Ten New Kids for Sponsorship

Ten new children are available for sponsorship! To read more about them go to here and respond to me at forresterich@hotmail.com

Regina's Compound

The second week of my time in Uganda I was able to visit several of the children in their homes, so I will share some of the pictures with you in the next few emails. Most people live in small compounds of 3-5 small huts of related people. The one below is the compound of Franka and Godfrey, two orphans who are being cared for by a kindly old "jaja" (grandma) named Regina, who has taken in many orphans over the years. Click to read more about Kind-Hearted Regina

Farm Life in Uganda

 This is Hamis (pronounced Ah-MEES). He is eight years old, and is sponsored by a family from my church. We went to visit him one day, but he was still at school. He lives on the farm of Mr. Ojok Kisembo, the man who raised Tonny, and who is one of the Ugandan benefactors of SOVCO. So we had a look around the farm.

To read more about Hamis and the farm he lives on, go to  Farm Life

School Days

Last week I spent a lot of time going around to the childrens' schools with Tonny, meeting the head teachers, visiting our children, and learning about how school works in Uganda. When you pass by most  rural schools, you will see hundreds of children out playing on the school grounds. It seems like it's always recess time. Now I know why...

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Queen for a Day

Saturday was one of the most interesting and exciting days of my life! After a long journey and a good rest, Joey and I bumped the seven miles or so out to the SOVCO office along red-dirt roads bordered with lush green vegetation and round thatch-roof huts. When we got there, I was greeted by Tonny and the children's guardians (who, amazingly, sat patiently waiting for hours!)

To read the rest of the entry, and see pictures from my trip to Uganda, go to :
Queen for a Day