Watoto Suubi... What a vision!

Watoto Suubi campus... What fore thought and vision... And how beautiful to see it being put into practice!!

This is the church over looking the rolling mountains and hills near Kampala...

Watoto has been caring for the orphans of Uganda for the last 20 years...

They don't do adoptions but rather the focus is to provide homes for children...

They have over 3000 orphans in their care... At three different campuses.

They have house foster moms who care for 8 children, all different ages and care for them until adulthood... So on the Suubi campus there are about 125-150 homes built to care for the kids...

They are built in little clusters almost like a small neighborhood.  It is gorgeous... Up at the top of the campus they have their  primary school, the high school, and vocational school.  

They do a beautiful job and really are equipping these kids to be productive adults... Most importantly they are training them up in The Lord!  

Here is part of the team with Maureen and a bunch of her kids...

 She moved to Watoto with her two biological kids 14 years ago as a single mom... 

This is her home... Nice, but not in any way fancy...

Running water?? Yes..

Toilet??? Yes?

Beds for everyone??   Yes

Lots of love???  Yes!!!

Electricity???  No!! 

So, Watoto provides much better living conditions than many of these moms or kids would have otherwise, but it is not lavish in any way, shape or form...

They provided a meal for us... It was wonderful Ugandan food... Made by Maureen and all the kids:)

What a sacrifice of time and resources for us...

We were so honored!  We LOVED visiting with them, playing dominoes and soccer, and sharing a beautiful meal!  

Maureen and I sat together the other day at Emma's introduction and she was keeping me informed of all that was happening during the introduction and what it all meant:) she has such a beautiful loving heart... These kids are blessed to call her mom!

On the way to their home we passed this house built by a church in the town I grew up in... How cool is that?

Kim and our beautiful  friend Maureen!

Truthfully, I have such a heart for adoption, I never understood the philosophy of Watotos ministry...

After seeing more of the country, hearing more orphans stories, and seeing the ministry in practice... 

It is a beautiful place!

It is a beautiful ministry... Doing amazing things for the mothers and kids of Uganda!  I am TOTALLY Impressed... The baby home is one of the best I have seen here in Uganda!

The vision that was put forth here years ago is amazing and the follow through and blessing from The Lord so inspiring!  

It really challenged my thinking for my own life, my own family, and even for Emma and the Gem Foundation... Emma has great vision... Astounding for someone so young!

I am seeing fully today that with God nothing is impossible!!  

LOVE IT!!!