Encountering the Soul of Uganda
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rphans of violence and AIDS; severely disabled, abandoned children and young adults; inmates of a maximum security prison; poverty stricken people living in the streets.
In June, eight Ave Maria University students loved and served people in such circumstances and more, side by side with Missionaries of Charity (MC’s) in Kampala, Uganda. Through their service and love to these needy and marginalized individuals, these students experienced the presence of Christ in unexpected ways, and came home changed by the experience.
Father Joseph Lugalambi, AMU Ph.D. student and native of Uganda, was joined by women’s basketball head coach Megan Becker, for this ten-day trip as the students encountered some of the most shocking and crippling poverty, illness, and disability that any of them had ever seen. From the moment they arrived at the MC compound and were swarmed by the children and others in the Sisters’ care, the
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MTP, Fr. Joseph Lugalambi, Coach Megan Becker
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