“You don’t have to know a lot of things for your life to make a lasting difference in the world. But you do have to know the few great things that matter, perhaps just one, and then be willing to live for them and die for them. The people that make a durable difference in the world are not the people who have mastered many things, but who have been mastered by one great thing.” – John Piper
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Iganga, Uganda
A short 5 minute video of the children at the orphanage in Iganga, Uganda. A video that I can assure you will have you smiling the entire time and perhaps make you want to dance.
Small World
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[...] on their beautiful faces with sharp features and glowing eyes continue to linger. But, they do. There’s happiness. Happiness because people like you and me have been a part of investing, caring, and providing them [...]
Beautiful film Alisha. I love your work. It is beautiful and so passionate. You inspire me.
Thank you Lori. Receiving messages like yours inspire and encourage me. Thank you.
[...] I still have times I think about having a hot bath, or a washing machine, or a kitchen inside a house where I don’t shriek at all the critters that crawl out of dishes and under cracks. When I will be able to eat raw fruits and veggies without going through a veg wash sanitation process or when I can talk to friends and family and see their real face – the face that’s not the frozen Skype version. But mostly, I spend time thinking about the opportunity I hope to have upon my return to share. Not share my story but the story of so many of the amazing people I’ve met. Almost always I feel putting my experiences into words so difficult. I want so badly to be able to do this with ease. I will just keep trying. If it were all my lovely darlings in Uganda, they would just put the stories in a song and dance and sing about it! (Just see how they love to sing and dance!) [...]