This is Katie Robben, founder and executive director of Let Us Move Mountains (LUMM). She has become a fast dear friend! Katie founded LUMM in 2018. She has been a friend of Holy Cross since her arrival to Kyarusozi parish in September 2016, and I was so grateful to be connected with her as a... Continue Reading →
LUMM: “A team to work with the community”
Spending two weeks in the village of Kyarusozi in western Uganda = one of the best decisions I’ve made in this country. I met the wonderful team members of Let Us Move Mountains and had such quality time with my new dear friend Katie. Here, meet the Ugandan members of LUMM’s executive team! Katie will... Continue Reading →
Getting Settled
Greetings from Bugembe! I am settling into "Queen of Peace" community, the Holy Cross sisters' house which is across the street from where I stayed last year. We're located in Bugembe, a kind of town/suburb about ten minutes from Jinja proper. It's also the seat of the Busoga kingdom and the kyabazinga, the local ruler.... Continue Reading →
Starting Things Off
Hello everyone! There isn't much to say from the U.S. at the moment... The preparation and expectation for my departure has been a long time coming, and I'm ready to just be there and get settled at this point! I updated the "About" section which is linked above, but I hope that this blog will... Continue Reading →