WEEPs first came to Gracie in 2011. She is a widow with several children and is severely physically challenged. When I first visited Gracie, she lived in a very small mud hut. We sat on her floor as she began to tell me her story. I looked around and there was nothing but her children and her in the house. There were no beds or dishes and certainly no food. I thought to myself how does one survive? We soon learned that she liked selling fish; but, had a difficult time doing so because of her legs.
Success Story: Pedaling With Hands
Success Story: Multiplying Mushrooms
WEEPs first met Grace in the slums of Kampala, Uganda in 2012. She was a widow living in poverty inside one of the biggest slums in Kampala. Her house was very small and I sat with her she told me her story. Grace had been widowed with two children and struggling to stay alive. She had a small business of growing and drying mushrooms that she would crush into powder and make different products from. Grace was faithful with what she had but it was not enough to be self-sustaining and give the future she wanted to her children. [Read more…]
Success Story: Kachunga Island, Lake Victoria Uganda
We first started working on this island in 2006 bringing necessary food and education. The children on this island are mostly orphans. HIV and starvation have destroyed the livelihood of many that live there. This island on Lake Victoriahas a population of only a few thousand; however, is 95% HIV positive. Known for fishing, this small island has no other industry and faces hunger on a daily basis.
Kingdom Life Magazine: A Compelling Story of Stewardship
WEEPs International was featured in Kingdom Life Magazine’s, Spring 2013 Issue.
“It has been said that there is no poverty in the world, just a lack of proper distribution. I pondered that thought for many months, and as I have traveled around the world, I have come to the conclusion that it is true. Poverty is in epidemic proportions around our world …”
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