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Praying Together – August 2024

As this will be our last prayer letter before Christmas,…

Praying Together – August 2024

Dear friends, Let us begin with the beautiful words of…

Praying Together – August 2024

Dear friends, please feel free to use this short update…

Praying Together – May & June 2024

Dear friends, please feel free to use this short update…

Praying Together – February & March 2024

Dear friends, thank you for joining with us in prayer.…

Praying Together – December 2023 & January 2024

And they shall name him Emmanuel, which means, God is…

Praying Together – October and November 2023

John 21 v 9 reads: And so, when they got…

Praying Together – August and September 2023

Psalm 8: O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your…

Praying Together – June and July 2023

Maybe it’s an age thing, but I read a quote…

Praying Together – April 2023

About once a year I like to look back at…

Praying Together – January 2023

Let us begin with a prayer for the continent of…

Joy to the world – Happy Christmas

Despite the financial challenges so many of us are facing…

Throwback to fun times and hard graft in Komamboga

January 28, 2020

Hard graft and a lot of fun In 2014 Laura Brown & Murray McMillan visited Komamboga Children’s Home. Here’s what…

Scovia’s House

October 21, 2019

Scovia’s House “With a little help from my friends.” In the last edition of ‘The View,’ we featured the story of a St Paul’s project family,…

Afar Girls

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best!

October 21, 2019

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best! Komame Senior School, Afar region, Ethiopia It was such a simple suggestion from…

“When you arrive without hope you don’t dare to dream.”

October 21, 2019

“When you arrive without hope you don’t dare to dream.” It was wonderful to see Fairy and Bob again. Fairy…

In Celebration of ‘Education’ at St Paul’s School

October 21, 2019

In Celebration of ‘Education’ at St Paul’s School We arrive in Rukungiri late on a Sunday. Here in the west…

Back in a Heartbeat – Team trip to St Paul’s School, Rukungiri

April 26, 2019

In November, a team from Scotland travelled to St Paul’s School. They had a fun, action-packed few days with the…

The Face in the Place – Bamwesiga Justus

April 23, 2019

Bamwesiga Justus, Head teacher at St Paul’s School, Rukungiri, Uganda I was born in Buhasha village in the Bushenyi District…

Moving Home – the Komamboga children

April 23, 2019

The history of Uganda, following its independence from Britain, is a messy one. It finally emerged from years of military…

Afar Girls

The Face in the Place – Million Belihu…

February 1, 2019

… One in a million! This post originally featured in The View – Winter 2015 (20th Anniversary Edition) Wow it…

The Face in the Place – Shivan Ainembabazi

December 14, 2018

Social worker at Komamboga Children’s Home. I was born in a humble Christian home in the Rukungiri district with eleven…

From Grass to Grace

November 6, 2018

We love getting updates from the children we’ve helped to support through education. This latest news from Mike, who joined…

Afar Girls

The Face in the Place – Roman Tafese

November 6, 2018

Girls Boarding Coordinator for the Afar Girls. I was born in 1984 in the Oromia region of Ethiopia and the youngest…

Meeting Bob

October 10, 2018

Kevin and I have been supporters of CPA for over twenty years and on my first visit to Uganda, one…

From the Office St. Paul's School

Changes are afoot at Komamboga

October 10, 2018

Although I have travelled a lot on my own over the years, I must admit my first visit to Africa…

An Extraordinary Day: Special Memories and New Beginnings

September 1, 2016

The day, like any other day, began with blue sky and the sounds of Africa. However, today was to be…

From the Office St. Paul's School

When the CPA girls visited Uganda.

September 1, 2016

Home from Home – Girls on tour! Stepping into St Paul’s is like going through ‘the back of the wardrobe’…

African Culture From the Office

Throwback to Uganda 2016

September 1, 2016

Uganda – ‘The Pearl of Africa’ Dry, barren, warm – whenever I thought of Africa, I thought of this. But…

Happy Christmas from CPA

December 14, 2021

We are so grateful for all your support during the year. It’s been such a difficult time for everyone during…

March 2020 – The 18th Kilimanjaro Marathon

March 6, 2020

Kilimanjaro Marathon The 1st March, was the 18th year of the Kilimanjaro Marathon. Situated south of the equator, Kilimanjaro is…

Wildebeest Births in February

January 14, 2020

Wildebeest Births Approximately 500,000 births occur during a three-week period. Each year, wildebeest in the Serengeti-Mara migrate between 500 and…

Timkat – one of Ethiopia’s most important Christian festivals.

January 14, 2020

Timkat Taking place in Ethiopia every year on 19th January (or the 20th on leap years!) Timkat (also known as…

Celebrating New year in Uganda

December 27, 2019

Celebrating New Year in Uganda Celebrating New Year in Uganda In Uganda, as the clock strikes midnight on the 1st…

Christmas in Uganda

December 17, 2019

Christmas in Uganda. Christmas in Uganda is called Sekukkulu and, just like in the UK, it is about people returning…

Kabalagala – Ugandan Banana Pancakes

December 10, 2019

Kabalagala – Ugandan Banana Pancakes Kabalagala – known locally as kabas – are traditional Ugandan pancakes, although, deep fried, they…

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony

July 5, 2017

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony A great saying in Ethiopia is “Buna dabo naw”, which when translated means “Coffee is our bread!”…

Delicious Mozambican Coconut Curry

June 14, 2017

Delicious Mozambican Coconut curry Mozambique has a rich and varied cuisine and the influence of Portuguese colonisation is evident in…

Ukpo Ogede – Nigerian Pudding

June 14, 2017

Tasty Savoury Pudding from Nigeria- Ukpo Ogede (Moi Moi) Nigerian food is varied, colourful and flavoursome with plenty of spice.…

African Culture From the Office

Joy to the world – Happy Christmas

December 1, 2022

Despite the financial challenges so many of us are facing here in the UK and the horrors of the ongoing…

Happy Christmas from CPA

December 14, 2021

We are so grateful for all your support during the year. It’s been such a difficult time for everyone during…

Ethiopia Featured Post From the Office

Happy Christmas from CPA

December 15, 2020

✨ Happy Christmas from CPA ✨ This time last year, when we were thinking about the year ahead, I dare say…

Covid-19 in Ethiopia

September 8, 2020

Emergency Food Parcels – Ethiopia Dear Friends, We are so grateful for the overwhelming support we have received from supporters…

From the Office Uganda

Emergency Food Parcels Uganda An Update July 2020

July 9, 2020

Emergency Food Parcels Update 07.07.20 July 2020 Once again thank you so very much to all of you who…

Emergency Food Parcels Uganda Covid 19

June 3, 2020

Emergency Food Parcels – Uganda June 2020 While we have been in ‘lockdown’ here in the UK, Uganda has also…

News from the office – Winter 2019

November 15, 2019

News from the office – Winter 2019 Five Talents In July, Chris and Rosey were invited to a Five Talents event at Merton College,…

Celebrating a shared journey.

October 21, 2019

Celebrating a shared journey. Dr Pat Beckley and Rosey I was recently invited to write a chapter for a book,…

News from the Office – Spring 2019

April 23, 2019

New office! We kicked off 2019 by moving into our new office. It didn’t take long to get everything unpacked…