Sarah's Service Trip to Uganda
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My name is Sarah LeClair, I am a wife of 19 years, mother to 3 teenage boys, Respiratory Therapist, and Young Living Essential Oil Independent Distributor. Two months ago, on a whim, I applied to participate in a mission trip to Uganda with Young Living. After hearing about the trip from last year at the annual convention I attended in Texas, I was completely entralled, I had to go....someday! I have dreamed of going on a mission trip for so many years. Today I got a call from Young Living Foundation at Headquarters in Utah, and guess what???!!!! I was selected to go!!! Can you believe it!! I really didn't think they would pick me but God had plans for me...
I am a firm believer in God and Jesus Christ and that I have a calling on this earth to change lives both here where I live and around the world. I have the wonderful opportunity, with the Young Living Foundation, to serve children in underprivileged Uganda. Today I am crying happy tears of joy! Do you know how hard it is to put on mascara when you're crying???!
Over the years, the churches we have attended have gone on trips and I always wished I could go. My wish has been granted by the Lord Almighty Himself and I have been chosen to be 1 of 20 people who get to embark on this amazing opportunity. We will leave on July 6th and return on July 17th, so please pray for our team during that time. This mission trip is one of my bucket list items in life and I can hardly believe it might get crossed off!
I will only be able to make this happen with your help. First, please pray for the children all over the world and pray for all that are involved with this trip will be abundantly blessed! I am able to make the $500 deposit with my own funds, however the remainder is due to be paid by June 1st. The money will go toward airfare, lodging, food and transportation while in Uganda, any extra will be donated directly to Healing Faith Uganda, Sole Hope and African Hearts. Donations over the required amount for me to participate in the trip will go directly to Young Living Foundation which gives 100% of donations directly to the cause, who does that?! Gary Young of coarse! He has picked up the cost of running the foundation so that every penny of what you donate goes directly to help buy mosquito nets and so much more as you can read below. I am so blessed and honored to be a part of such an amazing company who is literally changing the world! Please take a few minutes to read about our partnerships and if it speaks to your heart, donate directly to those groups, they do amazing work!
You can make a tax deductible donation by sending a check( be sure to make a comment in the memo line) directly to:
Young Living Foundation
c/o Eric Eames
3125 Executive Parkway
Lehi, UT 84043
*in the MEMO write "Sarah LeClair's Uganda Trip"
OR you can donate here online.
Part of the email I received from Young Living:
"We’ll work alongside our partner organizations African Hearts, Healing Faith Uganda, and Sole Hope. Service activities will primarily include interacting with the children in impoverished neighborhoods of Kampala, visiting orphanages, participating in construction projects, hanging mosquito nets, cleaning and tending to the feet of those with medical ailments, and simply being a friend to those we serve. The work in Uganda will test you emotionally and physically, but we hope you will walk away with a connection with those whom you will serve."
This opportunity is one I know my children will be touched by and I hope to set an example of what a person of faith looks like. I hope I can be an example to them and show them that heart, giving, grace, and love are more than any tangible item we own. I hope to be a blessing to everyone I come in contact with and I pray God can use me as a vessel of light for His glory! Thank you for your donations and prayers!
Many Blessings, Sarah LeClair
These are the partnerships we will be working with...
-Healing Faith Uganda-
Healing Faith Uganda provides malaria education, prevention, and treatment to rural Ugandan villages.
Through Healing Faith Uganda, a single donation of just $5 provides a mosquito net that can protect up to three children from malaria.
With funds raised at Young Living’s 2015 International Grand Convention, the Young Living Foundation was able to purchase more than 4,000 mosquito nets for Healing Faith Uganda. Several Young Living members joined the foundation on this trip, hanging a total of 26 nets, or one on every bed throughout the entire village of Wasaki!
-African Hearts Community Organization-
African Hearts is a rescue program for children living in the slums and streets of Kampala, Uganda. Either orphaned or abandoned by their parents due to poverty, these children are without food, shelter, and have very little clothing.
Lutaaya Abdul grew up in these slums. After watching multiple young friends die amid the horrific conditions, he felt a need to make a change. Lutaaya established African Hearts to bring other children out of the slums and into transitional homes where they receive food, shelter, and social services, as well as a quality education through the African Hearts junior school.
With funds raised at Young Living’s 2015 International Grand Convention, the Young Living Foundation was able to purchase land and begin building a new African Hearts school building for 200 children ages 3–5! The foundation was also able to double the impact of the African Hearts slum program, increasing school day frequency from three to five days per week, as well as allowing the transitional home to double the number of occupants from 15 to 30.
-Sole Hope-
Sole Hope exists to offer hope, healthier lives, and freedom from foot-related diseases through education, employment, and medical relief. By not wearing closed-toed shoes, Ugandan children and adults are susceptible to illnesses caused by a parasite called jiggers, which typically enter the body through the feet.
What are jiggers? Jiggers are small, parasitic sand fleas that burrow into bare feet, causing infection, gangrene, paralysis, occasionally amputation, and even death. Thousands of Ugandan children live without adequate protective footwear and misconceptions about the cause of jiggers.
Sole Hope employs medical personnel to remove jiggers from those affected. Once treated, Sole Hope provides individuals and their families with:
EDUCATION
Through educational efforts, Sole Hope works to reduce the negative stigma associated with jigger infection and to teach children and caretakers how to remove and prevent such infections.
DURABLE SHOES
Sole Hope supports local communities by employing local shoemakers and training them in innovative shoemaking techniques for making durable, protective shoes for the community.
Ongoing support
After health assessments and recovery, Sole Hope returns the individual to his or her village with a new bed, after having sanitized the area.
