James and his lovely wife Edith are raising 6 children; James was born in Kenya, and the Luchivya family owns a farm there. James, along with Edith, organizes the Uganda program. Edith is really great as a person who brings everybody together. Along with Dr. Blackburn, who conducts addiction recovery programs in Uganda and Kenya, Edith has taken on organizing and promoting two football (soccer) teams, comprised of young men who are recovering addicts.
James oversees our Uganda bank account; we send funds every month after a distribution to buy the next month's material for making the pads.
James expresses his view of the pad program and why he is our lead man in Uganda:
"We love this program contributing to the success of so many girls. We do schedule all the events and are fortunate to be representatives at many educational celebrations, such as graduations and awards ceremonies. It is a real treat when we get visitors from USA, especially George and Diana."
Dr. Chris Blackburn
We met Chris and his wife Pat in Malawi in 2014. They were both doctors who lived and practiced medicine in U.K. Chris was a head and neck surgeon, and Pat, who passed away in 2017, was an accomplished psychiatrist. We liked each other and began traveling together.
Their ministry was addiction recovery, using the 12-Step Program, and they traveled extensively, helping many people overcome their addictions. Since Pat's death, Chris has continued the addiction recovery ministry in Uganda and Kenya, and has established many support groups. Two years ago, he also became a Director with the British Foundation Jacob's Well and has been instrumental in building an orphanage in Namayingo District Uganda, and continues to work with Agnes Auma, the Supervisor of the orphanage. Chris took about a dozen computers with a program called Rachel to assist the teachers at the orphanage to learn how to teach in rural conditions.
James & Edith Luchivya
Bob Hoy
Bob Hoy is a retired Junior High history teacher and girls' basketball coach. He has two daughters of his own, and he loves what we do to help girls.
He has been to Africa with us to witness SEE's complete program, meet the volunteers and see the girls. Everyone was delighted to have him aboard.
George & Diana Franklin
George & Diana Franklin, called to serve in 1976. Back then we had surrendered and were listening for instructions on what God wanted us to do.
We were guided to do 3 things:
World Bible School follow-up
Eyeglass Clinics
Sanitary Pads
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