Christmas in Uganda is a time of family gatherings with much singing, prayers and eating! People travel from many areas to their place of birth where the core family lives.  We reached our goal to provide packages of food for about 80 of our most desperate families who struggle with small land and no income.  We […]

Hello all my friends, family and supporters, We are now headed into a twenty month extension of the partnership of Welthungerhilfe and YES as we continue to develop Amaani Rwenzori as a world class vocational center. We would love to have people with different skills visit and advise us in this exciting project. We are […]

Hello friends, family and donors of YES! Days have been full and active with much going on here at YES. The kids all finished the first term and are now headed into the second term after a three week break. Our students attend 64 different schools in about a 30 mile radius which include town […]

  Hello to all my friends around the world, I am back home in Fort Portal Uganda after a long two and a half months in Colorado where I received a second back surgery. I am so so happy to be back among my kids and friends in this beautiful country. I do wish to […]

An update on Carol’s recovery 22 days after surgery Carol had an X-ray done and it was beautiful! Back is healing nicely and she is hoping to travel home in a couple of weeks! A huge THANK YOU to all who prayed for her and encouraged her with your messages of love.  She is missing […]

Hello everyone, I am writing this from Denver, CO, USA., where I am staying with the Weiderholt family while waiting for another surgery on my spine. For some reason the work I had in India has broken away from my spine. I just pray that things will be fixed. The staff back in Uganda are […]

The YES Uganda Christmas Catalog 2017 was a big success! Generous donations came in and not only did two new secondary school students get fees paid for the entire next school year, more children will have hot meals at school next term, and we were able to deliver many other gifts! Two new goats will […]

Hello Friends of Y.E.S., I have now been home from India for a month and am improving very fast. I no longer suffer the horrible pains and spasms in my legs that used to keep me up in the night for the last 8 years. The pains from healing are little compared to what I […]

Hello friends! I have just returned from India where I had major but needed spine surgery. It was a bit scary going alone but I thank God for the wonderful doctors as well as the hospital. It all started early in August when I went to Kampala to get an MRI because of my severe […]