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Recently we had the joy of watching Demit shine in her culinary calling. Demit joined Twende in 2022 with plans to study fashion and design. But her close friends—having noticed how naturally she gravitated to kitchen work—encouraged her to consider culinary arts. She committed to become a chef and it is clear she has discovered her passion. When we offered to host the Marrieds Fellowship at our home, we asked Demit if she could take the lead on meal preparation. She quickly

Many of the Twende students have been involved in Life Center Church during previous school breaks, and they continued in strength over the holiday. With Pastor Shone’s leadership and help from Hosea, Rachel and Success, the children of Life Center Church presented songs with dance, prayer, read scripture and acted out the nativity story. Greg, our friend from Woodside Detroit, who joined Victor on this trip, shared the Gospel through John 3:16 using soccer balls as a tool to

I met Shone in 2012 when I joined Rukungiri Community Church during my time volunteering as a program coordinator for a malnutrition program at a Catholic hospital in Rukungiri, Southwest Uganda. One of my fervent prayers my senior year of college was that God would connect me to the local church - the body of believers - wherever I ended up after finishing my degree. One week after walking across the graduation stage, I was stepping off a plane onto the tarmac in Entebbe Uga

"I saw a need and came to answer" From Stagnation to Purpose: Ibrahim’s Journey Back to School When Ibrahim joined Twende in 2021, he had been stuck academically for about 10 years. He was supporting himself as a janitor, selling groceries or flashlights and other menial jobs to earn a living. Since being given the chance to return to school for a Bachelor's of Medical Imaging and be sharpened through mentorship and Christian fellowship, he has become a blessing to his commun