If your mom is still in your life, you’re going to do something special for Mother’s Day, right? Whether or not she is, how about giving a mom in Uganda her very first pair of shoes? We could easily be overwhelmed with all of the needs in...
Clean water is the foundation for good health. How does a child stay hydrated without clean water? How does a mom cook or wash clothes? What good are reusable hygiene kits if the young women have no way to wash them? Why would a person brush...
I always start the day with a big glass of water (maybe you kick off your day with hot coffee). Glass in hand, I stand in front of the kitchen sink, turn the faucet, and fresh, clean water pours out. After breakfast, I jump in the shower and stand...
Uganda is a small country, about the size of Oregon. Yet non-communicable diseases kill about one million people in Uganda every year. Where do we start? Bundibugyo is a forgotten region far from the capital city of Kampala, hidden on the back side of the Rwenzori Mountains next to...
Thatched roofs sat on top of mud-and-sticks frames like toupees, combed to near perfection. Our Toyota van succeeded in taking us far off the paved road back into the distant village of Kinyante IV. But its undercarriage had constantly scraped along ruts and rocks on the...
How could we possibly save and extend lives without an outstanding medical team on the ground? We are so delighted to introduce you to what might be the best medical team anywhere in Uganda. Doreen Kabugho is the leader of our master medical team. She is 24 years...
We took delivery of the van. We hired an outstanding team (I’ll introduce you to them soon!). We adopted three distressed villages (more about those later). And we met some beautiful, precious people. During the 16 days Dennis Pumford and I spent in Uganda, we were smacked in the face with three...
Now that Christmas is in the rear view mirror, it’s time look forward to the New Year. But speaking of rear view mirrors, I hope that one week from today, I’ll be glancing in the rear view mirror of our newly-equipped mobile medical clinic as our...
We could not have done it without you. Because of your support and prayers, our team is about to begin medical education and treatments in the forgotten villages of the Bundibugo Region of Uganda. January 1, 2018 marks the beginning of an epic journey that will save and extend...
You met Beatrice a couple of newsletters ago. She’s a mom who lives in a village in western Uganda that Google Maps can’t find. She struggles to stay alive and to give her kids a fighting chance at health and success. Here is what she is...