Christian Relief Uganda

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Alternative Christmas Gift Fairs in November

CRU would like to thank Prestbury Methodist Church for their hard work and dedication in providing the venue and publicity for the Alternative Gift Fair on Saturday 8th Nov.

Gift certificates and Ugandan crafts will be available again from the CRU stall at the following charity event:

Saturday 15th November 2008, 10-30am until 1-30pm
Poynton Methodist Church
Civic Car Park off Park Lane,
Poynton, SK12 1RJ
They will be serving tea/coffee, cake or a simple soup lunch.

Borders Store big craft sale in Oxford

On Saturday November 29th, from 12-6pm Borders store are hosting us to sell African Craft. All money raised will support medical funds for CRU, and a Tanzanian charity, "The Changarawe Project". Customers who buy craft from either charity will be rewarded with a 10% discount on Borders books, CD's and DVD's.
The Borders Store is at 9 Magdalan Street, Oxford.
For more information you can contact Clare on 07795 413144 or email her on cswease@hotmail.com

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Other News & Events

Job opportunity

Fellow charity Uganda Development Services (UDS) is on the lookout for a part-time book-keeper in the UK. Please click below for more details.

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Late Summer Newsletter

You can download a pdf version of the Late Summer '08 newsletter below. Previous newsletters are archived in the "About Us" section.

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New Manager for Maria's Care - Thank You, Lord!

Francis Kedi joined the Maria's Care team on 1st September 2008, following nine years running a Compassion International supported project for disadvantaged children in remote Uganda. He is 36 and a committed member of Kampala Pentecostal Church. He has a teacher wife and two young daughters. He will serve a 6 month probationary period, hopefully followed by a three year contract.
We are thrilled to have been able to secure the sevices of one with such relevant experience and expertise. We are very grateful for the work of the charity UDS (Uganda Development Services) who have supported us over the last year & who will continue to have a considerable input.

Dental Trips

There have been 2 volunteer dental trips to Uganda this year. Although the Maria's Care facilities have been closed to visitors in 2008 and hence there were no general volunteer trips, the dental project trips have been well supported. The volunteers go to various areas where dental treatment is in short supply, including some remote locations, and do not stay at Maria's Care.
Click below to read about the dental trip in Feb 08 and the latest trip in Sept 08 .

Photos & details of 2008 dental trips

Rhona Marshall M.B.E. - received her award in June

Congratulations to our co-ordinator, Rhona Marshall, who was awarded an M.B.E. in the New Year Honours List. The CRU Committee are very proud of Rho, who has worked tirelessly for CRU and Maria's Care for many years. Her work for CRU is only one of many reasons for the award.
CRU Chairman Steve Clare said:
"Congratulations Rhona on work well done and an honour richly deserved".
Below are some photos from the award ceremony in June and Rhona's account of her experience. It is well worth reading.

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CNU - Christian Network Uganda Annual Meeting 2008

This year's meeting was held on Saturday 17th May 2008 & was a great success
If you would like to know more about CNU please email Rhona at info@christianreliefuganda.org

The Christian Network Uganda website contains links to, & details of, other like-minded organisations working in Uganda. If you would like to advertise your organisation, click on the link above & download a form

www.christianreliefuganda.org/cnu




CRU Office: Phone/Fax: 01625 618319 E-Mail: info@christianreliefuganda.org	Registered Charity No: 1055166