# Jesus Loves The Little Children > A Work of God for Vulnerable Children ## Posts - [JLtLC Annual Report 2022](https://www.jltlc.org/2023/04/10/jltlc-annual-report-2022/): Greetings friends, supporters, Ugandan officials and employees. Praise God 2022 was another interesting year with some tough challenges but with two significant and wonderful interventions by God. Read the full 2022 Annual Report - [Annual Report 2021](https://www.jltlc.org/2022/06/09/annual-report-2021/): Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ. 2021 was great year for many children with disabilities! With schools closed for half of the year we shifted more of our focus on to our Glory Kids (children with disabilities) and many of those children received positive permanent changes in their lives. Click here to read the full 2021 Annual Report - [Annual Report 2020](https://www.jltlc.org/2022/06/09/annual-report-2020/): Greetings in Jesus’ name! 2020 was a frustrating and draining year but first let us look at the positiveswith thanks to God. Click here to read the Full 2020 Annual Report - [News Letter #1 April 2018 The Nature of Poverty](https://www.jltlc.org/2018/04/23/news-letter-1-april-2018-the-nature-of-poverty/): The Nature of Poverty Hello and welcome to our first blog.  My name is Hugh Pilcher and I have the title of International Coordinator but I am really the manager of this organisation and God is the director.  I take my orders from Him and it is my job to carry out His will and plans.  So I am accountable to Him.  We also have a local Executive Board, a Board of Directors in the UK as well as my assistant and all of those will let me know if they think something wrong!  Hallelujah! But this work is God’s ideaRead More ## Pages - [Videos](https://www.jltlc.org/videos/) - [History](https://www.jltlc.org/gallery/history/): ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] - [PayPal](https://www.jltlc.org/how-to-help/paypal/) - [Medical help](https://www.jltlc.org/how-to-help/medical-help/) - [Sponsoring a Child - form sent to Hugh](https://www.jltlc.org/how-to-help/sponsoring-a-child-form-sent-to-hugh/) - [Donating](https://www.jltlc.org/how-to-help/donating/): If you would sincerely like to donate to this work and ministry for most vulnerable children we would be very grateful.  You can make a one-off donation or become a regular donor.  On the Paypal link please specify how your donation is used; for general use, the schools programme, the children with special needs programme-medical or general; you can tell us and we will be very grateful. You may like to sponsor a child which we will organise and keep you updated on your child.  It costs £100/$135 per year which you may like to pay monthly or annually.  We prayRead More - [Praying](https://www.jltlc.org/how-to-help/praying/): Praying is something we do a lot.  We pray when the children are ill.  We pray they might know Jesus.  We pray for funds for specific and general needs.  We pray for specific children who have difficult home situations.  We pray to stay in God’s will and vision for this work. If you would like to pray with us please contact Hugh Pilcher, the International Coordinator, on hplicher@hotmail.com to receive prayer requests and news.  God bless you. - [Guardians' Assistance](https://www.jltlc.org/gallery/guardians-assistance/): ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] - [Children with Special Needs](https://www.jltlc.org/gallery/children-with-special-needs/): ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] - [Jesus Club](https://www.jltlc.org/gallery/jesus-club/): ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] - [Schools Programme](https://www.jltlc.org/gallery/schools-programme/): ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] - [Uganda - Country Profile](https://www.jltlc.org/about-us/uganda-country-profile/): Capital: Kampala Population: 35.6 million Area: 241,038 sq km (93,072 sq miles) Languages: English (official), Swahili (official), Luganda, various Bantu and Nilotic languages-Kigumba includes Runyoro Major religions: Christianity, Islam Life expectancy: 54 years (men), 55 years (women) Currency: Ugandan shilling Background The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences complicated the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rightsRead More - [United Kingdom](https://www.jltlc.org/contact-us/united-kingdom/): Stephen Clinch UK Treasurer clinscjk@gmail.com - [Contact us (Uganda)](https://www.jltlc.org/contact-us/the-uganda-office/): Hugh Pilcher International Coordinator hpilcher@hotmail.com - [Where the Money Goes](https://www.jltlc.org/activities/where-the-money-goes/): The following is a short summary for 2017 in US dollars. In 2017 around 42% of our expenditure was for school costs such as schools fees, uniforms, books and pens and school lunches.  Approximately 24% was spent on Children with Special Needs.  Around 18% went on Administration which includes all the costs for running the office and only $26 per month on wages. The total expenditure for 2017 was $16,963.  This was really wonderful especially since all this money was given by individuals and small churches.  