How to adopt a teacher in Moyo
Sicily and Mark at the school in Vumbula. Amy and Sicily at the fourth Penne Paris School in Vumbula. MOYO, Uganda - The lifeblood of any school is its teachers. The same is true for the Penne Paris Nursery Schools here. Our private schools of United [...]
Day 7: Day of rest and praise
By MARK MAYNARD / AFA MOYO, Uganda - Sunday was labeled our day of rest on the Amy For Africa Mission to Moyo. And it was restful and praiseworthy! We visited the church at Vumbula, which also houses the fourth Penne Paris Nursery School and were treated to a good [...]
Day 6: Babies, pit stops and oh my goodness!
By MARK MAYNARD / AFA MOYO, Uganda - Amy For Africa has become a household name in the Moyo district. The word is out. More than 6,000 showed up Saturday for the AFA/Samaritan's Feet shoe distribution and at least two-thirds of those walked away with new shoes. It may have [...]
Day 5: Warm greetings, AFA’s new goat and more dancing
AFA team members wash feet and distribute shoes on Friday. Amy with AFA's new goat. Amy dancing with joy at AFA's welcome to Panyanga. By MARK MAYNARD / AFA PANYANGA, Uganda - WOW! Putting the Amy For Africa Mission to Moyo adventure into words [...]
Meet the Amy For Africa Mission to Moyo team
Mission to Moyo team By MARK MAYNARD / AFA MOYO - It is an interesting team that was put together for the Amy For Africa Mission to Moyo trip, which enters Day 5 on Friday. Here's a little insight into what each member has brought to our table [...]
Day 4: Dancing with the stars and shoe sensation
Thursday was the day we'd been waiting for since leaving Ashland on Sunday morning. It was the day we would begin changing the outlook of villages in Moyo, Uganda. We did it with a pair of shoes and an extra large helping of God's love. These people who came out [...]