Hello everyone!

This will most likely be my last post as we are leaving for a Safari tomorrow and will be without internet access for the remainder of the trip. 

The last 2 days we have been traveling around Uganda in a bus with some of the L.E.A.D. Uganda children.  We visited some of their huts in the villages and saw how they really live while they are not in school.  It was eye-opening to watch a 12 year old boy pump water from a well and carry it back to his family as part of his morning chores. 

The highlight of this trip was when myself and another team member decided to partner together to sponsor an 11 year old boy named Brian.  We went to his village, met his family, and saw the tiny hut that he sleeps in and the bananas and other fruits that are grown in their garden.  He is the sweetest boy I’ve ever met and I’d been praying about him since I first met him a week ago.  He told me that he has been asking God to send him a sponsor and my friend and I knew that we were supposed to step up to the plate and pay for his tuition and fees so that he can experience the best education that Uganda has to offer.

Getting to know these children and beginning to understand how unique L.E.A.D. Uganda is from other organizations such as World Vision and Compassion, I am definitely sold on their vision to turn the state of this country around by producing successful leaders and business people.  If you are interested in learning more about these kids, take a minute and read their war-torn stories here http://www.leaduganda.org/our-students/.

Thank you again for your continued prayers for our safety and our health.  I am truly grateful for your support that allowed me to experience something so few people will ever experience.