Our Story
The story around our move to Uganda started in 2015 when Jennifer spent a semester studying abroad at Uganda Christian University. Jen truly fell in love with the country and the people there and even before she left, she knew she wanted to return to Uganda with Stephen someday. In the meantime, Steve was just beginning to teach at Timothy Christian in Elmhurst. While he loved his job, he had always thought about teaching abroad. After getting married, we constantly talked and prayed about different opportunities to serve overseas. Because of Jen’s connection to Uganda, we began praying specifically for a science teaching position there for Steve. After a long search with little results, we began to feel discouraged. However, God showed us that perseverance pays off; we were introduced to the Amazima School in November of 2017 and immediately knew it was an opportunity we wanted to pursue. After months of planning, we visited Uganda this past Fe bruary in order to make connections, v...