Francis is married to Damalie and has two beautiful children. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration & management and a master’s degree in divinity. Francis’ focus and passion is on winning lost souls into God’s kingdom and helping them transform their lives.  It is for this reason that he has chosen to specialize in gospel-centered studies and work. He has a strong desire to share the message of God with people around the world and to positively impact communities in various ways for the glory of God. He is in the process of establishing a church plant and is praying for its growth and expansion for the advancement of God’s Kingdom. 

 He is the Director at HOL in Uganda, where he oversees the performance of staff and leads all ministry activities. Alongside the team he works with, he is involved in every aspect of the ministry including mentoring and discipleship, enrolling sponsorships, engaging with parents, and various other responsibilities.  

Vincent Kalonda grew up in a polygamous Catholic family but lives a life very different than the one he learned as a child. He is married to Gertrude has been blessed with 5 great biological children and one adopted beautiful girl, called Gift.

Vincent serves as the Pastor for our office in Uganda where he is responsible to lead the discipleship and mentorship program for all the children in our program from primary through university. This also includes counselling, career guidance and following up on students who may be facing challenges and need my support. The remainder of our team help Vincent in this endeavor. 

In addition, Vincent leads programs for the team to hold periodic meetings with parents aimed at empowering them in the areas of parenting and reminding them about their parental responsibility to their children.

Mary is a born-again Christian, passionate about serving God especially in the lives of vulnerable children and women. She has a bachelor’s degree in social work and social administration and a diploma in secondary education.  Mary is the proud mother of two boys, one biological and one adopted. She is a single parent which can be difficult at times; but she sees how the grace of God has been sufficient. She sings in the choir, interprets preachers and serve the little flock with teaching.

Mary serves as sponsorship coordinator, where she oversees all aspects of child sponsorship. From the onboarding process of bringing new students into the program to letter writing, data collection and analysis. Mary works closely with all beneficiaries, families and administrators to develop and maintain the strong connections necessary for the sponsorship work to progresses smoothly. 

In addition, Mary helps with sensitization among parents and students on different issues such as teaching life skills, character development and intentional mentorship among students. 

Anthony just married his beautiful wife, Sharon on September 14^th of this year. He was educated as a Certified Public Accountant, through the Institute for Certified Public Accountants of Uganda. He is the last-born child in a family of 7 children. His faith journey started in school when he read John 3:3 which indicated that one cannot see God except if they are Born Again.  He accepted Christ on the 21^st of July 2013 with the help of his elder brother and has walked steadily with God since that time. 

Anthony is the project accountant for our office where he is responsible for accounting for all income and expenditures of the ministry and maintaining financial compliance with Uganda’s laws.  In addition, Anthony helps with counseling and career guidance of students as well as helping parents to better understand their responsibilities in relation to raising their children.  

Anthony has a great concern for the vulnerable and sees his work with the ministry as a way to help needy individuals to be treated well and helped in every possible way whenever means allow.

Hannah feels fortunate to have been born into a Christian family which helped her grow in the fear of God. She is in a marital relationship with Brian, and they have been blessed with a son named Ionel. We celebrate with them as they will be sanctifying their marriage, on November 23^rd, 2024.

Hannah is the assistant sponsorship coordinator and helps with all aspects of child sponsorship as needed. She also oversees the purchasing and distribution of gifts to students and serves the office by helping with other administrative work delegated as needed.  

Hannah sees the opportunity on staff as a way to help fulfill her passion of serving the vulnerable children who experience some of the same life struggles that she experienced during her early childhood years.  Hannah has been an example to other students and parents in the community she is from that sponsorship, education and hard work can change the trajectory of a life.