Our first team in 2 years is heading back to Uganda!!

How can we explain the feeling of the final packing night before a mission trip - nervous butterflies, sheer panic, and utter glee seem to sum it up nicely. 

Hearts & Hope is taking their FIRST team in 2 years back to see the students and people in Uganda that we serve. It has been a LONG time coming, but there is no doubt that it will be worth all the struggle it takes to fly 8,000 miles away during an ongoing pandemic - the FORMS, the TESTS, the MASKS, oh my!

once we arrive, we will be visiting 7 villages and delivering sponsorship packets to nearly 1,000 of our sponsored students! The team is ready to go and the students are (more than) ready to receive us! 

One of the Hearts & Hope US staff, Sara, has been over in Uganda now for over 2 weeks, preparing the Ugandan staff for the team and checking in on the resumption of schools. Her experiences have been eye opening as she gets to witness life in Uganda for our students, without the disruption and excitation of a mission team. She also gets to work with our  Ugandan staff more closely and discover what daily life is like for the Hearts & Hope staff who are on the ground, being the hands and feet of our mission. Sara and our mission trip leader, Kelly, will be staying in Uganda until the end of April. This will give us a unique opportunity to stay connected to our communities and staff while experiencing "real" life in Uganda, furthering our understanding of the culture and discovering opportunities to further collaborate. 

With schools reopening again after 2 years of lockdown, the first mission team on their way in mere hours, the launch of a new website experience for our sponsors, and the extended trip for our US staff, 2022 is looking to be the most exciting year yet!

Stay tuned for updates from the field, mission team, and from YOUR student when the team returns home! Thank you for your ongoing support and we appreciate prayers for a safe journey!