Serving with Intention

As you prepare to serve in Uganda, it’s important to understand not just what you’ll be doing — but how you’ll be doing it.
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General Expectations

Most days will consist of breakfast, devotions, morning ministry, lunch, afternoon ministry, and dinner. In between ministry and meals there will be time to rest and enjoy the beautiful base and surrounding hills.​

Expect God to Use You- You will participate in a variety of outreaches and work alongside our staff and interpreter. We aim to encourage each child and family to believe they are created for a special purpose in this life. While our ministry often provides for the physical needs, our goal is to point them to a personal relationship with Jesus. Expect to have opportunities to share your heart, passions, life story, encourage others, and help to inspire hope and love in their lives. 

Focus on the Mission- A trip like this can heighten many emotions, so we want to focus our hearts on compassion and love for the people while growing in relationship with Jesus. Do not come with any romantic motives in your hearts as it can deter the team’s mission and your personal assignment from God.

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone- You will experience new smells, taste’s, culture, and sites. Be bold and push yourself out of your comfort zone and experience something greater than yourself.

Experience God- We aim to foster an atmosphere where you are encouraged to experience more of the love of the Father in your life. We believe lives are always changed when we step out of our comfortable and into serving others.

Be Flexible- There are many factors that might cause our schedule to not go as planned. Make sure to stay flexible and willing to go with the flow. 

Public Transport- There may be times where you will need to ride on a Boda-Boda (motorcycle taxi), through the bumpy dirt roads in the village. This is an efficient form of transport that we use often. 

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.

Missions Packet

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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.