From a broken sewing machine victory repair, to laughter among new friends, the team accomplished great works for the citizens for Ndola, Zambia, and Bugabo Village, Uganda. There are now Sole Hope shoes on children that had none prior. The chance of illness and death, from the result of going barefoot, has finally been eliminated.
I am grateful for being touched deeply by Sole Hope through my involvement with this amazing organization of people. Here are some videos and photos to enjoy from the Sole Hope Team while in Africa:
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| Asher fitting Sole Hope Shoes in Africa |
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| Christie of Bugabo Village, Uganda, reading a letter from Music For Compassion |
George of Bugabo Village, Uganda, reading a small portion of the same letter to the video camera.
The village receives their first sewing machine on video. What excitement!
Some may ask who George and Christie are - and all I can say is that they are Amazing and you need to jump over to their blog here. From their blog, you can find and request to follow Christie on Facebook (which she updates very regularly on a daily basis). You will not be sorry that you opened the door to get to know her and George.
In short, George was born and raised in Uganda, while Christie was born and raised in the States. While I do not know their entire life history and story, I know enough to know that Christie traded in the "normal" American life when she went on a short term mission trip last July. She found herself in Bugabo Village, literally found herself.
She returned to Bugabo early this past Winter, and has not only built a school from the ground up, but she is filling that school with hundreds of sponsored children, employing teachers, and a school nurse. She has added a Borehole to the village for clean water, limiting malaria and other life threatening diseases spread through poor water quality. She has seen Witchcraft replaced by Christianity. She has found laughter, comedy, and her voice to spread the beauty of Bugabo to those that have never been. She has accomplished all of this through her faith in God.
The Sole Hope Team landed first in Bugabo to claim new shoes for the children, employment for the women and the men. The village continues to change in healthy ways because of all those involved in Sole Hope, and those supporting Christie and George too.
It is breathtaking. The journey to Africa for Sole Hope was life changing for the African and the American people. I am grateful.
The village receives their first sewing machine on video. What excitement!
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| George sporting a Music For Compassion t-shirt with Christie and the Sole Hope Team |
In short, George was born and raised in Uganda, while Christie was born and raised in the States. While I do not know their entire life history and story, I know enough to know that Christie traded in the "normal" American life when she went on a short term mission trip last July. She found herself in Bugabo Village, literally found herself.
She returned to Bugabo early this past Winter, and has not only built a school from the ground up, but she is filling that school with hundreds of sponsored children, employing teachers, and a school nurse. She has added a Borehole to the village for clean water, limiting malaria and other life threatening diseases spread through poor water quality. She has seen Witchcraft replaced by Christianity. She has found laughter, comedy, and her voice to spread the beauty of Bugabo to those that have never been. She has accomplished all of this through her faith in God.
The Sole Hope Team landed first in Bugabo to claim new shoes for the children, employment for the women and the men. The village continues to change in healthy ways because of all those involved in Sole Hope, and those supporting Christie and George too.
It is breathtaking. The journey to Africa for Sole Hope was life changing for the African and the American people. I am grateful.
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