Have you heard about the famine in Uganda?  About 2 weeks ago, we received news from the TCI Uganda team of a terrible famine happening in Karamoja, the northeast region of their country. Our hearts were broken as we saw picture after picture from Uganda news sources of starving and desperate people.

Dear friends of TCI, As we approach the end of another unusual year we are so grateful for your gift of love and support. "Alone we go fast but together we go far" is our motto - and we've recorded a little video to share what we have accomplished together.

We first met Justine as a young teenager in Kiburara in 2010 (photos with Frank and Sue above, 2012). She was attending the Kiburara Annual Youth Conference and though she was a somewhat shy girl, she was bright, enthusiastic and willing to help wherever it was needed.

We are so thankful that in spite of significant hardships, many of you have given generous support to our work in Uganda. We have been able to bring help to hundreds of families through food-packs and radio teaching even in the midst of the lockdown.

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.

As the Covid-19 pandemic has continued world-wide, Western Uganda has endured double challenges to the food supply because of drought during what should have been the rainy season. In the midst of this food crisis, last night in Kiburura and surrounding villages, a fierce rainstorm toppled trees and homes and caused tremendous floods, wiping out most of the meager food crops that had survived the drought.