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Teaching Marketable Skills In Uganda
STORIES OF HOPE AND BRIGHT FUTURES


5 Tips Everyone Should Know
Here are some of the things I've learned so far which make me a better person. I hope they help you, too! Raw eggs won’t go bad for at...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Dec 14, 20191 min read
A little bit of education can be a bad thing.
We found out there is a large opportunity for support raising at the end of the year as people reflect upon finances and decide where to...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Dec 2, 20194 min read


Turkey, and Typhoid, and Malaria (oh my!)
We knew that Thanksgiving would be different in Uganda since it is not observed as a special day. We just did not realize how different...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Nov 28, 20192 min read
Visiting the Child We Sponsor
Meaningful? Sometimes I wonder if the things that Jeff and I have done over the years have made a meaningful difference in the world. Of...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Sep 23, 20194 min read


September 2019 Newsletter
We emailed our September Newsletter but wanted to post it here for those who have not signed up for our email updates. If you would like...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Sep 17, 20197 min read


Things that Go Bump in the Night
We arrived in Entebbe after 22 hours of flying, as scheduled, and had a rather uneventful 7 hour drive to Gulu. Little did we know that...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Aug 28, 20195 min read


Overwhelmed by love in the form of jewelry (no, this is not about Jeff)
This is a picture of the people who cheerfully greet each other first thing in the morning every day, scantily clothed no matter the...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Aug 6, 20191 min read
Definition of generous
Definition of generous a. characterized by a noble or kindly spirit : MAGNANIMOUS , KINDLY ; a generous heart b. Ladies of the...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Aug 4, 20191 min read
Emotions (by Jeff)
Emotions Yvonne has written about the stress she has been feeling during our packing and all the other details we have had to address...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Jul 30, 20192 min read
What a difference a text makes.
Our all-grown-up kids decided that it would be fitting to gather last weekend for the last time we would all be in our house together for...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Jul 29, 20192 min read
Surprise! Friends who are like family Part 2
My precious friends from women's Bible study decided to surprise me with a party to say goodbye. I was very touched. There were many...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Jul 29, 20191 min read
3 Weeks, 2 Days
3 Weeks, 2 Days to go until we are on the plane headed for Uganda. That is not very much time. Of course, it doesn't really matter how...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Jul 21, 20194 min read
A Quiet Whisper or a Magnificent Roar
Not wanting to dwell on it, I have pushed the unhappy theft episode to the back of my mind and have moved on in everyday activities. I no...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Jul 9, 20192 min read


Thoughts about packing my sewing room.
Thanks to the hard work of my 2 sons, Jonathan and Jacob, my longarm quilting machine is disassembled and ready to be put into storage....

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Jun 16, 20191 min read


Generous friends
One of the things that I do in Uganda each year is teach how to sew. A favorite is making purses from beautiful Ugandan fabric. I find it...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Jun 7, 20191 min read


Our faith journey
“And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1 We would like to invite you into our plans for the next...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
May 30, 20193 min read
The craziness of our days
Crazy . I was going to say that our days are busy, but they are beyond that. Crazy is a more accurate description. We were slicing...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
May 27, 20192 min read


So This is Christmas?
No, this is not a post about whether or not it might be difficult to be away from our family and friends during the holidays. You can...

Jeff & Yvonne Weinstein
Feb 1, 20192 min read
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