People ask me, why adoption? Why take on such a huge task? Why Uganda? Why now? I tell them that I cannot unknow what I now know.
"...once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act." Proverbs 24:12
Ignorance was once an excuse, but inaction to the suffering and need; turning my back and my heart when I am clearly being called...now that I know... I can't live with it. And neither can multitudes of people around the globe who are answering their call. Everybody answers their call differently. Some adopt children, some support widows and orphans financially, some people go on mission trips to change lives around the world, some tell the stories.
One such organization telling the story of the orphan crisis in Uganda is SixtyFeet. SixtyFeet is an organization dedicated to bringing hope to orphaned and confined children in Uganda. The first question is what does 'confined' mean? It is a new term for Americans. These children are not free to leave these institutions, they have nowhere to go, no one to go to who will care for them. The government does not want them wandering about the streets, loitering about perhaps stealing food or becoming victims of crime. So the children are rounded up and taken to 'rehibilitation' centers where they are kept until they are 18 years old.
Sixty Feet learned of these vulnerable children and has dedicated themselves to providing sustainable, ongoing help to them. There are estimates that Uganda has 2.5 million orphans due largely to the HIV epidemic. Many of these orphans do not have HIV/AIDS themselves but have been orphaned by at least one parent with AIDS.
Please take some time to visit SixtyFeet and see how you can help Uganda's most vulnerable children. Maybe you're not going to adopt from Uganda and that's OK, it's not for everyone. But right after you're done donating to our adoption fund, please click on SixtyFeet's 'How Can You Help' link and find out how you can help make a difference. SixtyFeet is truly a grass roots organization and they don't carry large top heavy administration overhead that will eat up your hard earned gift.
One such organization telling the story of the orphan crisis in Uganda is SixtyFeet. SixtyFeet is an organization dedicated to bringing hope to orphaned and confined children in Uganda. The first question is what does 'confined' mean? It is a new term for Americans. These children are not free to leave these institutions, they have nowhere to go, no one to go to who will care for them. The government does not want them wandering about the streets, loitering about perhaps stealing food or becoming victims of crime. So the children are rounded up and taken to 'rehibilitation' centers where they are kept until they are 18 years old.
Sixty Feet learned of these vulnerable children and has dedicated themselves to providing sustainable, ongoing help to them. There are estimates that Uganda has 2.5 million orphans due largely to the HIV epidemic. Many of these orphans do not have HIV/AIDS themselves but have been orphaned by at least one parent with AIDS.
Please take some time to visit SixtyFeet and see how you can help Uganda's most vulnerable children. Maybe you're not going to adopt from Uganda and that's OK, it's not for everyone. But right after you're done donating to our adoption fund, please click on SixtyFeet's 'How Can You Help' link and find out how you can help make a difference. SixtyFeet is truly a grass roots organization and they don't carry large top heavy administration overhead that will eat up your hard earned gift.
