Sowing Seeds…Tailoring a Future
The year was 2000. Sally had lived many of her years as a single mother and lifelong educator. Her career had been sowing seeds of hope and dignity into the lives of thousands of students. She sowed by teaching […]
What's (still) in a uniform
At the BIG Event in 2012, this video took us to Uganda to answer the question: What’s in a (school) uniform? Access to education. Jobs for tailors. Dignity. “Sew” much more than meets the eye. This June, I went […]
School uniforms: A great Exchange in Africa!
The Kabale (Uganda) Father’s House was the first Father’s House established in eastern Africa. Not long after receiving children into care, the church opened a Sewing Centre to provide school uniforms for the Father’s House children and fulfill other […]
The Malawi Tigers
A few years ago, a few students from the University of Missouri made a decision to invest in the lives of orphans in rural Malawi. They formed a recognized, student group, Mizzou for Malawi (M4M), and got after it, […]
View from the roof
Many of you consider the view from the roof at Jumecourt among your favorites. It’s one of mine. Sunrise is especially spectacular (as it was this morning – see pic) but it may not be the most beautiful scene […]