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We hope you enjoy watching Tuku mania as much as we do!
Life here is a blessing. We are watching our children’s view of the world expand and grow, watching them begin viewing the world through...
“the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. when a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his...
Bethel Valparaiso: Welcome to House of Hope!
It has been a few days now since Christmas; our first Christmas in Uganda. It was different. It was the same. Calmer, quieter, more...
Every day here is different. We never know what each day will bring. There are no schedules. There are really no plans...
Enjoy this short video with shots from the city of Gulu and our 1st visit to House of Hope!
Hello Gulu…
We left Saturday morning for Gulu. Things are still in process and need to be done but we opted to wait in our...
Betty is the key person for Favor of God. You know, the one behind the scenes that makes everything run and run well....
We are here, we are here, we are here! Oh Uganda we are here. We have planned and prayed and waited and worked and...
We met Fred the first day we got to Uganda. He met us as we got out of the airport and was ready...
Oh, where to begin on these two amazing people. They are the reason we are in Gulu. Their love and passion for...
Where to find the words for this amazing group of people. They are not our church they are seriously our family. They...
Matt was the one who drove us to the airport. Us and all our stuff in their big, comfy van. His sweet...
One of the ways we began to raise money for our trip was by selling beautiful Ugandan beaded jewelry. We purchased the jewelry...
Pete’s sweet aunt and uncle traveled to see us one of the last weeks we were in town. Aunt Pat heard we had...
We were blessed to have Jay and Tricia as neighbors while we lived with Pete’s parents before we left. They truly embody the...
As we began to get everything ready to go we needed a few more hard case suitcases for our travel. We sent out...
As we got close to our departure date Pete realized that there was actually a GPS for Uganda ~ something we felt would be...
When we put out word that we needed a new GPS system my great aunt Carolyn was so very sweet and sent us money...
Every time we needed something mass printed along the journey to Uganda we went to BoyConn Printers in Valparaiso. We were so very...
As we continue to get closer to our departure date of November 4th, our family continually gets excited for what waits for us half...
Our tickets have been purchased! Two months after Ride to Hope completed, we have been able to finalize our departure date. We will...
Linda was born in the village of Lii. Her father was a farmer who died of AIDS in of 2003. Her mother also died...
Our family loves to get updates from the House of Hope children. We received a video update from them yesterday and wanted to share...
Here is the most recent newsletter from Favor of God highlighting their ministry House of Hope. We are very excited to be with these...
Today was such an amazing day! Thanks to everyone who helped and supported us in our fundraising event, Ride to Hope, we sent $25,000...
One of the things we did to prepare for our time in Uganda was to sell virtually everything we owed. We did this...
As we got ready for our shed sales we needed some heavy lifting help. We are so grateful to all the guys who...
In addition to selling our own things several of our friends donated items for us to sell to help us raise the money we...
We were so blessed during Ride to Hope. It’s hard to even put into words how wonderful it was for Pete to have...
So very humbled and so very blessed by every single person who donated to Ride to Hope. How do we even put into...
It is amazing how two goats mean so much to the children living at House of Hope! Two goats were donated to House of...
we were so blessed this past sunday. our church asked us to share a little bit about our plans for africa and to update...
a sweet surprise. a kiss from the Lord. a blessing from our friends and church family. we walked into church to find a table...
it’s sunday. it’s cold outside. sitting here by the twinkling christmas tree lights snuggled in sweatshirts and cozy slippers. continue to try to convince...
someday soon i will leave here. i will pack my little ones and hold my husband’s hand and we will board a plane for...
so thankful for all that God has done for us, for all that he is doing for us and for His amazing presence in...
we we so blessed to get to spend time with carole and benjamin (carole is the founder of Favor of God)while they were here. ...
