Since 2008, Kingsway Christian High School has been providing secondary education in a faithful evangelical Christian setting to orphans and vulnerable youth who survived the war with the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda. More history here.
After nearly two decades of ongoing war, the social, economic, religious, health and educational effects on communities are still greatly felt. Survivors were left with almost nothing. Children couldn’t attend school or church for many years. Kingsway educates and nurtures children of war survivors, and more recently, children born and raised by child-mothers raped during the wars.
“Unstoppable with Christ” is the school’s motto, reflecting an earnest faith and awe for Christ who has accomplished miracles in the lives of the students. Some have gone on to attend university and get good jobs, a fate impossible for impoverished youth otherwise.
Orphans and vulnerable youth from eight districts across Uganda have graduated from Kingsway and now are shining Christ’s light in their communities. Some are teachers, policemen or business owners. Others work for water mission ministries and the United Nations. They are nurturing families and rebuilding communities destroyed by the war.
Check out the video below for an introduction to Kingsway from the founder:
Kingsway News – November 2024
Rev. Dr. Milly Erema in the US during October-November
On September 28th, Kingsway’s Director arrived in Michigan for another two month stay with Lois Tverberg, author on the Bible in its cultural context. They have been speaking about Kingsway’s ministry. Dr. Erema is also giving two papers at academic biblical conferences in San Diego, CA in November.
On October 12th, Milly and Lois gave a day seminar called “Reading the Bible as an Insider.” (More details here.) There they shared insights from Milly’s “insider” view of Bible, because she grew up in a tribal culture not unlike the culture of the Ancient Near East. They gave this seminar again on zoom, and over 250 people attended. You can watch the video at this link.
Toward the end, Lois shared the remarkable, heroic story of Kingsway. Check it out below.
News from Kingsway
One exciting event in the life of Kingsway’s leadership is that Milly’s daughter Comfort is getting married to one of Kingsway’s teachers, Ivan. During the September school break, the families celebrated a traditional Lugbara wedding and over 2000 guests came. In December they will also have a Christian ceremony, after which they will be officially “married.” Below Comfort is kneeling before her elders and introducing them to Ivan.
Because of the generosity of Kingsway’s friends, little things are improving all the time at Kingsway Christian High School. Like the fact the girls were finally able to move into a dorm this year, after years of having to sleep on thin mattresses on the floor of a classroom.
Other buildings are undergoing critical repairs too. We are excited to have finally plastered our brick buildings in July and August. (Read more here.) This was very needed because locally-made bricks slowly crumble in the rain unless they are sealed by plaster.
Solar panels have been installed on 3 buildings. This is an enormous improvement because many nights last year were spent without electricity, and without light, students cannot study and teachers cannot grade or prepare for the next day.
They would like to install 2 more sets on two more buildings. Each set costs $1800 and includes the panels as well as the electrical components needed to convert the electricity to what is needed. Would you be interested in funding one of them?
News about addressing our Water Needs
Kingsway has been in a crisis since our well collapsed late last year. Students walk 2 km each way everyday to fetch water. But we have new hope because Genesis Waters, a ministry in Grand Rapids, Michigan that does water projects in Africa to serve Christian outreach, is helping Kingsway install a well. In April, Ken Watkins visited Kingsway to assess our situation. Read more in this blog.
In August, a test well was dug. Hooray! The water needs to be checked for quality and quantity, and if it’s good, it will be finished off and used.
Otherwise they will need to try digging a well at another site on their campus.
Daily Life at Kingsway
Are you curious to know what the students’ daily life is like at Kingsway?
Believe it or not, wake-up time is 4 AM, well before dawn, and math practice comes even before breakfast.
Your ongoing monthly support allows Kingsway to transform many more lives. The school has a long list of needy applicants who they are unable to enroll. These children may lose their only opportunity to get an education.
In the past we’ve asked folks to sponsor students, but Milly did not bother to wait for the money to arrive. She just accepted needy children anyhow and stepped out in faith.
If you’ve ever wished you could directly help the poorest in Africa, you’ve come to the right place.
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that Kingsway has been in crisis for over a year now because their well broke down. Students must haul water from over a mile (2 km) …
Over 250 people joined Lois and Rev. Dr. Milly Erema, of Uganda Christian University for a zoom presentation on October 22, 2024. They gave a seminar called “Reading the Bible as an Insider” that …
Rev. Dr. Milly Maturu Erema arrived in Michigan on September 28 to stay with Lois Tverberg once again, and they immediately began working to prepare for the “Reading the Bible as an Insider” seminar …
In Uganda, people have found a clever way to build buildings cheaply, by making the bricks from the soil under their feet. People fill brick forms with mud and then place the dried bricks …
On April 18-19, Kingsway was excited to have Ken Watkins from Genesis Waters on campus. Genesis Waters is a ministry based in Grand Rapids, Michigan that provides clean water for outreach-oriented Christian ministries around …
Hundreds of students have attended Kingsway and have been nurtured in faith as they’ve received essential education for life’s journey. Here is where you’ll hear and see them share.
Letaa Ivan Bob
(Credit: Kari Tverberg for video editing)
Trinity Yikiisi
Here is Milly along with Trinity Yikiisi, who graduated from Kingsway in 2014.
Trinity’s father died when she was a baby and her mother had no money for school fees. Her education would have ended in the 7th grade but Milly sought her out and enrolled her at Kingsway, where she did very well. When extended relatives heard how well Trinity did, they pulled together the money for her to attend university.
Trinity has since attended university and is looking for her first job.
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Kingsway Ministries is a fiscally sponsored project of the Christian Ministry Alliance. The Alliance is a U.S. registered 501c3 tax-deductible charity with the Internal Revenue Service and has a Candid Platinum Seal (formerly GuideStar), the highest rating available for nonprofit transparency and accountability. [Tax ID: 46-3408177]
The Kingsway Ministries US Financial Oversight Board is in Holland, Michigan.
Lois Tverberg, Chair (616 212 9910)
Patricia Bartlett
Fred Bartlett
Elizabeth West
Tim West
To make a donation by mail, please make your check payable to Christian Ministry Alliance with this note in the memo line: Fund #3134 – Kingsway, and mail to
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