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Happy 20th Anniversary ACT! April 22, 2023

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Generous, Richard, Jesse in the early years of ACT  (Jesse is 19 now)      (Generous) It was April 22, 2003 when my husband Richard and I sat down to write letters seeking for people with expertise in writing strategic plans. The purpose was for us to learn how to plan for projects that could help our community, especially the sick. How do we get them transported from their village homes to hospitals for treatment? Means of transport was a big challenge by then, causing patients to die in the hand-carried stretcher before reaching the hospitals.  Richard and I wrote a number of letters, all handwritten. We sent them to different people in different countries that we had found by searching online while we visited the British Council and American Embassy Resource Centres in Kampala. We waited on responses and by God's grace only one person out of many responded - Sue Waechter, Midland, Michigan. This was a miracle to us. Somehow, Sue felt called to respond. Sue la...
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  In 2013, I spoke with Karen and Dave Viele, when attending First Presbyterian Church of Holt, Michigan, regarding ACT Uganda. Karen said to me that they went to Uganda and were going again. It didn't take much for me to immediately say, "I want to go to Uganda with you the next time." The following year, Karen surprised me with a check from our church's mission group to go towards my visit! I was shocked and then realized that my wanting to go was about to come true. Travel Team 2014, Diana is at far right In the year 2014, I began preparing for my trip by meeting with the travel group in order to know about cultural differences, travel expectations and the Ugandan staff I would meet. That day came later that year for my inquisitive mind to walk with the Ugandan friends 22 travel hours later. The travel team arrived late at night at the airport in Entebbe. What will it be like when I walk out of the airport with my team and many suitcases? When I looked out the wind...
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