Subject: Lake Mburo Blessings
Lake Mburo Blessings
October 10th, 2025 at 9:33 am EDTFoto FridayOctober 10, 2025The Best Trip Ever 😄Hello from Uganda, Friend,The joy I experienced on Wednesday with 70 Mustard Seed students (and six teachers) on a field trip to Lake Mburo National Park was something I want to share with you. Pic ...
What Top Class really means...🇺🇬
October 3rd, 2025 at 9:38 am EDTFoto FridayOctober 3, 2025To brighten your day 😄Warm greetings from Uganda, Friend, This sweet child was enjoying the coloring page and crayons that Dana and Kathryn Hiscock brought to The Mustard Seed Nursery School. In Uganda, preschool is re ...
Small seeds, mighty trees
September 26th, 2025 at 10:27 am EDTFoto FridaySeptember 26, 2025Yesterday's student becomes today's inspirationWarm greetings from Uganda, Friend,Captured in this quiet moment is the Mustard Seed parable come to life. Ian, once a small child at our school himself, has blossomed int ...
What do 2nd Graders teach us
September 19th, 2025 at 8:55 am EDT[] Foto FridaySeptember 19, 2025Young hearts full of thanks, ready to shareHi, Friend,RPU Board members Dana and Kathryn stepped into Mustard Seed's 2nd-grade classroom this week with a simple question: What are you thankful for? Ten eager voluntee ...
This is the way we sweep our floors...and the outdoors
September 5th, 2025 at 12:54 pm EDT[] Foto FridaySeptember 5, 2025Nature's cleanup crew: grass brooms and trained handsHi, Friend,Ugandan children master the art of sweeping with these short, handcrafted tools at an early age. They make it look effortless, while I've yet to perfect ...
This is the way we mend our clothes...
August 22nd, 2025 at 10:18 am EDT[] Fourth Friday FotoAugust 22, 2025One careful stitch at a timeHi, Friend, Unlike America's fast fashion world, this roadside tailor and her treadle machine work small miracles in Lukaya— magically transforming torn uniforms into good-as-new. Now ...
This is the way we iron our clothes...
July 25th, 2025 at 8:55 am EDTFourth Friday FotoJuly 25, 2025Cheerfully making wrinkles disappearHi, Friend, Remember when you first learned to iron? (Or maybe, like me, you tried to avoid it altogether!) Here's our young friend at Mustard Seed Academy, confidently using a char ...
Great News! Your gift doubles...
July 8th, 2025 at 9:55 am EDTDear Friend, I'm writing to ask for your help in feeding the children at the Mustard Seed and to share some exciting news. Dedicated supporters and long-time friends have just stepped forward with $7,000 to double every gift received by July 20. Y ...
This is the way we wash our clothes...
June 27th, 2025 at 8:46 am EDTFourth Friday FotoJune 27, 2025Small hands, big responsibilitiesHi, Friend, Remember the old nursery rhyme Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush ? In Uganda, young children really do wash their clothes, just like in the song! These cute girls were tac ...
The joy of returning
May 30th, 2025 at 8:51 am EDTFoto FridayMay 30, 2025Back to school feels like coming homeHi, Friend, Isn't it funny how perspectives can be so different? While many kids in the U.S. are counting down the days until summer break, Mustard Seed students are thrilled to be back in ...