For One Woman your giving made all the difference.

The walls of the small hut were made of woven sticks plastered with mud and as they walked up to it, they could see the holes in the walls and patches where fresh mud had been attached to try and repair the damage. There was a roof, but there were gaps between the top of the walls and the roof. A heavy downpour with high winds the day before had made the damage worse and she had been preparing some mud to do further repairs. Moving into the hut, they saw that all she had was the bed she was sitting on, a small stool, a few jugs for water, one cup and one plate, a knife, some clothes hanging near the ceiling and a few other simple possessions. Her kitchen was a small fire-pit right next to her bed.  As they began to talk to the lady, they learned that she was just 54 years old though she looked far older than that. She had been married and had given birth to twelve children but all of them had died. She is now a widow and when her husband died, he left her with no land which means she has no way to get money or provide food for herself. She lives all alone with no one to take care of her or provide for her. She said “I get food from those who intend to help me. If you feel mercy for me, you give me something to eat. I have no hope but I am just requesting help.  Whatever you feel you can give, you can give me.”

They saw that she had only part of a bag of maize flour and she didn’t even know what she was going to eat for lunch. Fortunately, Lucky and his wife Shilla had brought some bananas for her so she said she would prepare that with some salt.

Out of the 130 families who were recipients of our food packs, this is the story of one of the women. Members of our Ugandan team paid her a follow-up visit. Thanks so much to those who supported us in providing funds for the food - these are the kind of lives you are impacting. To her, your giving made all the difference.