Uganda Mission: The Brief Background

I'm planning to travel to Uganda. I'm going with the Norfolk nonprofit AFAINT. My friend Brandon Plain started the organization five years ago. He uses the arts to raise money for small scale projects that make a big impact on lives. AFAINT has visited Kenya two times to build homes and water towers. You can find more information here, http://www.afaint.org/

FATE?

It was a Sunday night and I almost didn't feel like venturing out. However, I sometimes get a feeling inside that I need to be at a certain place. It's this intuition that I'm going to meet people who will become close friends.

So I headed with a group to a formal event in Downtown Norfolk. My friends wandered off to grab a drink and I found myself standing alone. I looked up to see a man with a flashy sense of style. "I like your bow tie," I said.

That's how I met Brandon and his girlfriend Kristina. (Two people in right of photo)




By the end of the night, I had learned all about AFAINT and accepted the invite to travel to Africa.

Most people say they are going to do things, but don't. I meant it.
In my heart, I've always had a dream to do an African mission trip. Sometimes the opportunities come knocking.