Blog posts have been popping up in my mind for the last month or so but with all of the travel I’ve been doing, they were filed away. Now that I’ve landed in one spot for a while, they can be shared!
So I’m going backwards and I think the first thing I’d like to write about is a little side-trip I took in Colorado when vacationing there with my parents in September. It’s crazy how God works these things out. I won’t go into every detail, but over a year ago as I was going to pre-field training in Colorado, someone introduced me to Light Gives Heat (www.lightgivesheat.org). I visited their website, thought it was cool that they were working in Uganda, bought some necklaces as gifts. The End.
Or not. When I got back from Uganda, I remembered LGH and after ordering something else from their website, I noticed that their return address was Grand Junction, CO—not far from where we’d be vacationing. So I took a totally random thought and emailed it; I told my story and asked if I could come visit when I was in the area.
God worked the rest of the details out and I was able to spend a day at the LGH offices in Colorado. It was a great time of encouragement, just being around people that had a connection to Uganda. It was awesome to see their behind-the-scenes operations and to see the heart that the Houslows (the founders) have for Uganda.
Here are some photos:
A peek at the “warehouse”
With Morgan
Dave and Morgan, the founders of LGH.
Above all else, my visit to LGH’s headquarters made me want to peddle their wares! This is a great organization that provides vulnerable Ugandan women with meaningful work (designing and making jewelry/handbags) and a steady source of income (if you buy jewelry or a handbag, the money goes back to the women). So—pretty please, check out their website. And think of Christmas gifts!
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