Subject: Celebrations
Celebrations
October 2nd, 2022 at 6:17 pm EDTView onlineCelebrationsSome may ask how Ugandans can justify spending time, energy, and money on celebrations when they have so many hardships. But celebrating is of the utmost importance to Ugandans. Dana and Kathryn Hiscock and I will soon be in Ug ...
Looking up
September 1st, 2022 at 11:20 am EDTWhat a relief! Thirteen thousand dollars buys a lot of food in Uganda! That's how much you have given to date. With thankful hearts, full bellies, and some food in the storeroom, our Ugandan team is feeling optimistic. Prices have gone down slightly, ...
But it's going to rain soon
July 25th, 2022 at 9:28 am EDTIt's Going to Rain SoonGeorge Kateregga, our leader in Uganda, described the situation in Uganda, saying, Everyone is crying, people in the north are dying, animals are dying, people are hungry everywhere. The petty businesses that our families depen ...
Resilience
July 14th, 2022 at 12:03 pm EDTView onlineResilience“No condition is permanent” - Socrates, oft-repeated by UgandansThis proverb is being heard a lot around Uganda these days. People face so many obstacles and challenges. Chief among the hardships is food scarcity and outrag ...
Greener, Cleaner, Healthier
June 9th, 2022 at 5:09 pm EDTView onlineGreener, Cleaner, HealthierUgandan students lost at least a year of learning over the two years of the pandemic. Younger students lost even more; they were out of school for 22 months. Thanks to you, Mustard Seed's care for students and fa ...
Essential. Urgently needed. Oh so expensive – SOAP
April 24th, 2022 at 4:02 pm EDTView onlineThe Price of SoapLike everywhere, prices have shot through the roof in Uganda. We are grateful for the vegetables, eggs, poultry, and milk produced on the school property. These things keep up good nutrition while beating inflation. But, w ...
Thanksgiving in February
March 1st, 2022 at 12:13 am EDTView onlineFebruary ThanksgivingSix weeks into the new school year following the world's longest school shutdown, students and staff were ready to give thanks and celebrate. I arrived in time to join in on February 19th! The singing, dancing, speeche ...
School's Open
February 2nd, 2022 at 12:23 pm EDTView onlineBack to SchoolUgandan schools opened for the new school year on January 10th. In contrast to many schools in the area, Mustard Seed was ready. The long shutdown was really hard on everyone, but thanks to your support, the hardships for the ...
School's Open
January 30th, 2022 at 2:46 pm EDTView onlineBack to SchoolUgandan schools opened for the new school year on January 10th. In contrast to many schools in the area, Mustard Seed was ready. The long shutdown was really hard on everyone, but thanks to your support, the hardships for the ...
More Than Smiles (Part 4 of 4)
January 6th, 2022 at 8:32 am EDTTogether, we are working miracles. View onlineHappy New Year!You gave hundreds of smiles in 2021. You also gave take-home lessons, health care, shelter, clothes, social welfare visits, gardens, and guidance! All these are critical for progress in Lu ...