Chapter One · The Initiative
The Village of Pogo Went First
Joyful Harvest School in session inside the thatched-roof Acema Baptist Church ·
Missionpoint School Network · Pogo, Northern Uganda
Joyful Harvest School
The village of Pogo built their own church and started their own school. Amigos added water, medical care, and monthly pastoral support. Phase 1 of the school is the next step — the Bills of Quantities are in, and the parents are ready to dig.
Location
Pogo Village, Northern Uganda
Church
Acema Baptist
Pastor
Isaac Rubangakene
Status
Funding Needed
Chapter Three · The Community Is Already Building
Parents in Pogo Aren't Waiting for Us
The Bills of Quantities for the Joyful Harvest classroom block, church store, and pit latrine were submitted by our African Director of Operations, Patrick Kibwota, on March 9, 2026. The engineering is priced. The drawings are done. What is missing is the funding to break ground.
Even so, the community has not stopped. Parents in Pogo have already offered to do the pit-latrine excavation themselves — by hand, without waiting for equipment or hired labor. It is the same pattern that started this MissionPoint: the village goes first, and Amigos comes alongside to help them finish.
The land was given by the villagers — never purchased. The labor is being offered by the villagers. What remains is the cost of materials, roofing, doors, windows, a proper kitchen, and a fenced compound so the children can learn safely.
The Bills of Quantities are in. The parents are ready to dig. Joyful Harvest is waiting on us. Patrick Kibwota · African Director of Operations · March 2026
Chapter Four · The Road Ahead
Joyful Harvest — The School Phase
The community started the school. Amigos is now working with Pastor Isaac and our field team to move Joyful Harvest through the same phases every MissionPoint school has walked: a permanent classroom block, a fenced compound, a proper kitchen for meals, and a proper latrine.
Joyful Harvest Phase 1 is Funding Needed. Every gift moves it forward.
Chapter Five · What Your Gift Builds
The Phase 1 Ask
Phase 1 for Joyful Harvest is a complete first-stage learning environment for Pogo's children.
- A permanent Phase 1 classroom block to replace the thatched-roof learning space in use today.
- Fencing around the school compound to protect students and materials.
- A proper kitchen so the children can be fed a hot meal on school days.
- A proper latrine block (with parents doing the excavation themselves).
- Basic classroom furniture, blackboards, and start-up supplies.
Prayer · Pogo
Pray for Joyful Harvest
Join the Amigos Internacionales community in praying specifically for this congregation and this school.
- Pray for Pastor Isaac Rubangakene as he shepherds Acema Baptist Church and prepares to oversee a growing school.
- Pray for the children of Pogo who are being taught right now under a thatched roof, that Phase 1 comes quickly.
- Pray for the parents in Pogo who have offered to do the pit excavation themselves — that their initiative is matched by partners far away.
- Pray that Phase 1 is fully funded so ground can be broken on the classroom block this year.
Help Pogo Finish What They Started
The community built the church. The community opened the school. The land was given by the villagers, and the parents are ready to dig. Phase 1 is the next step.
What happens next depends on partners like you.
Give today. Pray consistently. Share this story.
School Record · Missionpoint Archive
- Record Status
- Active — School Phase, Funding Needed
- Country
- Uganda
- District
- Pogo Village, Northern Uganda
- MissionPoint Church
- Acema Baptist Church
- Founding Pastor
- Pastor Isaac Rubangakene
- MissionPoint Established
- 2025 (Pogo Mission Point)
- Water Well
- Drilled, in service
- First MissionPoint Clinic
- Completed — 600+ people served
- Bills of Quantities Submitted
- March 9, 2026 — classroom block, church store, pit latrine
- Current Church Conversion Total
- 813 (MissionPoint tracker)
- Phase 1 School Ask
- Classroom block, fencing, kitchen, latrine
- Related Country Page
- MissionPoint Uganda
- Sister School
- Open Hands Academy — Ogul, Uganda
- Last Updated
- July 2026
