150 Children

She has endured immense hardship, but she perseveres for her five children. After losing her husband to HIV/AIDS last year, Airet was left to shoulder the family’s debts and raise the kids alone. Still, she pressed on with strength and grace. But when heavy rains collapsed their home in September, it was almost too much for Airet to bear. With three of her children supported by the McKinsey Foundation, she found momentary relief. Yet seeing the ruins of their house broke this mother’s heart. Through the generosity of a kind neighbor, Airet’s family now has temporary shelter. But they cannot impose for long, and the children need stability to continue their education. We seek your compassion to rebuild and restore hope for this family. Any amount given will provide materials so talented local builders can construct a sturdy, safe home resistant to storms. With your support, Airet will no longer worry about where her children will sleep at night. Let us come together and lift this strong mother up during her time of need. Please open your heart today to help a family rise from the ashes.

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A 10-year-old girl with big dreams of finishing school and lifting her family out of poverty.
But Shine’s future is threatened by the dilapidated state of her home. Heavy rains and hail recently destroyed the roof, leaving the walls crumbling.
Shine, her five siblings, and her mother Annet have no protection from the elements. They all live in constant fear of what will happen if their house collapses entirely. Annet works tirelessly in people’s gardens to barely scrape together meals for her children. But her wages are not enough to rebuild their home. Shine’s father disappeared long ago, leaving the family without a stable income. By supporting this campaign, you have the power to change Shine’s story. A decent, sturdy home would give Shine safety and hope for a brighter tomorrow. She dreams of staying in school and making her family proud. But without shelter from the rains, even basic survival becomes difficult. Let’s come together and rebuild this house. Any amount helps provide materials so carpenters can start work immediately. With your compassion, this family will sleep soundly knowing they are protected. Let’s give Shine the foundation for the life she deserves.

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In brief..

A DREAM WAS REAWAKENED!!!

When McKinsey went to meet Jesus on February 2, 2015, none of us

could have predicted the legacy of hope, faith, and love that she had left behind.

McKinsey had a conviction in her heart to serve the abandoned children in Uganda.

She had made plans to return permanently, to live in Uganda and adopt Ugandan

children to raise them there as her own. (18 of them to be exact).

5 months after she passed,

I traveled to Uganda to see what she saw and fell in love with.

It quickly became clear to me why she had been called there. I firmly believe

that God knew all along McKinsey would never return to Uganda, but he was in fact

using her legacy to move me like he had not been able to do before. As a child, I had

a dream of buying a neighborhood and “staffing” each home in the neighborhood

with house parents that would serve as parents for children that didn’t have any.

I knew kids that were in foster care and their stories always left me

feeling like I should do something.

As I got older, life intervened and I lost focus on that dream.

Since McKinsey’s passing, God has reawakened that dream, or a form of that

dream deep in my soul. What started out as me and others sharing McKinsey’s story

and telling about the children living on the streets in Uganda, abandoned to fend

for themselves has quickly taken on a life of its own.

The McKinsey Foundation was opened in her honor..

To love, serve and restore hope to abandoned children in Uganda.

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