Ihave a friend who lives in Uganda. His name is Herbert Mugerwa. Herbert is a caretaker/pastor for an entire community of 100 or so called Buyana Village just west of Kampala. Herbert is the most thankful, peaceful man I know.

I asked him the other day if they celebrate Thanksgiving in Uganda and whether he ever had turkey before. Well, he said no, so I offered to arrange shipment of a bird to him. Just the gesture of offering to send him one made his day. Talk about knowing the importance of gratitude.

Ugandan life expectancy is 66 and only 3% are older than that. HIV is still a leading cause of death tied with malaria. In the village, they don’t have electricity but do have well water and solar-powered lights. The children have to pay to go to school and have to bring their own food an

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