One of the most frequent questions we hear is " Why do you have to travel all the way to Africa to build a school when there are plenty of needy people right here in our own town?" Well one answer might be, how would our local school district react when, full of excitement, we attend a board meeting and announce we have worked to raise $25,000 to build a school!"
I'm sure our gift would be put to good use perhaps to add more mulch to the play ground. We feel called to do works in Uganda because of the experience and connections made by one of our founders Tim Mooney when he lived in Uganda. Your efforts are best put to use in places you are familiar with. A home builder would have a tough time building homes in a town on the other side of the country away from his usual material vendors and subcontractors. We have the opportunity to give American students a journey of a lifetime.