You go deeper and deeper into the mud because there is no traction.

Last night my husband and I watched the film, Lion. I don’t want to give too much away if you have not seen it. We have 3 adopted children. And we cried over the fear and anxiety of this boy as he finds himself lost. But the thing I kept thinking about all night is the poverty. This Indian single mother is not much different than the mothers we support in Uganda. She makes very little money. Her 2 sons collect coal from the train tracks to buy milk. And milk, one cup of milk is what they have to eat in the day. The mother does not eat, she sacrifices her portion for her children. And there is no hope of education. No hope to escape this absolute poverty. They are rich in love, but there is no hope. The women in teen MOPS Kampala are not lazy. I can see a picture of a car stuck in the mud. You put your foot on the gas, and your wheels just spin. You go deeper and deeper into the mud because there is no traction. But if you place boards under the tires, the car's wheels stop spinning...and all that energy actually starts to propel the car forward. Our women work very hard. Sometimes 10 hours a day selling corn and soda on the streets. But they do not make more than one or two dollars. If they learn a trade, they will earn much more money. A trade will act as a board under the wheels of a car. Their daily effort will actually produce some traction to propel them out of this pit called poverty. Their children will be able to go to school. Their story will be different than it seems at the moment. But we need your help. We are about to open the tailoring workshop. We can train 10 women to sew. But we need some people who will agree to sponsor these women. We want to give them 2 dollars a day to cover the cost of their housing and food for the next two years. We think if we can find 2 people to basically adopt one woman at 30 dollars a month it could be affordable. So I am asking for people to consider sponsoring one of our women 30 dollars a month for the next two years. We see a path for them and their kids. But they cannot arrive there without your help. Email me at teenmopskampala@t-online.de if you want to sponsor one of our women. I can give you a photo and the name of the women you sponsor. You can know the name of her child or children. You can send her mail or gifts. You can pray for her. I am sorry but we are just a MOPS group helping another MOPS group. We cannot offer you a tax credit for your donations. You can pay your donation by pay pal, go fund me or send it directly to Uganda by western union. We can even figure out a bank transfer. I take no money for administration costs. 100% will go to the moms. This is a labor of love. My husband and I joke that the MOPS group in Kampala is our 4th adoption. The difference is we adopted 20 families. But we cannot do this alone. So we thank you for considering sponsorship. Your support will make a real difference.