Having been to Uganda twice within a year, I had no plans to return. However, learning that I could be with Immaculee, Wayne Wieble and one of the associate pastors from Medugorje this changed my mind. I was going to return, and my niece, Mary would also make the third excursion with us. To put the icing on the cake, Sandra Vanraay, and Danielle Laier, both from near-by Chatham, were to join the group. To support my position with the group as a priest, father Gerard signed up also. In all, we melded together spiritually, and cordially, to make the entire thirteen days an experience that enhanced this venture to Africa.Read more...

My name is Linda Farrand, I visited Masaka last November 2014, and the children I met changed my life. My friend Cathy in Canada who does everything she can to raise funds for different projects in Uganda, paid my fare, did I really want to go No, what I could do a pensioner with no extra money.Read more...

My devotion to the Blessed Mother stems from my mother’s love for Mary – my mother, Ann! Imagine that – my mother was also named Ann! My mother always had her rosary in hand, a blue rosary. As a little girl this was etched in my heart. The first time I heard about Medjugorje was in the late ‘80s. We were on vacation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I was at the front desk and the talk was about a place in Yugoslavia where the Blessed Mother was appearing daily. What? Wow, how? The talk in the hotel was about a Lutheran man speaking about it. Yes, my youngest son Justin and I wanted to go!Read more...