by Doug Hayes | Mar 31, 2026 | Family, Sponsorship, Orphans
On a recent three-week trip to some of our African program locations, I traveled with a small video crew to capture the stories of several Orphan Sponsorship Program graduates. Much of our video work took the form of interviews, which we managed to schedule in a... Read more
by Doug Hayes | Dec 3, 2025 | Family, Sponsorship, Orphans
“It’s not easy to sponsor a child you’ve never even met before…” This statement from Charles Mwanza – a graduate of our Orphan Sponsorship Program and one of the first to earn a college degree through our Mapalo Scholarship Fund – is a common refrain among program... Read more
by Guest Blogger | Sep 2, 2025 | Orphans, Family, Sponsorship, Education
Pictured above, Rachel Maezano (second from left) met her sponsored children during a trip to Uganda this summer. We’re delighted to share Rachel’s personal testimony below: One word to describe my experience visiting the location, staff, and children I... Read more
by Doug Hayes | May 2, 2024 | Family, Sponsorship, Orphans
On Easter Sunday this year, the Lord took my father home after 85 rich and meaningful years. His departure has left me in a reflective mindset about the blessing he was to me personally, and the importance of fathers more generally to all of us. My dad worked hard... Read more
by David Mayinja | Jul 26, 2022 | Family, Testimonies, Uganda
I’ve recently returned from a visit to our program areas in Africa, and while I was there, I had the privilege of meeting Teddy, a mother of two children in our Maudo (Uganda) Sponsorship Program. In January 2021, Teddy and her children were evicted from the house she... Read more
by Emily Evans | Sep 1, 2021 | Orphans, Western Uganda Primary School, Family, Uganda
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, our staff in Maundo, Uganda became aware that some of our sponsored families were struggling with food insecurity more than others. Local markets were closed for several months and families did not have alternative means of... Read more
