Our Mission
Living Water Community Transformation, Inc. exists to transform communities by equipping and empowering churches to provide holistic ministries, which focus on the needs of the “least of these,” all as a witness to the love of Jesus Christ.
In January 2020, we redirected our resources and efforts to South Sudanese refugees who were forced to flee violence in their communities in South Sudan. One and one-half million refugees are living in camps near the border in northern Uganda. These camps span several hundred miles of northern Uganda. LWCT adopted Palorinya Settlement, which consists of many camps and is spread over 15 square miles. Palorinya is home to 166,000 South Sudanese refugees. Many of these refugees have been living there for more than ten years due to continuous violence in South Sudan.
Living Water CT works through 35 local refugee churches to provide the assistance necessary for refugees to be able to leave the camps and sustain themselves. Our goal is to equip them to return to South Sudan as mature followers of Christ, who will become leaders in their communities and the government. We are doing this through the following ministries:
Church Development
A small Bible college, Timothy Logos Center, located in Moyo Town, opened in July 2025. This is a training center for pastors and church leadership. Seventy students came from very remote areas such as Darfur, Nubia, and other areas of northern Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and several refugee camps in Uganda. The two-year certificate program provides a quality theological education and is designed for African pastors.
Bible Clubs for children have over 1,000 refugee children in attendance weekly.
Community Bible Study international groups are meeting weekly for adults, youth, and children.
All the churches have youth and children’s soccer teams. Matches and tournaments are very popular and always have a gospel message.
Conferences and discipleship groups for men, women, youth, and children are ongoing.
Education
Living Water founded a Christian primary and preschool in 2020. More than 500 refugee children are receiving a quality education, as well as a nutritious lunch daily. The school serves as the center of all community events and meetings for this area of Palorinya.
Adult vocational training is offered at two refugee camps and provides a variety of livelihood skills training. A small business course is provided upon completion of the vocational skills training classes. Each morning begins with a short Bible study and prayer. A chaplain is present each day for mentoring the students as needed.
Economic and Food Stability
Recently, the United Nations’ food rations for refugees ceased in the camps for South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda. An LWCT agriculture project with 120 acres of community gardens is providing desperately needed food. Through our ongoing agriculture education, demonstration farm, two tractors, a well-designed food storage building, a new solar-powered well, and God’s blessing, the refugees are able to produce enough food to sell.
The small business skills training and the small business loan program are preparing and fostering entrepreneurship for refugees.
Physical and Emotional Health
A monthly food distribution for the physically and mentally disabled refugees, called “The Blessed People,” provides life-saving food for the most vulnerable refugees in Palorinya.
Celebrate Recovery groups address many emotional issues for adults that are prevalent among refugees. These include chemical abuse and addiction, as well as support for trauma healing. The Landing, a version of Celebrate Recovery for teens, is also being provided through several churches.
