I’ve been waiting to post these images for about 4 weeks now.  In January, I traveled with a good friend of mine, Cliff, and my uncle, Merle, to Uganda.  It was a quick trip (just 8 days in country) which seemed too short, but the three of us all left families and businesses behind, so we had to squeeze a lot into our time.  We were sent from our church to spend some time with this man, George, who I’m proud to call my friend. George oversees about 65 churches in Uganda.  We were meeting with him to get a better sense of what he’s doing there, what his vision and needs are, and to see if there are ways that our church in Pennsylvania might be able to work with him.

We quickly saw that Africa is beautiful. We started off visiting Good Shepherd’s Fold, an orphanage in Jinja, where Merle’s daughter spent a few months working last year.

Many images that come out of Africa show extreme poverty.  And while Uganda certainly has a lot poverty, it wasn’t my goal to come away just with pictures showing desperation.  Yes, it’s there… but there’s also an incredible amount of hope.  God is doing some amazing things, and I tried to capture some of the hope as well.