After both of Joan’s parents passed away, she faced significant upheaval when a family friend asked her to leave following their divorce. Now living with her aunt, Joan has shown remarkable resilience in the face of these challenges, and her strength and determination shine through her. Her academic performance is outstanding, and her discipline is commendable. In fact, school leadership has praised her behavior, recognizing her as one of the best students in the entire school!

Daniel is a humble, intelligent boy who loves playing soccer. He is hardworking at home and shows deep respect for those around him. His favorite meal is fish and rice. Daniel’s mother, a single parent, suffered a serious injury that has made it impossible for her to work. But thanks to the support of BTCM, we are walking alongside this family, ensuring they stay together and have the stability they need to thrive.

When Gertrude’s parents passed away, she and her sister were left entirely on their own. Though relatives initially tried to care for them, they eventually left, and the girls were left with no one. BTCM stepped in and was able to reconnect Gertrude with an aunt, helping to provide the support needed for them to stay together long-term in a stable, loving, and God-centered home.

Frank has a big, tender heart and a strong work ethic when it comes to school. He loves stepping into leadership roles and even served on the Student Council as the Flag Captain. His guardian faces the daily challenges of poverty, but through BTCM’s support, she’s not alone in providing for his care. With encouragement and opportunity, Frank is growing into a confident young leader with a bright future ahead!

Pardon Peter is a spirited and affectionate little boy with a big appetite for life! Bursting with energy, he loves zooming around on the riding toys and playing soccer with his friends. Unfortunately, his mother is facing mental health challenges that make it difficult for her to care for him safely. That’s why BTCM is stepping in to support Pardon and his family, ensuring they remain connected in a safe manner and receive the help they need to bond and grow.

In the face of adversity, Godfrey and his six siblings lost their mother several years ago. Despite this, Godfrey has shown remarkable qualities—hardworking, strong, and courageous. He is great at gardening and his dedication to academics is remarkable. Sponsorship means he will grow to be a Godly leader, becoming a valuable asset to his community.

Clair is a kind and confident young woman with a natural gift for leadership! She was honored to be elected to her school’s Student Council, where she helps create and uphold school rules while serving her peers. At home, Clair’s mother battles a serious chronic illness, making daily life challenging. BTCM has come alongside their family, providing support, encouragement, and resources to strengthen their bond and ensure they continue to grow together. It’s been incredible to see the transformation taking place in their lives!

Joseline has a nurturing spirit and a heart for mentorship, always finding joy in spending time with younger children. Her leadership and servant-hearted nature shine brightly every day. In Primary School, she was honored to be elected as the Chapel Leader for younger students as part of the Student Council—a role she embraced with dedication and care. Joseline and her siblings are lovingly raised by their uncle and aunt, who, despite their struggles with poverty, are committed to providing for them. Through BTCM’s Family Strengthening Program, we are walking alongside their family, ensuring they have the support they need to thrive.

Rachael’s parents passed away, and now she lives with her elderly grandparents, who, though loving, are too frail to care for her alone. Despite these challenges, Rachael excels academically and consistently demonstrates a bright, hardworking spirit. With a heart full of kindness and a positive attitude, she not only thrives in school but also takes on a leadership role in Sunday School, guiding younger children with warmth and patience as she teaches them scriptures and songs. Her faith is growing stronger, and she continues to mature in both character and belief, showing resilience beyond her years.

Dorcus is a joyful girl with a bright smile who loves singing and cherishes her friends deeply. She takes pride in keeping herself neat and is known for her kind and genuine heart. Her favorite meal is rice and meat. Her mother, a single parent, suffered a serious injury that has left her unable to work. But through the support of BTCM, we are walking alongside this family, ensuring they stay together and have the stability they need to flourish.

Hedwig, our beloved founding leader, has retired from her role as Executive Director but continues to serve faithfully on the Ugandan Board and as a Jajja (grandmother) to the children and staff. With a huge heart for orphans—many of whom she has raised in her own home—Hedwig remains passionate about safeguarding BTCM’s mission, ensuring we stay focused on helping children grow in their faith and pursue Jesus every day. Her leadership, care, and spiritual wisdom continue to shape the ministry in powerful ways.

