ICC Note: Christians in African countries like Uganda often times face persecution from their neighbors and even family members. However, Christians in this area do not forget to help those in need by showing them the love of Christ and how much He cares about them too.  

05/09/2017, Uganda (All Africa) Christians in Kampala last Saturday raised Shs20m in cash and four tonnes of maize flour in the first of many relief efforts for famine-ravaged families in Teso sub-region.

The food mobilisation happened during a special mass at St Charles Lwanga Church in Ntinda, a city suburb, presided over by Msgr John Kauta, the secretary-general of Uganda Episcopal Conference.

God’s love, he said, can only be felt by “our love for our neighbour” and urged well-wishers to donate generously to salvage the people of Teso from starving to death.

Msgr Kauta rebuked individuals who mock the famine victims for resorting to feeding on termites and white ants, likening these to equivalent of grass-hoppers being a delicacy in the central and other regions of the country.

“Termites are good things to eat, but they are only eaten as dessert,” he said, adding: “You can never eat enough termites to fill your stomach and like nsenene (grass-hoppers), they are seasonal,” he said.

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