Papoli village had no real school. The elders of the village realized that the future of their country lay in the children, and that in order to move forward, education for these children was essential. Children taught under trees, sitting…
The need for advancement of the educational levels of qualified children was introduced to the members of Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church as a way of enabling children to reach their full potential. Out of this concept, the Uganda Scholarship Fund…
When asked what was needed by the people of the village of Papoli, the immediate answer rested in 3 things. Education, clean water, and homes for the widowed grandmothers who cared for orphaned children, and the groups of child headed…
Clean water is the anchor of life. Without it, life cannot exist. There are many parts of the world where the simple fact of having clean water is a luxury, not a right. Health problems and life threatening illness are…
Yesterday afternoon into evening, I collected door shutters for houses we are constructing for widows and orphans in Papoli village and took them door to door to sites.
Hunger and poverty are a way of life in rural Haiti. In the midst of all of the tragedies that have been seen within this country, the basic, overpowering struggle to survive is unending. Can you imagine going to bed…