RUSSELL – Tanner Lee said he wanted to run for something bigger than himself in Saturday’s Ohio Backyard Ultra Marathon in Lucasville, Ohio. The 25-year-old decided to wear the Amy For Africa colors and raise support for the organization. Sponsorships to send children to school are [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. – Scott Walter hopes his loss will be Amy For Africa’s gain. Walter is beginning a six-month weight-loss challenge and is asking his friends to support him in the endeavor by supporting the Christian ministry. Walter’s mission is to shave off some unwanted pounds [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kinslee Wesolowski set two personal records Saturday. One was shattering her half-marathon time by 35 minutes. The other was how much she raised for Amy For Africa through her running. The 12-year-old niece of AFA co-founder Amy Compston had an impressive day in [...]
Clean water is not a given in Uganda like it is in most of the United States. Eight million Ugandans lack access to safe water and 27 million lack access to improved sanitation facilities. Further, due to disparities in water access in Uganda, urban people [...]
Many will see what HE has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD. – Psalm 40:3 ASHLAND, Ky. – The LORD continues to #BuildThatSchool and now will soon #FinishThatSchool. The next step in the construction of the Amy For Africa Christian [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. - When the Amy For Africa Christian Academy is operating, the students receive both a breakfast and meal during the school day thanks to generous supporters. With the Ugandan government not allowing school to start up again until May because of concerns with COVID-19, [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. – Amy For Africa’s faith journey is taking another step with Chris Compston joining his wife as a fulltime missionary for the organization. After receiving clear messages from God that now was the time for him to be fulltime for AFA, Chris resigned his [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. – Jarek Compston has accomplished as much at the age of 10 as many do in a lifetime. He has been part of five mission trips to Uganda with Amy For Africa, participated in 10Ks and half marathons, including recording the second-fastest half-marathon in [...]
ASHLAND, Ky. – The year 2020 is clearly stamped by the coronavirus pandemic. But for Amy For Africa, it is the year God showed himself unstoppable. Working with only a fume of faith in March, when the global lockdown started because of COVID’s grip on the [...]
NJERU, Uganda – A total of 120 desks for children in P1 to P4 at the Amy For Africa Christian Academy will start being assembled during a trip Dec. 1-14. The workers are ready, now AFA needed to purchase the desks. The cost is only [...]