Uganda is a poverty stricken country in Eastern Africa where public school doesn't exist, and if one wants to be educated, the $100-300 cost per term is nearly impossible to afford on a $300 annual income. If you're an orphan, as 2.4 million Ugandan children are, it's an unattainable dream.

Thankfully, my friends Mindy & Larisa created a foundation to sponsor HIV/AIDS orphans across Uganda. Kirabo Foundation. The education of students involved in the program is partially or fully provided along with simple school supplies and sometimes uniforms. They are sponsoring children of all ages from Primary through Secondary school.

It's a very small organization so almost 100% of your contributions go directly to the students!

Our beautiful student Esther A. 's picture is proudly displayed on our refridgerator and the kids pray for her daily. For only a few dollars every semester, we've been able to reach across the globe and share Christ's love with our favorite 2nd grader!

So, it's the beginning of this idea that began with a conversation between a brother and a sister many months ago.  Although we live on opposite sides of the country, we found ourselves connecting over something that we couldn't quite put into words.  The questions kept popping up . . .

• what is our mission as a Christian?
• how would you define this mission in a way that makes sense to my generation?
• seriously, what does it mean to live as a Christ follower?
• how can I reach out to my community in a relevant way?
• does "sharing Christ" have to mean verbalizing His name?
• don't actions speak louder than words?
• how's this t-shirt  method really working?

. . . but the answers weren't that obvious.  Web searches came up with some vague ideas, but nothing concrete.