We are doing our third Hike for Duchenne on October 30th at 8:00 AM, Uganda time. That is 1:00 AM, New York time. So far we have 3 committed participants: Paul Collins, Josh Kasaija and myself. We will be hiking Mount Karangura Trail in Western Uganda. The screenshot of the description from the All Trails app is below. This… Read More »
We now have two board members for our foundation, The Everett and Austin Project! Dr. Teina Daley, Occupational Therapist, and the delightful Ms. Celia Pompey. Dr. Daley and I have been working on getting our foundation incorporated and a registered charity. So we are filling out all of the paperwork. In one of the description fields on… Read More »
This is Paul Kayong a couple of weeks ago in a remote village in Uganda telling us why setting up a shop will help him be self-sufficient to care for his 3 boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. We expect to be able to do this for him while we are in Uganda next month. Should only cost $500-$700… Read More »
Dear Fellow Servant of Christ, I’m a born-again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. I got a BA in Bible in 1988 and have served as a missionary for about 10 years now all together. I’m currently living in Peekskill NY and attending Hillsong NYC in Manhattan. I did a write-up of my personal testimony a few years… Read More »
I’m ready to do my next Hike for Duchenne. We raised just over $3100 from our last hike. That brought us to 79% of what we need to go to Uganda. Can we top that this time? I sure hope so. Because I want to go to Uganda and spread love and hope to those suffering from Duchenne… Read More »
We visited The Kayongas again on Monday Sept 2, 2019, bringing much needed food. We also interviewed Paul about setting up a shop to help him have a sustainable source of income, and so that he can be with the boys more. Paul Kayonga has had 5 boys who were born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. 2 of his… Read More »
My good friend in Uganda, Paul Collins, has written a really nice story about me and The Everett and Austin Project. You can read his story at: http:bit.ly/dontwastepain Paul is an accomplished journalist in Uganda, and I feel very grateful to Paul for his efforts and kind words. I have been so thankful for him to have joined… Read More »
The local event in Peekskill NY will meet in Depew Park at 8:00 am on July 27, 2019. Multiple courses will be mapped out through Blue Mountain Reservation. There will be a 2 mile course, 5 mile course, 10 mile course and a 15 mile course. For those who cannot attend in Peekskill, you can participate in whatever… Read More »
https://youtu.be/_1tVW3wWhiQ This TV interview is between the affable Toni Quest and Tim Gillen. Tim is Everett and Austin’s father. Tim explains motivations for The Everett and Austin Project and who we aim to serve and help. We seek to be the visible expression of the love of God to people going through Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in developing countries.… Read More »
Disparity of Wealth between the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa1 The disparity of wealth in the world seems incorrigible. Incorrigible means not able to be corrected or improved. What do you think? Is there nothing that we can do? Are we just stuck in drastic and dire wealth polarity? I know that when I was a child, my mother… Read More »