A Life Touched 
Sadly Ivy* lost her mother while young. As is all too often the case in Uganda, her mom died during childbirth, leaving four children behind. Her father had a second wife, but he was arrested for killing her and later died in prison. Ivy and her siblings faced a difficult and lonely life.
But in 2010, she came to live at Restoration Gateway. As you can see from her photo, she is an adorable nine-year-old who now loves to smile and play. Ivy is confident that she will receive necessities like shelter, food, clothes and schooling, which have not always been easy to obtain. She will never escape the loss of her parents, but at RG she has a chance to have family in her House Mom Judith and seven "brothers and sisters" who, like Ivy, lost their parents.
Ivy is in Primary 2 class in school, which is the equivalent of second grade in the USA. Like many of the children at RG, she loves school. She wants to learn and does not take it for granted. She listens to the teacher and studies hard. And of course, she enjoys recess! Children in Africa love to play, just as do children in America.
Please remember to pray for Ivy and the 71 other orphans at Restoration Gateway. Although her life has not been easy, God has been her Rescuer and Provider. Pray that she always knows him as Father and Friend as well, and that her time at RG will prepare her to fulfill the callings God has for her.
*Name changed for confidentiality.
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Voting Ends Tomorrow! 
We are currently in 3rd place in voting for the Orphan Care & Adoption grant at givingoflife.com. Voting ends tomorrow, May 22, at 5:00 pm EST. If you have not yet voted for us, please go to www.givingoflife.com/profile/restoration-gateway-uganda and vote today! Be sure to share this with your friends, and pray that Restoration Gateway receives this grant!
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The Walter Cooper Sandusky Dental Center is progressing well and is up to roof level. Fabrication of the windows and doors is going very well. A wonderful donation of a very durable floor paint has been made by Sherwin Williams Paint Supply in Waco, Texas, which will cover all the floors upstairs and down. In addition, a very generous donation of state of the art LED lighting for the whole of the Dental Center has been made by Pruf LED Technology of Robinson, Texas. In May, Christian Mission Concerns gave another matching grant check in the amount of $32,000. The foundation will give the remaining $18,000 of the grant when RG raises its part of the match. Generous donations of equipment and funds have provided most of the equipment needed for the center, which will be shipped from Waco this summer.
