind. It says, “This is how we know what love is:

Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our

brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no

pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with

words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”

I think I have a problem. I am addicted to buying baby blankets. No, I am just kidding, but this summer I have

been searching for as many as I can find. I have been looking at Thrift Stores, Garage Sales, and

Craigslist. I really have found quite a few and I always come home delighted knowing that

spending 25cents to $3.00 on a blanket is going to be life impacting for a small child. I am also

blessed by people reducing on the price or sometimes just giving it to me when they find out

who it is going to. You might think that a baby blanket is a very small thing that is not going to

change the world, but although it won’t change the entire world, it can hugely impact the life of a child. Mother

Teresa said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” I have been on the

witnessing side of organizing the baby blanket/cloth diaper drive for Child Rescue Ministry. I feel nearly brought to tears

when I see the love that others have put into making something for the Ugandan children, or even for our family to use

while we are in Uganda. I know very certain that there will be a blessing in heaven for those that have done these very

sweet, thoughtful and generous giving toward the ministry. I want to take a moment to highlight some of the things

others have done in hopes of inspiring you to know that you too could be a blessing in a similar way. You can use your

gifting, talents and blessings to in turn bless others whether here in America or in Uganda!

Several of our friends here in America are jumping in to help us minister to these babies in Uganda. A dear

friend from church, who despite battling cancer, took time and energy

to crochet blankets for children in Uganda. In July, we had the privilege

of giving those blankets to some of the needy children there. They were

so thankful for them. In fact, we have heard back from one of the

families that received a blanket. Daniel, a young toddler, who received

one of the blankets cries any time someone touches or takes his

blanket. He carries it around and loves it so much. In all likelihood it is

probably the only gift the child has ever received.

I have a friend in Indiana who, despite having Cystic Fibrosis, is telling others in her Sunday School class about

the need and collecting blankets and cloth diapers for us to take.

Another friend from church in looking in her closets and attic to see what kind of blankets and sheets she might

have available to share. Luke 3:11 says, “John answered, ‘Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who

has none, and anyone who has food should do the same’.”

Other friends from our church that enjoy sewing as a hobby have started a sewing group to make items for the

needy. They plan on sewing blankets, cloth diapers, and clothes for the Ugandan children. I also told them about

another need that I have become aware of in Uganda, and that is the need for feminine pads.

Sadly, many girls and women in Uganda cannot afford pads each month. In the past 4 weeks I have heard of 2

young women that struggle monthly to have what they need. How would you feel having to call friends to ask if they

can let you have some of their pads or if they can give you money so you can buy them? In my mind, that would be

rather embarrassing and is a very basic need. For a small amount of money and a bit of time of sewing, reusable cloth

pads can be made so that these girls can always have what they need, and they simply wash them and reuse them.

We will be collecting new or used baby or toddler blankets, crib sheets, and cloth diapers over the next several

months. As we have room, we will take the items in October. Items that we do not have room for will be taken the next

time we go back to Uganda. If you would like to participate in giving towards this need for the Ugandan babies, you can

send items or financial donations to: Aaron and Amanda Wolfe, 840 Sandusky St. ,Ashland, OH 44805.

Ways you can partner with us:

1. Donate Used or New Baby/Toddler blankets,

Cloth Diapers or Crib/Toddler sheets for the

Ugandan children we will minister to. These can be

dropped off or mailed to our sending church.

2. Become a monthly financial partner for our

family’s ministry. E-mail/call us to let us know.

3. Become a prayer partner for our family and

ministry. E-mail/call us to let us know.

4. One time gifts that will help us purchase a

vehicle for our family to use while in Uganda.

5. Donate towards CRM’s monthly need of $200

for a Child Rescue Program Officer. E-mail/call us to

let us know.

We will be leaving as a family for Uganda on October 25th. We will be returning

home on March 16th. Feel free to stay in communication with us over e-mail

(wolfesfortheworld@yahoo.com) or Facebook (Aaron Amanda Wolfe), or

Skype (awolfie1).

Praises:

1. We had a safe, healthy and productive trip in July!

2. God’s leading to partner with CRM.

3. God providing 2 more prayer partners!

4. God providing a nice digital camera for CRM.

5. Our children having a good summer teaching and

witnessing through 5-Day Clubs.

Requests: 1. Good health leading up to and during our return to Uganda

in October through March.

2. God’s provision for our trip and also growing our long term

support.

3. That we would be led of God’s Spirit each moment of the

day and growing more deeply with Him.

4. Safety and adjusting to our new location in Uganda.

5. Adjusting to having Johnpaul, Godfrey and Alex living with

us full time during our time in Uganda.

If you would like to give to a specific need mentioned in this newsletter, you can send money to our normal

support address listed below. Please let us know what you would like the gift to go towards by including a note, e-

mailing or calling our phone (number below).

Trusting in the Lord,

The Wolfe Family

Aaron and Amanda

John Paul, Godfrey, Daniel, Anna, Charity, Samuel, Ebenezer, Faith, Hope, Lazarus and Zacchaeus

Email: wolfesfortheworld@yahoo.com

Home Phone: 419-281-1645

Sending Church:

Bethel Baptist, Pastor John Bouquet

419-962-4763

Website: www.bethelchapel.com/wolfesfortheworld

Make Checks Payable to: Bethel Baptist Church

Please include on the memo line “For Aaron Wolfe Family Support”

Support can be mailed to: 840 Sandusky St. Ashland, OH 44805