ECM’s ministry in Naigobya, Uganda began through a missionary project, the Afayo Project, started in 2012. That project’s close ties with the local community and school led ultimately to the development of a Hope Center for vulnerable children, including several true orphans. Naigobya’s very rural, poverty stricken setting has led to many children being unable to attend school. The Naigobya Hope Center works closely with the school as well as the local families to meet the spiritual and educational needs of the most vulnerable in the community.