Greetings! We’re very excited to announce that this year on Saturday, October 28th, we are gearing up to celebrate a glorious 20 years of ROTOM together in the U.S.! Our founder, Kenneth Mugayehwenkyi is presenting the history, our present goals and ideas for the future – alongside our founding donors, during a LIVESTREAM presentation to […]
Author: Stephanie Matty
The Walking Man
A Reflection by ROTOM Executive Director, Kenneth Mugayehwenkyi Ten years ago ROTOM was celebrating its 10th anniversary and something remarkable happened that would leave a lasting impression on me. I decided to take on a challenge that would bring attention to the struggles faced by older persons and highlight the work ROTOM was doing to […]
Restoration in Ethiopia – One Brick at a Time
Greetings ROTOM Ethiopia families, We are delighted to share joyful news with you about our senior Jemanesh Tufa, a 68-year-old mother residing with two mentally-ill children who have faced numerous challenges in life. They have experienced the hardships of sleeping on bare ground and living in a very tiny, collapsed house. With the support of […]
Summertime “Christmas in July” Giving Opportunity. Be part of a bigger impact!
Greetings! We don’t want to wait until the fall this year to start thinking about our seniors’ Christmas gifts, because then there won’t be enough time to plan. So here it is again friends, our Christmas in July, Summertime Giving campaign. We know that all of you want to bless your senior friend with a […]
UG Summer Newsletter: Celebrating 20 Years of Hope
This year marks 20 years of existence for ROTOM and we’d like to share our latest newsletter from the field of Uganda. Together with other grandmothers, ROTOM staff and friends, it was their mission back in 2013 to share the situation of older persons struggling in Uganda by walking nearly a month-long marathon. ROTOM supported senior […]
Growing Old in Uganda by ROTOM Donor Nancy Wellnitz
A Lookback on 20 Years of ROTOM – Reflection from Journey for Change Member, Nancy Wellnitz – June 2012 Recently I had the privilege of traveling on a short term mission trip to Uganda with the mission agency, Reach One Touch One Ministries (ROTOM), that works with seniors age 60+ in rural parts of Uganda. […]
84-year-old Eseza Lives a Hopeful Life
You may not expect older persons to thrive in their vulnerable old age. But Jajja Eseza who is 84 years old is like many other ROTOM supported seniors – still excited and hopeful about life! Your generosity as a donor enables ROTOM to offer her health care, food, hygiene products, psychosocial support and a community […]
Thankful for 20 Years from Pastor Roy Gearheart ~ Galloway Church of Franklin
We are very excited to have this opportunity to celebrate with Kenneth and supporters from across the globe! While I was not serving as pastor at Galloway 20 years ago, I have learned the story of ROTOM’s beginnings from others. Over the past 10 years, I have been blessed to get to know Kenneth and […]
Annual Summer of Giving – Christmas Gift for Seniors is Underway!
ROTOM’s Annual Summer of Giving campaign is underway! Each year we raise funds help purchase a Christmas Gift for each senior friend. Our team wants to make sure that every senior, including those waiting for a friend, receives a gift this Christmas season. Each year our Summer of Giving […]
Donor Spotlight: @20th “Why I love ROTOM” Christine Aue-Schirra Shares Her Testimony
I so appreciate being part of this ministry for several reasons, including that I am a grandparent who raised a grandchild from baby to adulthood, my grandson Gabriel. I enjoy sharing with someone like my senior Richard Kiwanuka and his wife, Robinah who have also been raising grandchildren. I joined ROTOM several years ago when […]