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Despite the fact that in some parts of the world Malaria has become history; in the sub-Saharan region it is still a giant health hazard. The situation is best painted in the words of Dr. Jeffery Sachs, director of UN millennium project, Colombia University Economist;

“There is a silent tsunami all the time in rural Africa. Every month as many children die of malaria in Africa, as died in the Tsunami. About 150,000 children are dying every month”

Malaria which claims more than one million lives each year is quoted according to the Ministry of Health of Uganda, as being “currently the most significant threat to the health of the population.” For the Ugandan children, malaria is the primary cause of death.

Bombo Pentecostal Church has joined the local authority and other NGOs in the frontline of the battle against malaria in Bombo. Our contribution in this battle has placed a smile upon faces and brought a beacon of hope to the community.

A Nubian and Moslem local leader receives a mosquito net and bible from a member of Bombo Pentecostal Church.

With the support of friends from Saddleback Community Church and Peninsula Community Church in USA, we have been able to provide treated mosquito nets to over 700 families in Bombo. The number of registered households in Bombo is 2,513. This is exclusive of the households within the military barracks. Our mosquito net

distribution has therefore covered approximately 28% of the registered households within Bombo Town council.

It was such a joy to see church members march out into the community to demonstrate God’s love. They were loaded with mosquito nets and clad in different colored T-Shirts printed with one message boldly declaring “JESUS CARES”.

Distribution of Mosquitoe nets at Bajjo,Bombo

The reactions from the beneficiaries’ were even more moving. In this part of the world where promises are made but rarely delivered, it is a pleasant surprise to receive from a source that never made promises but is delivering a service faithfully.

An old Nubian woman recovering from malaria expresses gratitude for the net.

There are endless testimonies from the different people who received the nets;
“Pastor, we used to get malaria before we got the nets but now we are using the money which we used to treat malaria for other beneficial things like paying school fees”

“Pastor, I am a student who got a net. Before the net I had to sleep without reading my books because the mosquitoes were too many where I read from. However, ever since I got a net I can sit and read without any mosquitoes disturbing me. Thank you pastor for the nets because they have helped us so much. No mosquitoes, no malaria”.

However there are those who did not receive nets;

Pastor, I did not get a net and now all the mosquitoes from my neighbors are coming to my house, causing me to get malaria while my neighbors are not.

Apart from preventing malaria in the community, the mosquito net project is an evangelistic tool in itself. Actions speak louder than words, and they are a slow but sure way of reaching the resistant hearts of the community with the love of Christ. This love will eventually reconcile them to the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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