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It’s been a while! Please take some time to read my post below. History In February, I was referred to a family who lives in a village close to Rukungiri town, by a friend who works at the local district. He told me that the family was in a bad situation (the mother...

Thursday 5th July  The past week has been an epic rollercoaster of emotions. *Let me introduce you to Kangwaha. I have known Kangwaha for a little over two years. He is the father of James and Gerald (two of the youngest street boys). Since they were 4 and 5,...

I am just back from four days away with Princess and her grandmother, Gloria. We took her to Kampala for some extensive hearing tests to determine the exact level of her hearing loss.Over the past few days, I have learnt a lot about Princess, a lot about Gloria, and a...

‘You’re on your own here Emily. But you’re not really on your own. You have a big family in Uganda. You have lots of children. You’re like a mother and a father – here, in Uganda, if a child is hungry, they will ask their mother. If a child needs books or something...

I’m sitting here with few words, but a deep, deep pain inside my heart. Meet Princess. I met her today. When I, and a couple of good friends arrived at her home to see two other young girls, we had no idea we would be meeting Princess too. As soon as I saw her sitting...

Often, Mission Direct volunteers will say of how, when preparing for their trip, people ask them, ‘What’s the point? There is poverty all over the world. What difference can you really make?‘ Well, let me tell you a few stories of some differences they’ve made...

It’s been a rollercoaster of a month! Firstly, to all who have prayed, encouraged, donated money… thank you. When I first wrote about our 7 dear boys, they had been sleeping in a bush, scouring rubbish dumps for food, sniffing gum, stealing, fighting and doing pretty...

It’s probably been my toughest week yet in Uganda. Up until this week, I’ve been reasonably comfortable with my work here in Rukungiri. I’ve had a plan. I’ve known what I was doing. It’s not always easy but at least I’ve felt vaguely within my comfort zone! This week,...