History
The Missionaries of the Poor arrived in the Archdiocese of Kampala on September 29th 2000, pioneered by Fr. Philip Selvaraj, Bro. Marc Maurice and Bro. Kishore Ekka. This young congregation from Kingston, Jamaica soon put their stamp on the Archdiocese by their enthusiasm and missionary zeal, gathering vocations and building their monastery and the apostolate and reaching out to the poor.
The institute now has Our Lady of Good Counsel Monastery at Mutundwe, Kampala in which 80 young men are presently in formation (27 novices, 12 postulants, 41 aspirants). They are being supervised by 20 professed members (2 priests, 18 Brothers).
The Missionaries of the Poor also conducts the Good Shepherd Home for homeless people and orphans at Mengo-Kisenyi, Kampala in which 282 adults and children are permanently cared for in all aspects of their lives.
Our Ministry
The activities of the Missionaries of the Poor in the archdiocese are as follows:
1. Residency for 282 homeless adults and children.
2. Medical dispensary serving the slum neighbourhood of Mengo-Kisenyi of over 10,000 people.
3. Educational sponsorship programme for over 500 children and youth at primary and secondary schools.
4. We provide 350-400 elderly, internally displaced persons, pregnant women, Karamoja tribals and refugees with a food package weekly.
5. Home visitation of the poor and the people of the neighbourhoods of Mengo-Kiseny and Mutundwe.
6. House building and repairs of very needy families’ homes.
7. Daily and Sunday masses, sacraments, children and adult catechesis, pastoral care and grassroots evangelization among the people of the above mentioned districts.
8. Offering counseling and socialization for slum children and youth through meetings, gatherings, picnics, religious services at both the Good Shepherd Home and Our Lady of Good Counsel Monastery.
9. The construction of a second apostolate for 250 residents at Busega, Kampala at which 20 brothers are actively involved in all phases of building works on a daily basis.
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