They call him Pastor Amon. He’s 13 years old and the “spiritual leader” at Compassion child development center UG561 in the heart of the Katwe slum in Kampala, Uganda. Today this pint-sized preacher stepped on stage to say thank you. And I so wished you were there. Because he wasn’t… Read More
Archive Tag: Uganda
This Is Not A Success Story
This won’t be an easy post to read. It’s even harder to write. Jeff and I walked from the church… through crowds of cute… beside and across streams flowing with more waste than water… through the narrow passages of the Katwe slum… to Sarah’s house. Last door on the right.… Read More
What Good Dads Do
Dad’s can turn garbage into a soccer ball. Dirt into breakfast, lunch and dinner. And boys and girls into men and women. Richard is Colline’s uncle, but every bit her dad (I wrote yesterday about how she went from slave to daughter.) He wakes her early for chores because “this… Read More
How To End Slavery
It was thirst that brought them out of hiding. Creeping from the bush, back to their village in search of water. At the hottest point of the day, in the hottest season of the year, Richard dabs the sweat from his forehead and tells the story. And I can see… Read More
When Joseph Kony Left Uganda
Joseph Kony was the subject of a documentary that went viral in 2012. A social media campaign accompanied the film’s release using #kony2012 and #stopkony to spread the word. The film and media campaign were created to “make Kony famous” for atrocities he committed against the people of Northern Uganda…so… Read More
Celebrate 5 Years With Us In Uganda
Hard to believe it’s been five years since the first Compassion Bloggers landed in Uganda. We didn’t even have a name back then – let alone a website of our own. Back then I was one of the bloggers tasked with putting Compassion International’s ministry into words every night. Now… Read More