We started in early 2011 in a very humble way, yet with hope and strong faith to live as a family that is a source of solace to less privileged and vulnerable children. First and foremost, we give thanks to God for inspiring Sr Amoit Lucy to start a home for the vulnerable and disabled. She had spent over six years caring for them in their villages under the care of Fr. Picavate, working alongside Mrs. Okum and the late Mr. Matia of Jinja, where Sr. Lucy was based at Nawanyago convent. We also thank the parish priest at that time, Rev. Fr. Kyeyune [RIP], who welcomed Sr Lucy’s idea upon her posting to the parish. Additionally, we are grateful to our Superior General of the Daughters of Mary Bwanda and the council, who joyfully embraced and supported the initiative to care for the children and run the home.

Sr Lucy was deeply moved by the plight of vulnerable children in Jinja, who were often confined to their homes and insufficiently loved by their parents and guardians. When she saw some vacant buildings in her new place of appointment in Gayaza, she requested permission from the authorities, who wholeheartedly supported the cause.

It should be noted that just four months after Sr Lucy made her first profession, she was afflicted by a disease that left her disabled. She was treated at Lubaga Hospital and later in Kenya. After recovering, she suffered a terrible accident in Jinja that broke her left arm. During this challenging period as a young religious nun, she prayed and meditated, asking God to bless her with good health, promising to always care for less privileged children. The founding of St. Lilian Home was an act of thanksgiving for her own trials, and she leads the initiative with great passion and energy, guided and helped by God.

We began very humbly in houses provided by the parish, located just opposite the main church of Our Lady of Good Counsel at Gayaza Catholic Parish in Kampala Archdiocese, Wakiso Vicariate.