Praise God! - [Activities](https://www.jltlc.org/activities/) - [Testimonies](https://www.jltlc.org/about-us/testimonies/): Guardians Sifuna Roert, “Everything that (the Organisation) receives (donations) is passed on to us. They don’t keep anything for themselves like other Organisations.” Okot Florence, “There is no segregation in this project, one (child) is a Protestant, another is a Catholic, another Pentecostal, another Muslim. The children get everything for school, books, lunch, school fees, even when the children are sick (JLtLC) can help. Me, I was in a difficult place because I had no husband and I was stuck with my chldren. I am not educated but God has really helped me.” Alice Nytera, “This programme does not segregate (whenRead More - [Mission Statement](https://www.jltlc.org/about-us/mission-statement/): Helping Vulnerable Children to be Educated, Healthy, Confident, and to know Jesus Christ as their Saviour. Our children are a mixture of Christians, Muslims and non-believers since we select the children according to their poverty and how God leads us.  We have no bias toward tribe and faith or connection to anyone attached to the organisation or partners. Vision Statement To enable the vulnerable children of Uganda realise their full potential and be in relationship with Jesus Christ. The assistance JLtLC provides can continue to expand and be replicated in other parts of Uganda.  However expansion needs to be in lineRead More - [Staff](https://www.jltlc.org/about-us/staff/): The JLtLC office is in Kigumba Town where the organisation is based. In all things God is the director of the work since the assistance given to children is God’s initiative and He guides as to how and to which children help is given. There are so many needy children in the area but generally help is given to the poorest children irrespective of their faith and background. The guardians of the children in the programmes become well known to the staff and greatly appreciate the help given. They see the love of God expressed through the assistance given to theirRead More - [History](https://www.jltlc.org/about-us/history/): In March 2009 God led Hugh Pilcher to form a small team and help local vulnerable children who hung around the streets and slept in shop door-ways in Kigumba town, Kiryandongo District, Uganda. At the time Hugh, from Suffolk, United Kingdom, was managing a large three-year development project for an international church organisation. Hugh had previously gained good experience of Christian development and relief projects through working in Tanzania for six years and Iraq for two years.Using funds donated by friends and churches in the UK Hugh and his team of locals provided assistance to children through nutritious cooked food, bibleRead More - [Homepage](https://www.jltlc.org/) - [Contact us](https://www.jltlc.org/contact-us/) - [Gallery](https://www.jltlc.org/gallery/): ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] - [Assistance to Guardians](https://www.jltlc.org/activities/assistance-to-guardians/): The needs within the Kigumba area are great with, for example many single mums renting a room where they stay with their children.  To pay for their rent they will try to raise income by selling such items as charcoal or cassava but the income is very low.  After paying their rent, buying food and other domestic costs there is no money left to cover school costs.Another scenario which is common in the villages will be an elderly grandmother in poor health looking after grandchildren, the parents have died or deserted their children (yes, mothers desert their children).  They will beRead More - [Jesus Club](https://www.jltlc.org/activities/jesus-club/): The Jesus Club is the name of our monthly get-together for all the children in the Schools Programme.  The main purpose of which is two fold; to give the children opportunity to learn about God and that Jesus Christ loves them and can be their personal Saviour and to develop their basis psychosocial skills.  We don’t push the children into anything they don’t want to be part of but we share Jesus with them and let them decide.  Amongst all of our Muslim Guardians and non-believers we have never had a complaint since 2009 in this regard. During the club timeRead More - [Schools Programme](https://www.jltlc.org/activities/schools-programme/): One of the best ways you can help a child is to send them to school.  There they not only gain an education but they also grow in confidence and self-esteem as they make friends, learn to be disciplined, work in teams, learn how to learn and discover they can do many different things.  A child who grows up without attending school will struggle in many ways right into adulthood but attending school will give a good foundation for life.  In rural Uganda children do not have books, magazines, TV and the poorest don’t even hear a radio.  So in UgandaRead More - [Children with Special Needs Programme](https://www.jltlc.org/activities/children-with-special-needs-programme/): Currently there are approximately 45 children with special needs who are being assisted by JLtLC.  The assistance covers a whole raft of different needs from physical aids to operations to periods of intense physiotherapy to improving their quality of life and to healing prayer.  With God’s instruction the programme concentrates on the most severely disabled children but any child who is not able to attend school will be accepted. This programme stated in earnest early in 2016 when some parents brought their severely handicapped children to the JLtLC office for help.  The two children both had severe cerebral palsy and couldRead More - [How To Help](https://www.jltlc.org/how-to-help/): Praying Donating Sponsoring a Child – form sent to Hugh Medical help PayPal - [About Us](https://www.jltlc.org/about-us/) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)