In this new season, Hedwig spends her days pouring into others through vision-planning, problem-solving, and discipleship. She counsels staff, guardians, and children with wisdom gained from years of experience, while also advocating for vulnerable children in court, with guardians, and alongside government officials. As a respected Jajja and spiritual mother, she continues to live as a powerful example of Godly leadership for the next generation. In addition to her ongoing role on the Ugandan Board, Hedwig now coaches leaders from other ministries, expanding BTCM’s impact by helping others care for vulnerable children with excellence and faithfulness.

Allan is deeply passionate about leading and empowering our Ugandan staff, helping them grow both professionally and spiritually. Allan plays a key role in developing strategic plans that strengthen our programs and ensure long-term impact. At the heart of his leadership is a desire to see every child in our care encounter the love of Jesus. He is committed to helping the ministry—and everyone in it—pursue Jesus more each day.

Allan’s days are full and deeply intentional. He starts by connecting with our Ugandan staff—encouraging them, praying with them, and helping guide their work. Much of his time is spent planning and problem-solving alongside our team, tackling both big-picture strategy and day-to-day challenges. His talents are many, though, and it’s not unusual to find him overseeing a construction project he helped design—while carrying a baby on his hip—or discipling boys during a game of soccer. Whether he’s meeting with local leaders, mentoring staff, or pointing children to Jesus, Allan approaches every task with joy, wisdom, and a servant’s heart.

Christine has a huge heart for Jesus and children. Growing up in the BTCM program Christine learned firsthand just how important it was to have a social worker involved in her life. She loves to be able to give back by serving the BTCM children and their families through connection, teaching biblical parenting, discipleship, and reunification. She is our head social worker and leads our team with humility and compassion.

Christine leads with both compassion and strength as she champions each child’s holistic growth. She spends her days mentoring and discipling the children, while also overseeing the social work team and ensuring every child’s emotional, spiritual, and physical needs are met—including through family strengthening. Christine also represents BTCM and the children in meeting government requirements, advocating for their protection and well-being. With wisdom and a heart rooted in Jesus, she works daily to fill any gaps in care and lead the way in loving each child well.

Ritah grew up as an orphan and was blessed to be supported and put through school by her uncle. Because of her experiences, she is excited to help other orphaned and vulnerable children. She is fantastic with numbers and gifted in administration.

A Day in Her Life: Ritah works hard everyday to track our expenses, monitor our school budget and fees, and account for all petty cash. She is fantastic with numbers and gifted in administration.

Rogers is so loving, caring, and he loves laughing. He is so friendly to the staff and the children. He is very excited to serve with BTCM and teach them how to follow Jesus. He started as a Discipleship Director and now has moved into the role of School Director leading our Primary School and helping develop our Secondary School!

William is a valued member of BTCM, pouring his heart into the ministry with unwavering passion and dedication. His deep love for Jesus inspires everything he does, and he has a special gift for teaching others to follow Him. With a tender heart for children, William connects with them in meaningful ways, serving as both a mentor and a role model. He is a gifted teacher who finds great joy in guiding our families and children as they grow in their faith.

A Day in His Life: A day in William’s life is a blend of teaching, mentoring, and ministry. Throughout the day, William spends time with children and families, sharing the love of Jesus through Bible lessons, heartfelt conversations, and personal encouragement. Whether he’s teaching a chapel, leading a devotion, or walking alongside a child or family in need, William pours his heart into every moment. His tender spirit and passion for faith leave a lasting impact as he helps others grow closer to Jesus and discover their God-given potential.

Lindah brings joy wherever she goes—her bright laugh and big heart are a gift to both our children and our team. As our Human Resources lead, she is passionate about caring for our staff, encouraging them, and creating a healthy, Christ-centered work environment where they can thrive. She also has a deep love for the children, believing wholeheartedly in the power of family.

Her day is filled with caring for the heart of our team. She spends her time checking in with staff, listening to their needs, encouraging them spiritually, and helping resolve challenges that arise in their roles. Whether she’s organizing staff trainings, supporting team unity, or praying with a colleague, Lindah works to create a healthy, Christ-centered environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to serve well.

Rose is full of energy, a hard worker, and a strong prayer warrior.  She loves encouraging our house moms in their spiritual life.  She would love prayers to remain strong and courageous and manage the house moms with love and grace to improve the children’s welfare.

A Day in Her Life: As the Child Care Officer, Rose’s job is to be sure the best interest of the children is priority and that all children are receiving excellent holistic care.  She ensures there is a Godly family atmosphere in our transitional homes and manages our team of house moms, and leads their discipleship.

