Last weekend, I was blessed with the opportunity to cross the border and visit Uganda. My intention in going there was to meet with a pastor who is running a similar children’s home, to develop a relationship and learn from his experience. He runs an orphanage called Canaan Children’s Home (canaanchildrenshome.com) on the outskirts of Jinja, Uganda. Pastor Isaac Wagaba and his wife Rebecca are wonderful people with a wealth of information, knowledge, and advice. I am blessed now to call him my brother and to know that I am welcome at Canaan’s anytime I come to Uganda.
The other reason that I went to Uganda was to visit with a young woman named Katie Davis who, in addition to creating several feeding programs that benefit the poorer communities around Jinja, is raising 13 little girls. She has adopted all of them out of their poverty and given them a home. When I first heard about her a year ago, I was challenged by the strength she showed for the work she is doing and I prayed for an opportunity to meet with her the next time I came to Africa. That just happened to be last weekend. It was a blessing to talk with her and to hear her story firsthand, I was privileged to meet some of her girls and to see the work that she has been doing in and around Jinja. My hope is that I will have more opportunities to visit with her, seeing as our work isn’t too far apart and also opportunities to get to know this sister in Christ better. If you’re curious about the work that she’s been doing and the challenges that she faces raising so many young girls by herself, please visit her blog kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com. Until next time!