Thank you, Connections Community Church in Schoolcraft, for allowing us to kick off our IPS Fundraiser Campaign with you Sunday, Aug. 29th! We had a great start to the campaign with donations totaling $801. We're so glad to be in partnership with you. Thank you for entering into this campaign and helping provide the materials for the students' vocational program (more info below). Click the link (http://orphanjustice.org/CCCquestions) for the answers to the questions you submitted, and of course, if you need more information or have further questions, don't hesitate to contact Kyle at kcd@orphanjustice.org. And check back regularly for our IPS Fundraiser progress!
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I'm sitting in my living room with the evidence of last minute preparations strewn about. I just printed the last of the hard copy documents I think I'll need and I'm about to seal up my computer in my carry on. At 3:30pm I'll leave on my second trip to Uganda for 2010. I'm traveling solo this time, partly because of the late decision to confirm the trip (my wife is pregnant and due July 1; I wanted to make sure no complications would arise) and partly due to volunteers saving vacation time for future trips.
Executive Director Kyle Douglass leaves on May 29, 2010 to Uganda for two weeks, returning June 12; the finalized itinerary is included below for download.
Our last batch of letters from Ddwaniro, Uganda has been delivered and we are now awaiting the response letters from the U.S. PenPals. Please write your letter and return it to your church or school by March 28, 2010! You may also mail your letter to: OJM PenPal Program, P.O. Box 1508, Portage, MI 49081-1508. 
Riots and violence broke out recently in Kampala, Uganda, when a fire burned the traditional home of the King of Buganda to the ground. Besides having lost a globally recognized historical site, the fire resurfaced Uganda's ongoing tension between the supporters of the traditional ruler, the Kabaka ("king") and the current president, Yoweri Museveni. Whether the fire was arson or not, speculations and accusations will likely run wild, especially because of the upcoming 2011 election year and the fact that the "no-party democracy" of Museveni's National Resistance Movement is already the subject of heated, ongoing national debate.