One Little Street Boy

April 23, 2013 Linny Saunders2 Comments

I wrote a post about a street boy and posted it to the International Voice of the Orphan blog, but I would be remiss not to mention it here. The story of one boy, a team of people from different ministries, all working together to minister to one precious little boy. You can find…

Refreshing

March 22, 2011 Linny Saunders6 Comments

It has been so good to sneak away….we so have needed it. Chick-Fil-A was the highlight…just below swimming in the pool. I even went in!! The kids loved that. Isn’t it amazing how refreshing even short little trips can be? Heading home now, but wanted to mention that the GO Team June is filling…

Urgent Prayer Request from Africa

January 10, 2011 Linny Saunders43 Comments

One of the ministries we partner with when we are in Uganda is African Hearts. I have mentioned them many times here. African Hearts was started by several young men, each having grown up on the streets, then in their teen years came to Christ when Christians began to show them God’s true love. …

My Laundry Room

May 28, 2010 Linny Saunders46 Comments

A few posts ago I eluded to some big things I was doing while Dw was in Africa. I thought it would be fun to show you the “biggest” thing I did. Well first let me explain….we have been married for just about 32 years. We have built a few homes in our day. We…

Kidnapped!

August 3, 2009 Linny Saunders34 Comments

The little boy, Mukenya, in the gray shirt has been kidnapped, along with 3 other little boys. It was witnessed by the boy in the green….please read to see how you can help. Although Emma’s heart had long been drawn to Africa it was our dear friends, Steve and Celestia, who proposed that Dw and…

From Dw in London, England

June 9, 2009 Linny Saunders31 Comments

When I awoke this AM the following letter was in my ebox….Dw asked if I wanted to post it on A Place Called Simplicity….(I knew you would love to read what my man had to say about the trip….and I was wrong…time zone challenged, delirious, post-menopausal or something, but they are coming home TONIGHT!! I…

Any Guesses?

May 30, 2009 Linny Saunders42 Comments

There are some VERY exciting things happening in Uganda – one of which I burst into tears crying with hysterical joy when I heard….. but I can’t tell you yet…….any guesses? The team has planted 359 trees of the 1500 so far. They will serve as a protective/privacy barrier around the African Hearts little boys…

Want to be A Missionary for a Few Days?

March 25, 2009 Linny Saunders21 Comments

“Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.” Matthew 25:40 I had mentioned a few months ago that Dw was taking a Missions Team to Africa in the early summer. Due to the fire…

Ssenge Village African Hearts – A Sunday in Uganda

January 6, 2009 Linny Saunders13 Comments

After speaking at the Ssenge Village church we walked to the African Hearts Home in Ssenge Village. This home is part of the African Hearts ministry that our “sons” run and that has a home for older street boys in Kampala. They opened this home just this a few months ago. These are the boys…

The Trombone – Another Story 0f Africa

January 3, 2009 Linny Saunders3 Comments

LaToya and I talking and NO(!) I am not pregnant -that would be 3 passports and all our money Months ago I was blogging how Emma and Dw took a trombone and some trumpets with them to Africa this past July. A woman at church had asked Emma if she would rather have money to…

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