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Uganda On My Heart
Sunday, April 13th, 2014
Uganda has recently been on the forefront of my mind. As the busy fundraising begins sometimes it is easy to lose sight of why we are doing what we are doing and how it will benefit those who are receiving. Let me tell you a small story of what recently happened to me that brought Uganda front and center in my thoughts, heart and prayers.
2012 – Sweet precious little girl
A DREAM!!! I woke up a few weeks ago at 3am startled by a very real dream. It was about this little girl who I have come to love in Uganda. In 2012 we brought her family a water filter in the villages of the Karamoja region in North western Uganda. The children in this area are mostly malnutritioned and are fighting everyday for survival. In the dry season when there is very little rain and their crops dry up, the kids are getting 1 meal every other day. They lose about 10 pounds in the dry season. In 2013 we came back to this same village and just as we stepped out of our vehicle, there she was. Such a sweet girl who is about 7 years old. As we were teaching the women of the village about hygiene and sanitation I felt someone gently grab my hand from behind. She was so shy but wanted to hold my hand. From that moment on in the hours that we were under the tree teaching, she never left my side.
2012 Visiting villages that we placed water filters in.
To say the least, this precious little girl has a special place inside my heart.
So going back to the content of the dream. In my dream I was returning to Uganda in 2014. I came back to the same village to check on this little girl and her family. The villagers told me that she wasn’t there. They told me that she hadn’t made it through the dry season. I was so overcome with grief. I awoke from my dream and even though I knew it was a dream I started to cry. I cried and cried for this little girl and for the children in Uganda. My heart breaks for the situation that seems so hopeless for some of these children and families. And then I remembered why we are doing what we are doing. Bringing hope and health through clean water to some of the most needed areas of the world. We may not be able to change every circumstance but we are doing our part to bring much needed care and relief to this area that is embedded in my heart. Could clean water save a child’s life? Absolutely!
2013 Revisiting the village to check up on the water filters.
Thanks for continuing to support our foundation as we gear up to start 3 large water projects this summer in Uganda and continue with the water filter distributions for both Uganda and Kenya. – Carrie Beth
Uganda On My Heart
Sunday, April 13th, 2014
Uganda has recently been on the forefront of my mind. As the busy fundraising begins sometimes it is easy to lose sight of why we are doing what we are doing and how it will benefit those who are receiving. Let me tell you a small story of what recently happened to me that brought Uganda front and center in my thoughts, heart and prayers.
2012 – Sweet precious little girl
A DREAM!!! I woke up a few weeks ago at 3am startled by a very real dream. It was about this little girl who I have come to love in Uganda. In 2012 we brought her family a water filter in the villages of the Karamoja region in North western Uganda. The children in this area are mostly malnutritioned and are fighting everyday for survival. In the dry season when there is very little rain and their crops dry up, the kids are getting 1 meal every other day. They lose about 10 pounds in the dry season. In 2013 we came back to this same village and just as we stepped out of our vehicle, there she was. Such a sweet girl who is about 7 years old. As we were teaching the women of the village about hygiene and sanitation I felt someone gently grab my hand from behind. She was so shy but wanted to hold my hand. From that moment on in the hours that we were under the tree teaching, she never left my side.
2012 Visiting villages that we placed water filters in.
To say the least, this precious little girl has a special place inside my heart.
So going back to the content of the dream. In my dream I was returning to Uganda in 2014. I came back to the same village to check on this little girl and her family. The villagers told me that she wasn’t there. They told me that she hadn’t made it through the dry season. I was so overcome with grief. I awoke from my dream and even though I knew it was a dream I started to cry. I cried and cried for this little girl and for the children in Uganda. My heart breaks for the situation that seems so hopeless for some of these children and families. And then I remembered why we are doing what we are doing. Bringing hope and health through clean water to some of the most needed areas of the world. We may not be able to change every circumstance but we are doing our part to bring much needed care and relief to this area that is embedded in my heart. Could clean water save a child’s life? Absolutely!
2013 Revisiting the village to check up on the water filters.
Thanks for continuing to support our foundation as we gear up to start 3 large water projects this summer in Uganda and continue with the water filter distributions for both Uganda and Kenya. – Carrie Beth