Joseph is the primary cook for all 250+ children that live on the BTCM campus. He works hard everyday to provide safe and healthy meals. He has 5 children and spends free time talking with and caring for BTCM children. He has served with us for many years!

A Day in His Life: He helps cook for all 250+ children that live on the BTCM campus. He works hard every day to provide safe and healthy meals. This includes chopping firewood, making porridge, mingling millet, and cooking over a giant wood burning stove.

John is a servant hearted Christian who is passionate about keeping our kids safe. He has a wife and is working hard to care for his 9 children and grateful for the job!

A Day in His Life: John stands guard at our gate monitoring who comes and goes everyday keeping the BTCM children safe. He is kind and jolly and loves talking to the children and guardians.

Godfrey grew up in the BTCM program and had a passion to be a part of the team to give back to the ministry. He is a Godly young man and loves to teach about Jesus as he shows our children living on campus the secrets of gardening. Gardening is a life-saving skill in Uganda, and learning these skills benefit the children for years to come.

A Day in His Life: Godfrey spends his days tending to all things agriculture on our campus. He plans, prepares, and plants fruits and vegetables for our kids to enjoy. He also spends time teaching these valuable skills to our house moms and kids.

Monica grew up in the BTCM program and has a big heart. She valued being sponsored and the opportunity to get an education. Her heart’s desire is to help others because of the help she received from her sponsors! She loves reading her Bible and leading worship in church on Sundays.

A Day in Her Life: As BTCM’s nurse, Monica’s day is full. She tends to our children that need daily medication, treats children that become sick or injured throughout the day, and takes children to the hospital in emergencies. Medically caring for 300+ children is a life-saving job!

Annet grew up in the BTCM program and has always had a huge heart to serve our children. She and her husband are both teachers at our primary school and are showing our children a loving and Godly example of family.

A Day in Her Life: Annet spends her day in the classroom with our littlest kids. She loves teaching them about numbers, letters, and Jesus!

Derrick grew up caring for himself and working hard day and night to be able to attend school. He is servant-hearted and a hard worker!

A Day in His Life: As you can imagine, shopping for 300+ children can be rather time consuming, but Derrick is up for the challenge. He is a servant-hearted young man who orders, shops, and manages everything needed to care for our kids.

Francis loves Jesus and desires to teach BTCM children to follow Him! Francis grew up in the BTCM program and loves to now be able to help meet the needs of the BTCM kids. He is excellent at building trusting relationships with our families and discipling our children.

A Day in His Life: Our social workers champion our children by spending each day getting to know them through mentoring and discipleship. Through this process they ensure each child’s holistic needs–including family strengthening–are being met and come up with solutions for any gaps in care.

Richard is an excellent social worker and is known for being humble, patient, and hardworking. He is always willing to help when needed and goes above and beyond to serve our children. He is excited about serving the BTCM children and enjoys singing in the church choir.

A Day in His Life: Our social workers champion our children by spending each day getting to know them through mentoring and discipleship. Through this process they ensure each child’s holistic needs–including family strengthening–are being met and come up with solutions for any gaps in care.

Wilson grew up in the BTCM program and has a heart to give back to other vulnerable children. He shows great leadership and has a servant heart to do the tasks no one else enjoys. He loves playing with the children and being sure they feel loved.

A Day in His Life: Our social workers champion our children by spending each day getting to know them through mentoring and discipleship. Through this process they ensure each child’s holistic needs–including family strengthening–are being met and come up with solutions for any gaps in care.

Margaret “Akiiki” is one of our very first house moms and has been raising children in our family homes for over 10 years. She has a huge heart for children and is fantastic with our tiny babies and our teenage boys. Akiiki is a true blessing to BTCM!

A Day in Her Life: BTCM house moms live on campus raising BTCM children that are in transitional care waiting to be reunified with guardians. They create a safe, Godly family setting for these children to grow and heal. They care for a group of 8-12 children, nurturing and tending to their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs each day.

Sarah is honored to serve as a house mom with BTCM, where she can pour love, encouragement, and care into the lives of the children. Her heart is deeply rooted in Christ, and she sees this role as a calling to help guide each child in their walk with Jesus. Sarah is passionate about building a home filled with kindness, safety, and joy — a place where every child knows they are cherished and belong. Her greatest desire is to see the children thrive, growing in confidence, character, and faith.

BTCM house moms live on campus raising BTCM children that are in transitional care waiting to be reunified with guardians. They create a safe, Godly family setting for these children to grow and heal. They care for a group of 8-12 children, nurturing and tending to their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs each day.