***The foundation traveled to Uganda shortly after Young Living’s 2015 International Grand Convention to allocate the funds raised by generous Young Living members during the event. A portion of these funds were donated to Sole Hope. With this donation, the foundation was able to purchase land and draft contracts to build Sole Hope a new outreach home and clinic.
I am a firm believer in God and Jesus Christ and that I have a calling on this earth to change lives both here where I live and around the world. I have the wonderful opportunity, with the Young Living Foundation, to serve children in underprivileged Uganda. Today I am crying happy tears of joy! Do you know how hard it is to put on mascara when you're crying???!
Over the years, the churches we have attended have gone on trips and I always wished I could go. My wish has been granted by the Lord Almighty Himself and I have been chosen to be 1 of 20 people who get to embark on this amazing opportunity. We will leave on July 6th and return on July 17th, so please pray for our team during that time. This mission trip is one of my bucket list items in life and I can hardly believe it might get crossed off!
I will only be able to make this happen with your help. First, please pray for the children all over the world and pray for all that are involved with this trip will be abundantly blessed! I am able to make the $500 deposit with my own funds, however the remainder is due to be paid by June 1st. The money will go toward airfare, lodging, food and transportation while in Uganda, any extra will be donated directly to Healing Faith Uganda, Sole Hope and African Hearts. Donations over the required amount for me to participate in the trip will go directly to Young Living Foundation which gives 100% of donations directly to the cause, who does that?! Gary Young of coarse! He has picked up the cost of running the foundation so that every penny of what you donate goes directly to help buy mosquito nets and so much more as you can read below. I am so blessed and honored to be a part of such an amazing company who is literally changing the world! Please take a few minutes to read about our partnerships and if it speaks to your heart, donate directly to those groups, they do amazing work!
You can make a tax deductible donation by sending a check( be sure to make a comment in the memo line) directly to:
Young Living Foundation
c/o Eric Eames
3125 Executive Parkway
Lehi, UT 84043
*in the MEMO write "Sarah LeClair's Uganda Trip"
OR you can donate here online.
Part of the email I received from Young Living:
"We’ll work alongside our partner organizations African Hearts, Healing Faith Uganda, and Sole Hope. Service activities will primarily include interacting with the children in impoverished neighborhoods of Kampala, visiting orphanages, participating in construction projects, hanging mosquito nets, cleaning and tending to the feet of those with medical ailments, and simply being a friend to those we serve. The work in Uganda will test you emotionally and physically, but we hope you will walk away with a connection with those whom you will serve."
This opportunity is one I know my children will be touched by and I hope to set an example of what a person of faith looks like. I hope I can be an example to them and show them that heart, giving, grace, and love are more than any tangible item we own. I hope to be a blessing to everyone I come in contact with and I pray God can use me as a vessel of light for His glory! Thank you for your donations and prayers!
Many Blessings, Sarah LeClair
These are the partnerships we will be working with...
-Healing Faith Uganda-
Healing Faith Uganda provides malaria education, prevention, and treatment to rural Ugandan villages.
Through Healing Faith Uganda, a single donation of just $5 provides a mosquito net that can protect up to three children from malaria.
With funds raised at Young Living’s 2015 International Grand Convention, the Young Living Foundation was able to purchase more than 4,000 mosquito nets for Healing Faith Uganda. Several Young Living members joined the foundation on this trip, hanging a total of 26 nets, or one on every bed throughout the entire village of Wasaki!
-African Hearts Community Organization-
African Hearts is a rescue program for children living in the slums and streets of Kampala, Uganda. Either orphaned or abandoned by their parents due to poverty, these children are without food, shelter, and have very little clothing.
Lutaaya Abdul grew up in these slums. After watching multiple young friends die amid the horrific conditions, he felt a need to make a change. Lutaaya established African Hearts to bring other children out of the slums and into transitional homes where they receive food, shelter, and social services, as well as a quality education through the African Hearts junior school.
With funds raised at Young Living’s 2015 International Grand Convention, the Young Living Foundation was able to purchase land and begin building a new African Hearts school building for 200 children ages 3–5! The foundation was also able to double the impact of the African Hearts slum program, increasing school day frequency from three to five days per week, as well as allowing the transitional home to double the number of occupants from 15 to 30.
-Sole Hope-
Sole Hope exists to offer hope, healthier lives, and freedom from foot-related diseases through education, employment, and medical relief. By not wearing closed-toed shoes, Ugandan children and adults are susceptible to illnesses caused by a parasite called jiggers, which typically enter the body through the feet.
What are jiggers? Jiggers are small, parasitic sand fleas that burrow into bare feet, causing infection, gangrene, paralysis, occasionally amputation, and even death. Thousands of Ugandan children live without adequate protective footwear and misconceptions about the cause of jiggers.
Sole Hope employs medical personnel to remove jiggers from those affected. Once treated, Sole Hope provides individuals and their families with:
EDUCATION
Through educational efforts, Sole Hope works to reduce the negative stigma associated with jigger infection and to teach children and caretakers how to remove and prevent such infections.
DURABLE SHOES
Sole Hope supports local communities by employing local shoemakers and training them in innovative shoemaking techniques for making durable, protective shoes for the community.
Ongoing support
After health assessments and recovery, Sole Hope returns the individual to his or her village with a new bed, after having sanitized the area.
***The foundation traveled to Uganda shortly after Young Living’s 2015 International Grand Convention to allocate the funds raised by generous Young Living members during the event. A portion of these funds were donated to Sole Hope. With this donation, the foundation was able to purchase land and draft contracts to build Sole Hope a new outreach home and clinic.
Organizer
Sarah Baker LeClair
Organizer