REID MILLER CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SERVICE ABOVE SELF WITH ROTARY
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Gathered for a 50 Year Anniversary breakfast with his family and friends from the Medina Sunrise Rotary Club, the Rev. Dr. C. Reid Miller reminisced about his adventures with Rotary that spanned 50 years and seven continents. Reid, who received the Cleveland Clinic Community Service Award in 2018, has served our nation with pride and distinction for 31 years as a US Military Chaplain in the US Army and then in the Air Force, Lt. Colonel. Following his retirement, Reid pastored his local church and devoted himself to teaching elementary school students and serving his community with enthusiasm and energy.
The Rotary motto, “Service Above Self,” comes naturally to the Rev. Dr. C. Reid Miller, who celebrated 50 years of perfect attendance in Rotary International, one of the oldest and largest global service organizations. Today, we honor his commitment to service and applaud his leadership.
SANYUKA CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES CHOIR PERFORMS FOR MEDINA SUNRISE ROTARY
Love - Influence - Rejoice
"'SANYUKA' is a Ganda word meaning 'REJOICE'!" exclaimed Allan Kizito, Executive Director of Sanyuka Children's Ministries in Uganda. "My journey, from having been orphaned at 8-years old in Uganda, taken in by Christian missionaries through high school, graduating from Makerere University, founding Real Technologies Group, getting married and having our first child, winning a U.S. Department of State Green Card lottery, and being offered a job in Medina, Ohio, was guided not by not by luck or through my own energy but by the loving hand of God."
Kizito, now a software engineer with Ohio-based OEConnection, founded Sanyuyka Children's Ministries in Uganda in 2008, and continues his overseas mission as a minister of the Gospel and pastor, offering Christ-centered child development programs that were initiated as a response to the ever increasing number of street, orphaned and vulnerable children in Uganda. Sanyuka is a Family! It currently brings education, health care, food, clothing, a nurturing home-setting, mentoring, purpose and spiritual discipleship to 55 children who were once orphans, with many more on the waiting list.
"We are grateful to Medina Sunrise Rotary for the generous donation and to our blessed partnership with Pride One Construction of Medina," said Allan. "Please join us in building a sustainable future for these children. Our 2025 Sanyuka Vision is to promote our children's ministries tour, purchase land for a school and a development center for teaching job trade skills, with homes, a training farm, and a small business incubator. Also, we are excited about bringing the Sanyuka Children's Ministries Choir to Ohio in 2025 to share our stories, mission, and our love of God."
Kizito and the vivacious Sanyuka choir concluded their beautiful music and dance presentation with a heartfelt thanks to all Medina Sunrise Rotarians, whose mission is "making a difference in the lives of children in our community and beyond through our time, talents and treasures," and for joining with Sanyuka Family Children's Ministries in Uganda. "Together, we can become the instrument in changing a life, a generation, a country, and Africa."
For more information about getting involved with Sanyuka Children's Ministries, supporting the 2025 Children's Choir Ohio Tour, or sponsoring a young life, please contact: Allan Kizito at 312-515-7370 (mobile), or https://www.sanyukachildren.org
PHOTO: Medina Sunrise Rotary Club & Sanyuka Ministries Children's Choir
