Subject: fresh greens in hard times
fresh greens in hard times
September 25th, 2026 at 8:55 am EDTFoto FridaySeptember 25, 2026 Mum Gloria and her kitchen garden Warm greetings from Lukaya, Friend, This garden at Rapha's House provides nutritious food for Mustard Seeds' most vulnerable students—and teaches them how to make use of small spac ...
Balloon hop? 🎈
September 18th, 2026 at 11:27 am EDTFoto FridaySeptember 18, 2026Oh, what fun for little ones Warm greetings from Lukaya, Friend, Mustard Seed Nursery School learners had a fun ending to term two, including relay races and unique challenges like the balloon hop. I hope it brings a ...
growing more than mushrooms 🍄🟫
September 4th, 2026 at 8:54 am EDTFoto FridaySeptember 4, 2026Moxie Sisters and Mushroom Magic Hello, Friend, In May, at the beginning of Mustard Seed’s second school term—the peak time for sports, games, and extracurricular activities—the Moxie Sisters Club took on an amb ...
Get creative
June 19th, 2026 at 9:43 am EDTFoto FridayJune 19, 2026Nursery School Cutie Gets Creative Hello, Friend, This little one is enjoying a unique experience for a Ugandan child. Painting is uncommon in Ugandan nursery schools, and painting with a fork, what!? Other experiences, ...
Ebola update #2
June 12th, 2026 at 5:55 pm EDTFoto FridayJune 12, 2026Last Week's Ebola UpdateHello, Friend, Uganda continues to manage the Ebola situation effectively. As of yesterday, there are 19 confirmed cases—all traced to contact with individuals from the Democratic Republic of the ...
lawyers, doctors of tomorrow
June 5th, 2026 at 9:58 am EDTFoto FridayJune 5, 2026Senior-6 — preparing for their moment Hello, Friend, Meet the class that's carrying the school's highest hopes. They are the ones under the most pressure in the second of three school terms, which began last week. They'l ...
Ebola update
May 29th, 2026 at 10:02 am EDTFoto FridayMay 29, 2026Our 'Singing Midwife' shared this today Hello, Friend, This photo from Hamdan was among my messages early this morning. It's encouraging that the Ugandan government is aggressively dealing with this disease outbreak. It's ...
Flu, Malaria, Ebola...
May 22nd, 2026 at 4:41 pm EDTFoto FridayMay 22, 2026The Singing Midwife at the Hospital Warm Greetings, Friend, We are waiting and praying. Our “Singing Midwife,” Hamdan (class of 2017), has been too close to the Ebola story. He is doing his internship at the hospital w ...
What's this?
May 15th, 2026 at 11:04 pm EDTFoto FridayMay 15, 2026Many ways to skin a catWarm Greetings, Friend, This image isn't new, but it still makes me chuckle. Do you know what's going on? One clue: It's in the 'front yard' of where the Hiscocks and I stay in Lukaya. A second clu ...
Queens of Lukaya
May 8th, 2026 at 8:55 am EDTFoto FridayMay 8, 2026Winners in so many ways Good morning, Friend, Imagine the little Mustard Seed Secondary School girls' team placing third out of 64 teams! And look at all of those medals. The photo was taken at the Father Grimes Chess Tourn ...