Your Arrival to Uganda

Everything you need to know about arriving at Entebbe International Airport (EBB)—from what to expect when you land, to how to navigate immigration and baggage claim.
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Navigating the Uganda Airport

During Flight- On your flight, it’s possible that you will be given an ‘arrivals’ card to fill out with your basic information. Indicate that you are staying at Show Mercy at Field of Dreams Wakiso, and your contact is Bella: 0783481434 OR WhatsApp: 0706357332. Have a pen handy and keep this form with your passport and yellow fever certificate.

Clearing Immigration- Once you enter the terminal building, you will clear immigration in the arrivals hall. Enter the “Online Visa” line and present your passport, printed visa barcode, arrivals card and yellow fever certificate. They may take your picture or scan your fingerprints at the visa counter. A visa sticker or stamp will be placed in your passport.

Exchanging Money-Once you have your visa, you will follow the signs to the luggage claim area, and you will see a kiosk where you can exchange your money. Make sure to have large bills only, $50’s or $100’s. See the “Money Matters” section of the mission’s packet for more information.

Luggage Claim & Clearing Customs- There are luggage trollies available for your use at no charge. After you gather all your bags, you will move towards the customs area. You will have nothing to declare so head straight to the x-ray machines and put your luggage through the security scanner.

Exit- Once your luggage has gone through security exit the airport.  Look for a large “Show Mercy International” sign and our staff will be waiting outside along with other taxi drivers.

Traveling to Base- The drive will be about 1.5 hours to the SMI base. Make sure you use the restroom at the airport in luggage claim before you leave. Be prepared for bumpy and dark village roads.

Missions Teams Contact- If you have any issues when you arrive, or exiting the airport, you can call our staff via WhatsApp at +256 758872325. They will be waiting outside the airport for you.

Missions Packet

Make sure you download and read our missions packet. It is full of helpful information that will help you prepare for your upcoming adventure in Uganda.

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Grace's Story:

In 2004, when we began Show Mercy, we had no idea the depth and reach this journey would take. We simply said yes to helping 50 children. That’s it. No grand strategy. Just obedience.

And that’s when I met Grace—a quiet, wide-eyed little boy sitting in a church service. I invited him to sit on my lap, and from that moment on, he had a special place in my heart.

Grace’s story was painful. His father had died of AIDS, and by custom, he was sent to live with his grandparents. At just seven years old, Grace was forced to work in the fields from dawn to dusk, digging for food with his bare hands. He wasn’t allowed to go to school. He slept on the hard mud floor. His clothes were rags. He was in constant pain—his feet and hands raw and infected from living barefoot in the dirt.

When he was finally brought into our sponsorship program, everything changed.

A Heart Transformed

Grace was safe. He had a bed. A blanket. Shoes. Meals. Clean water. Medical care. An education. But more than all of that—he had love.He would run to carry my bags every time I visited. He started dreaming big, bold dreams. He told me with glistening eyes that one day he would be a pastor and evangelist for Jesus. And over and over again, he dreamed of fishing—casting nets—pulling in a catch.

One day, as he wept in my arms sharing the horrors of his early life, he suddenly lifted his head, smiled, and said something I will never forget:

“I now know what it means to be a King’s kid.”

Grace discovered who he truly was—not an orphan, not a slave—but a son of the King. That truth changed everything for him. And it became a cornerstone of this ministry’s calling.

The Final Goodbye

In 2008, we received the heartbreaking news that Grace had passed away. While being treated in the hospital for an injury, doctors discovered he had leukemia. It progressed quickly, and we didn’t even have time to say goodbye.

But then, something miraculous happened. My husband Mike had a dream. In it, Grace was sitting on Jesus’ lap—radiant, whole, joyful. He looked at Mike and said something like:

“Thank you… for showing me what a good Poppa is on the earth.”

He woke up in tears. It was as if Grace had come back one last time to say thank you—and to pass the baton.

Send your sponsored child a note!

Use this form to send a special note to your child in Uganda.
You can upload a few small photos as well.