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The Need For Change
Change was the prevailing theme of the recent presidential election in the US. The word was on every candidate’s lips and was mentioned in every piece of campaign literature. America was desperate for change and the politicians knew it.
As I drove up country to our program site in northern Uganda, I couldn’t help noticing the impact of change here as well -- both the need for change, as well as the evidence of change. Only two years ago, this trip north would take 7-8 hours due to the horrible state of the road. Today, Deo, our driver, told me that the trip would only take 4-5 hours after significant road improvements in recent months.
As we crossed the Nile River into northern Uganda, evidence of change was everywhere – a direct result of the government’s suppression of the rebel insurgency. When I first came in 2006, land lay fallow across the landscape as people sat in the squalid conditions of internally displaced person (IDP) camps, unable to reach their land to farm. Schools were empty and falling down, villages lay in disrepair. There was nobody on the roads except military troops and non- governmental organization (NGO) vehicles. The fear of the rebels was palpable in every sector of this region…
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Giving thanks for our families, jobs, friends and good health seems to come easy at this time of year. We gather with our loved ones, visit one another and take moments to breathe in all of the good things that we have been given. As the time of year approaches when we savor the small blessings of life, please consider those who are not able to meet with their families for a large meal or do not have the privilege of a life without sickness. When we think of all of the things that we are thankful for, why not think about giving a gift of love that would bring a smile to a young mother’s face?
Your gift of $500, $200, $100, $50 or even $20 will assist ChildVoice in providing housing, nutrition, education, and spiritual and emotional growth to children and their families who desperately yearn for ways to cope with the horrifying events that have shaped their lives. With your assistance, ChildVoice can help them. Give these children a voice—a voice that they can pass on to the next generations.
Remember, a monthly gift would help us even more! Click on the Amplified! link for more information!
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Remembering his first trip to Uganda, Neil Mandsager, board member of ChildVoice International, recalls moments of sadness, empathy, possibility and amazement in Lukodi. Join Neil as he shares his experience in 2006: a war- ridden region with little optimism and then his experience in 2008: the ChildVoice Centre full of singing voices, healing and hope.
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ChildVoice Amplified!
The season of giving is quickly approaching. This is the time of year that families and friends exchange gifts to express their love for each other. As you think about your own gift- giving this year, would you consider providing an extraordinary gift of love that will change a life? Start a new holiday tradition in your family by becoming an Amplified! partner. Your monthly gift of any amount will bring hope, peace and joy to many who have felt forgotten and rejected. Please join Amplified! today and give war- affected mothers and children a voice.
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