School just started back in Uganda, and our team has been handing out the backpacks you helped provide.
Like we shared before, in the communities where we serve, we’ve seen kids carry their schoolbooks in everything from plastic bags to old cement sacks. And during Uganda’s rainy season, you can imagine how well that works.
A new backpack filled with school supplies might seem simple to us. But for these kids, it’s a little like Christmas came early.
Meet Imran
Imran is eight and lives in a nearby village with his grandmother and his brother.
When their mom left and their dad disappeared, their grandmother took both boys in. She’s an elderly widow with no source of income, but she said yes anyway.
Now Imran is in our Show Mercy sponsorship program. And that means more than just getting to go to school. It gives him some stability and the chance to learn, dream, and look forward to his future.
And this week he got something extra!
Look at that smile.
But we also think about his grandmother.
Imagine loving your grandkids and wanting to give them everything they need, but there are things you simply can’t afford. And then someone you’ve never met decides to give, and your little boy comes home from school with a HUGE smile.
And Imran isn’t the only one smiling.
WE want to say THANK YOU to every one of you who gave.
You put a backpack into the hands of many children who needed one, and you’ve blessed entire families too.
We love getting to do this with you,
Mike and Lori Salley
Founders
P.S. If you sponsor a child and didn’t get a chance to give toward a backpack, there’s still time. Our team is still handing them out as school gets underway.
