Special Notice

Are you looking for a place to volunteer and serve children? Do you have talents in media and computer technology?  Here is an opportunity. If interested please contact Mama at arlene@hopemadereal.org or in the USA call 570-447-1602

After 9 years of faithful service to Urukundo and Hope Made Real the publisher of our NEWSLETTER Sarah Ketchley in Seattle, Wa. is stepping down. Sarah has done a spectacular job and we are so grateful.  We will miss her but understand her need for new horizons. Sarah is not leaving the Urukundo Family but will continue to be a consultant for Mama.

Thank you Sarah!!

The Newest Classrooms

We are still raising funds to finish construction on two 4^th grade and one 5^th grade classroom to be finished by January 2016. Support for the building, desks, school materials and new teachers are always needed. Follow the construction progress each month!

4th Grade

3rd Grade

Newsletter for March

With all the activity here, I am also preparing to go home to visit friends and family. It is a pleasure I am looking forward to. Imagine 2 months and 9 days in the US. I hope you will all welcome me and be as glad to see me, as I will be to see you.

My schedule is here.

We had several interesting visitors this month but having two members of the Hope Made Real board arrive was the best.

Marilyn Ely & Carol Falke are no longer considered visitors - this is five years for both of them. They bring lots of goodies for Urukundo Kids, Urukundo Learning Center and Urukundo Dental Initiative.

A new toothbrush for every Urukundo Kid. The deal was they brought the old one to mama and received a new one.

Carol set forth a challenge to youth in her area. 1000 toothbrushes in a month for Urukundo kids and Dental Community kids. The challenge was more than met the collected over 2000 brushes and we are the benefactor. We not only can now give toothbrushes to all children but also adults.

Marilyn is a favorite with the kids. She and her colleague Meridith Bakke heard our cry for backpacks and the kids were delighted to receive and parade with their new backpacks.  The old ones were in bad shape.

Town Meeting

A town meeting at the Embassy was also an occasion to meet the new ambassador. I was honored to meet and talk with AMBASSADOR ERICA BARK-RUGGLES.  She is a lovely lady and was accepting of a hug from this mama. She represents the USA very well.

Welcome Ambassador.

Naming

When I was asked to give the new baby his christian name the name that flashed through my mind was Jerry. I now have a Jacob to remember my dad and a Jerry to remind me every day of my youngest son.

Edison and his new baby brother JERRY.

Edison and Jerry are the sons of my secretary Juliette.

Juliette met my son Jerry when he was here and was delighted to have her son share the name.

Farewells

Saying goodbye to Marilyn. Divine, Esperance and our favorite waiter at the KARIBU.

Drama

Urukundo Center for the Arts presented its first attempt at Drama.

Our teachers presented a play for the children and Hope House became the stage and auditorium.

The play was WHO IS IN RABBIT'S HOUSE?

Here is rabbit's house:And here is the cast of animal characters:

Head Teacher and his fellow actor/teachers taking a bow.

The performance was delightful and the kids said it was funny.  It was a learning experience for all.

Congratulations to Urukundo Learning Center Staff for job well done!

Mama Arlene's U.S. Schedule - April 1st through June 9th 2015

April 1

Arrive in United States.
Reston, VA - Contacts: Mary Jackson, 703-624-3999, jackson_mary_d@hotmail.com
Kathy Kelly, katkell400@comcast.net, 703-537-8491

April 2

Travel to Pittsburgh. Contact: Patricia D. Brown, 412-999-1912
pdbrown@spiritworks.org
301 Overdale Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15221

April 7, 12:00 NOON

Vitas Healthcare: Inservice - “Death and Grief in Rwanda”
2009 MacKenzie Way, Suite 110
Cranberry Township PA 16066
CONTACT - 412-799-2101
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
HOST - Patricia Brown, 412-999-1912, pdbrown@spiritworks.org

April 8 12:15PM

Rich-mar Rotary
Treesdale Golf & Country Club
One Arnold Palmer Drive
Gibsonia, PA 15044
724.625.2220
CONTACT and HOST- Joe Schmitt, joche1927@gmail.com
CONTACT - Tom Nunnally
tomnunnally@verizon.net
(412) 805-1822

April 11

10:00-11:30am
St. Paul’s UMC – Community-Wide Event
250 E College Ave, State College, PA 16801
3rd Floor Education Building
(814) 237-2163
HOST - Carol Falke, (814) 321-1076
falkes@verizon.net

April 11

3:00-5:00pm Open House for Supporters
Home of Carol Falke
246 Chateaux Cir., State College PA 16803
(814) 321-1076
falkes@verizon.net

April 12

9:15am Worship Speaker
10:35am Coffee Fellowship in Prism Presentation
Park Forest Village United Methodist Church
1833 Park Forest Avenue, State College, PA 16803
(814) 238-2657
Contact - Lee Ellenberger

April 12

3:00pm
Grace Presbyterian Church,
155 N Jefferson St, Kittanning, PA 16201
(724) 548-5609
Contact - Grace Caves: gcaves@windstream.net

April 13

5:00pm
Kiwanis Club of State College
Ramada Inn, 1450 S Atherton Street, State College, PA 16801
814-238-3001
Contact - Carol Falke,

April 14

9:00am - 3:00 pm Propel High School, 1500 Yost Blvd. Braddock Hills, PA 15221.
412-271-3061
Contacts - Natasha Dean: natashadean@propelschools.org and Rosemary Anderson:
randerson@propelschools.org

