Dick and Barbara Johnson went on a short-term mission trip to Ft. Portal, Uganda in 1995. They worked with Pastor Sam Kasule of the New Life Presbyterian Church, and their hearts were broken over the great number children that have been orphaned due to the AIDS epidemic. Many extended families of relatives have taken these orphans in, but because of the added financial burden, education for the children has become impossible. As a result of this trip to Uganda, Dick and Barbara became the U.S. coordinators of the Good Samaritan Sponsorship Project. This program works with World Harvest Mission and Pastor Sam Kasule.

There are currently 166 children sponsored through the Good Samaritan Project. The $28 a  month sponsorship fee pays for tuition, clothing and other expenses needed for a child to attend school in Uganda. The Ugandan Good Samaritan Project is currently in its 13th year of operation. Many students completing the project have gone on to college and some have returned to their communities as teachers.

If you would like to sponsor a child, download and complete the Good Samaritan Sponsorship Form. You may receive further information by contacting Dick and Barbara Johnson.

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This is a group of children currently sponsored through the Good Samaritan Project by people from Seven Rivers.