Help This Ugandan Catcher Get Into A US College

I'm not hoping for miracles here. I am hoping for a straightforward answer for this kid's hopes and dreams. I was never able to fully pursue or realize a lot of my career dreams, but for some reason, this kid tugged at my heart and made me feel like I had to do something to push his dream to reality.

At the most, it would be great to get him into the states, on a D3 team where he can see playing time, and get drafted. At the very very least, it would be nice to get this kid and his team some proper equipment, or a sponsorship. I haven't the foggiest as to how to accomplish that

I'm a huge baseball fan, and was perusing the MLB Network page on Facebook one day. One of my fav all time players is Ken Griffey Jr. There was a post about his career.  I was scrolling the comments and kept seeing these posts asking for help from this kid who really loved baseball, and was asking for help to get noticed. I clicked around and saw that this kid was for real.

I reached out to him via Direct Messenger on Facebook. I found out his name is Dennis Kasumba. He's 18 and lives in Kampala Uganda Africa, and his only dream is to come over here and play ball on some level. He has no parents. His Dad died fighting in the war. His Mom fled the country and left him with relatives. He has no access to a traditional batting tee. 

Dennis instead, balances a baseball on top of a soda bottle, which in turn, is balanced on a truck tire. That, in and of itself, is almost a magic trick.  But he's a switch-hitting catcher who throws 85 to 90 mph. He's got great footwork and level swing. He only missed making the Olympic trial team in baseball for Africa by a few months.  His Pop-To-Pop time, which is a measurement of a catcher's quickness throwing from Home Plate to Second base, is only bested by J.T. Realmulto of the Phillies

He's for real. He's not masquerading as some kind of "Ugandan Prince scam." I've vetted him personally. This kid has talent, but no outlet for it. Do you realize how frustrating and personally crushing that must feel????

We struck up a conversation and he started sending me videos of his practices and it really was impressive. I thought, I have to get this kid some attention some place.

We've reached out to MLB, the NCAA, and other outlets with no luck.

Against all odds he's making so much progress. He's made the Ugandan Senior Team and is about to finish off his Senior Year in High School, but after that we have to get him here to the US to get him into a JUCO.

I'm not looking to act as his agent, or caretaker. My Mom always told me, "What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you." Not that I need anything for myself, I just would love to see this kid's dreams come true. 

American kids have no idea how good they have it. This experience has really opened my eyes, and humbled me about the plight of these kids in other countries. Play is sooo often taken for granted in America, that you just grab a ball and bat and go outside to play. But when you have only two baseballs, as he does, a catcher's mask you repaired  yourself with spare wire you found, and outside your door your country happens to be at war, it kinda makes pickup ball after school really difficult. Point being, we're blessed beyond description here. 

If I wanted my kid to play ball, he picks a position, goes to the sporting goods store, gears up and we make a call and get him on the travel team and he's off to D1. In Africa, you first have to make sure there's no troop movements coming through your yard, before you go outside and play. Play is taken for granted in America. It should be 2nd nature in Africa too.

I have no dog in the fight, no money to be made in this, personally. Every dollar spent, will go DIRECTLY to Dennis' coach Paul and help Dennis be able to obtain a VISA and the requirements he needs to travel to the states and hopefully be set up with a family that can help.

I just want to make it easier for a kid halfway around the world to do the thing he loves to do, and was born to do, but do it on a field of grass and not dirt, located in a country who's not always in a civil war.

He doesn't want to "agree to arbitration," sign a "multi-year incentive laden deal," he just wants to frame pitches for 9 innings and hit for average. He just wants to do the thing that every boy, and some girls have wanted to do since they were 8 or 9. Be a pro ball player. We can't live that dream, but we can help a very talented kid live his. Not too much to ask??

Can you help?