Strong, Precise Hands Digging a Foundation

This laborer and others worked to create trenches for a building foundation in Soroti, Uganda.  The project they are working on is part of the Circle of Friend Farm (a self-sustaining farm being organized between two village communities).  The farm will serve the community by teaching them new methods of farming (including greenhouses), irrigation, biodiesel fuel.  We are reaching out to Agriculture students at a nearby college to provide them with hands on internships.

These hard-working hands of a Ugandan amaze me.  The precision work of these hands is hard to believe, when here in the USA we use machinery to do this type of foundation work.  A true skill, if you ask me.  Because of this man’s hands and strength, the foundation columns were set and the building, The Hursey House has been erected and is in the process of getting walls currently.  The Hursey House will have 16 rooms that overlook the working farm, a special destination for travelers that are looking for a natural Ugandan experience. I am proud to be part of it. I am looking forward to sharing photos of the finished product…especially the hands that made it possible!

Sharing Hands at Angod Primary School, Agu Village, Uganda

Hands from America sharing a book, “Shades of People” with a 4th grade class in their outdoor classroom.  The final page of the book was a bunch of children’s hands coming together in unison, equally represented.  This was a journey I made in 2013; my first visit to a country and a school that I have been trying to provide support to for some time now.  The children, teachers, and community were extremely welcoming.  The teacher on the left side of the page did all of the translation for me…A true gem.  Look at his hands…they are hard working hands.  Hands filled with love for what he does day in and out for the children at this village school with minimal resources.  These are the hands that are shaping out world, in distant corners of our globe.