Jesica has a big heart and is full of joy.  She loves being in a BTCM home with the children and helping them grow to know Jesus!

A Day in Her Life: BTCM house moms live on campus raising BTCM children that are in transitional care waiting to be reunified with guardians.  They create a safe, Godly family wetting for these children to grow and heal.  They care for a group of 8-12 children, nurturing and tending to their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs each day.

Elizabeth is so grateful to be a new house mom at BTCM. She is grateful to God that she can serve and honor Him by loving the children. She sees children as a gift from God and wants to share with them the love of Jesus. She is a prayer warrior and believes all things are possible with God. Sponsoring her not only touches her life, but the lives of the children she is serving.

A Day in Her Life: BTCM house moms live on campus raising BTCM children that are in transitional care waiting to be reunified with guardians. They create a safe, Godly family setting for these children to grow and heal. They care for a group of 8-12 children, nurturing and tending to their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs each day.

Rosemary is thrilled to step into her role as a housemom, where she can pour out her love and care for the children of BTCM. With a heart devoted to Jesus, she sees this as an incredible opportunity to nurture and guide the children in their spiritual growth. Rosemary is passionate about creating a loving environment where the children feel safe, valued, and supported.

BTCM house moms live on campus raising BTCM children that are in transitional care waiting to be reunified with guardians. They create a safe, Godly family setting for these children to grow and heal. They care for a group of 8-12 children, nurturing and tending to their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs each day.

Gorret is so humble, soft spoken, loving and hardworking. She has a lot of experience raising kids and is very gentle and caring. She is excited to be a helping hand to the BTCM children and spend time teaching them about Jesus.

A Day in Her Life: BTCM house moms live on campus raising BTCM children that are in transitional care waiting to be reunified with guardians. They create a safe, Godly family setting for these children to grow and heal. They care for a group of 8-12 children, nurturing and tending to their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs each day.

Lucy has loved being a Sunday school teacher for many years, so she is even more excited to serve as a full-time house mom! She loves the Lord and she is passionate about teaching children about Him. She has 6 grown children of her own and we are excited for her to be a part of the BTCM family.

A Day in Her Life: BTCM house moms live on campus raising BTCM children that are in transitional care and waiting to be reunified with guardians. They create a safe, Godly family setting for those children to grow and heal. They care for a group of 8-12 children, nurturing and tending to their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs each day.

Maureen has a kind and nurturing spirit, and she finds great joy in spending time with children. Her genuine love for them shines in her desire to ensure each child feels safe, valued, and a true sense of belonging. Maureen is dedicated to teaching the children about following Jesus and helping them grow in their spiritual journey. She is committed to creating a warm, supportive environment where they can thrive, both emotionally and spiritually.

BTCM house moms live on campus raising BTCM children that are in transitional care waiting to be reunified with guardians. They create a safe, Godly family setting for these children to grow and heal. They care for a group of 8-12 children, nurturing and tending to their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs each day.

Florence is a very joyful house mom and she loves the children. She is excited to serve with BTCM and take care of the babies, especially little Nicholas.

A Day in Her Life: BTCM house moms live on campus raising BTCM children that are in transitional care and waiting to be reunified with guardians. They create a safe, Godly family setting for those children to grow and heal. They care for a group of 8-12 children, nurturing and tending to their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs each day.

Evelyn always has a big smile and loves our children like her own. She works hard each day to not only meet their physical needs, but to help them grow spiritually and emotionally as well.

A Day in Her Life: Day house moms work in our baby room during the day with our littlest kids. They spend their days singing, playing, dancing, feeding, and loving the children so that the other house moms can focus on washing, cooking, and cleaning while the kids are at school.

Olivia has been a house mom with BTCM since 2013! She is very joyful and loves having fun with the BTCM children. She is also very compassionate and care deeply for them.

BTCM house moms live on campus raising BTCM children that are in transitional care waiting to be reunified with guardians. They create a safe, Godly family setting for these children to grow and heal. They care for a group of 8-12 children, nurturing and tending to their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs each day.

Beatrice has raised 6 children of her own. She is extremely loving and loves to work with children. She is honored to serve at BTCM as a day house mom helping with our youngest children!

A Day in Her Life: Beatrice works in our baby room during the day with our littlest kids. She spends her day singing, playing, dancing, feeding, and loving the children so that the other house moms can focus on washing, cooking, and cleaning while the kids are at school.