My Nonprofit Reviews

For many years I listened to pleas for help with children needing our assistance to help them have food, shelter and receive an education in order to be able to give back to their communities always believing one day I would do that.

Two years ago I heard about E3 Africa during the mass at St Andrew the Apostle catholic church. Our priests are all from Uganda and the E3 Africa program was helping children in Uganda get out of difficult situations and provide for an education that would give them opportunity to a family but most importantly give to the community to improve conditions and help other families.

So why did this become the time I choose to listen more intently and find out how I could help. As I said, all our priests are from Uganda. Having been born into a Catholic family I spent 64 years in various parishes and numerous priests but never have I felt so much love from my priests nor have I ever loved them as I do. So how could I not support this effort and possibly help to spread more of this love.So I sponsored Trevor.

Trevor has now been brought into the program and will stay in the program until he becomes a doctor, which he has told me he has chosen this career so he can bring health to his community. Guess what...this young man has told me how many times he loves me so much and is grateful for helping him. Why did I wait so long? We exchange letters frequently and he brings me such great joy. Our relationship is on a personal level and I feel such great love for him. Now long story short with this one...one day he and I will meet. When that happens we are going to a local park with swings and have a swing-off! He tells me he is a professional at swings but what he doesn't know yet is that I am a grand master at swings!

I know every dollar I invest in Trevor is a small way of giving back what God has so generously given me. Our Lord kept after me until I finally said yes...reminds me of Jonah and the Ninevites although a much smaller scale for sure. So glad I did say yes before that large fish came around!

Just this last week I have made the decision to support a young lady in Uganda, just so you know girls in Uganda are most at risk. So I'm excited to get to know Harriett and build a relationship with her.

The program needs your prayers and whatever support you can give...it is a great way of giving back to this troubled world and perhaps indeed make a huge difference.