April 17

12:00 Noon Luncheon, Hughesville Friends, Missionary Circle
137 South 3rd Street, Hughesville, PA 17737
(570) 584-2686
Contact - Nancy Katherman, President, Ecroyd Missionary Circle
570-419-0847

April 19

10:30am Fairplay Gospel Church,
1625 Walnut Street, Jersey Shore, PA 17740
(570) 398-0541
CONTACT

April 19

6:00pm Phelps Chapel
68 Phelps Chapel Rd, Jersey Shore, PA. 17704
Contact: S Meyers
570-769-6338

April 22

9:00am
Fairplay Gospel Church, Jersey Shore, PA, 17704
(570) 398-5533
CONTACT- Sally Guiswite

April 22

12.00pm Crossroads Community Church,
1454 PA-44, Jersey Shore, PA 17740
(570) 865-6588
CONTACT- George Morton

April 24

Times to be announced or call for appointment
McAllen, Texas
Host - Sharon Landis
sharon_landistx@yahoo.com
956-627-1003; cell 956-534-4121

April 26

9:00am St. Marks United Methodist Church
301 Pecan Boulevard, McAllen, TX 78501
www.stmark-umc.org, 956-682-1481
CONTACT - Juan Osorio
rev.juan.osorio@gmail.com

May 6

12:00NOON
Ecumenical Luncheon
United Churches of Lycoming County
Pine Street United Methodist Church
441 Pine St, Williamsport, PA 17701
(570) 323-4604
Williamsport, PA
570-322-1110
Contact: Gwen Bernstine, 570-419-1464, director@uclc.org.

May 10

9:00am
All Saints Episcopal Church, Rosedale in Verona
1620 Randolph Lane, Verona, PA 15147
(412) 793-0270
allsaintsrosedale.com
Contact - Tom Nunnally, tomnunnally@verizon.net
(412) 805-1822

May 13

6:00pm - Soup Supper
Edgewood Presbyterian Women
120 E Swissvale Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
(412) 241-4613
Contact - Lori Stutz
412-829-1410
XXyyZZDesertRoad@aol.com

May 16

9:00am Calvary Presbyterian Church
695 School St., Indiana, PA 15701
Contact - Mark Phoebus
smarkp79@gmail.com
724-599-5808.
298 Oak St., Indiana, PA 15701.

May 17

9:00am Calvary Presbyterian Church
695 School Street, Indiana, PA 15701
(724) 463-9197
Contact - Mark Phoebus
smarkp79@gmail.com
724-599-5808

May 19 12:00 NOON

Wilkinsburg Rotary Club, Pittsburgh, PA
South Ave. United Methodist Church
733 South Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
(412) 371-7421
HOST - Jack Piper 412-526-5558 piperrev@comcast .net
CONTACT - Tom Nunnally
tomnunnally@verizon.net
(412) 805-1822

May 24

9:00am Waverly Presbyterian Church
590 South Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
(412) 242-0643
Contact - Tom Nunnally, tomnunnally@verizon.net
(412) 805-1822

May 27

4:30 Trinity Seminary
311 11th St, Ambridge, PA 15003
(724) 266-3838
CONTACT - Tom Nunnally
tomnunnally@verizon.net
(412) 805-1822
6:00pm Ambridge Club
Host: Walter Sickles
CONTACT - Tom Nunnally
tomnunnally@verizon.net
(412) 805-1822

May 30

5:30pm, Saturday Evening Service
St. John Newberry United Methodist Church
2101 Newberry Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-1361
570.326.5569
Contact - Jay Jones
stjnpastor@verizon.net

May 31

8:15am Worship - Introduction
10:45am Sunday School - Fellowship Hall (50 minutes)
St. John-Newberry United Methodist Church
2101 Newberry Street, Williamsport, PA 17701-1361
570-326-5569
Contact - Jay Jones

June 4

8:45am
Christ Church McKeansburg
6 South Race St. New Ringgold, PA 17960
570-943-2822.
Contact - Sunny Stock, 572 Berne Drive, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972
570-640-3078.
sunnystock@live.com
doreen625@windstream.net

June 7

10:00am First Congregational Church
316 Sunbury St, Minersville, Pa 17954
Contact - Joan Weiderhold, 570-544-6693

June 8

Reston, VA
Contacts:
Mary Jackson, 703-624-3999, jackson_mary_d@hotmail.com
Kathy Kelly, 703-795-6124, katkell400@comcast.net

June 9

Fly out of Dullas, Washington, DC, home to Kagali, Rwanda, Africa

Greetings from Urukundo Village for February 2015

February was a LOVE FROM THE HEART month. How appropriate that Urukundo should experience so much love in this month dedicated to sharing love. I am a bit sentimental about Valentines and passing LOVE along.

Our new dental relationship is so special - I could not wait to share it in this regular newsletter! Can any blessing top that or at least equal it?

Well, yes it can!

More wonderful news came our way.

We received a gift to allow us to continue building Urukundo Learning Center (primary 4). We give thanks for that gift. Yet to be constructed is Primary 4, 5 and 6. Primary 4 construction will start this March. This is the site chosen for that building.

It will set between the GLASCOW CENTER FOR THE ARTS and THE PRIMARY 1, 2, 3 BUILDING. The view from the school is spectacular.