by Megan_B | Oct 8, 2013 | Teams | Travel, Thoughts | Reflections
Eternal Memory (That we might never forget) My pretentiously sheltered experience is unable to escape the wrenching reality transposed before me through the medium of their iron-clad hearts, the bitter human precipitation that has engraved its memory upon their flesh,...
by James Harrington | May 14, 2012 | Tanks | Locations, Teams | Travel
The steady putter of the old diesel motor purred in the background as Ugandan Water Project Team #11 rode in silence through the fresh morning air of Uganda. We had been in country about a week so the sights blurring past our windows were not shockingly new like they...
by James Harrington | Sep 22, 2011 | Tanks | Locations
What’s so special about Moonlight Day & Boarding School in Zirobwe, UG? In many ways it is just another example of a typical rainwater harvesting installation at a local school in rural Uganda – handmade brick building, iron sheeted roof and beautiful...
by James Harrington | Mar 6, 2011 | Tanks | Locations, Teams | Travel
Since our first trip to Uganda in August 2008, every team for the Ugandan Water Project visits the small village of Jokolera. This mall community about 30 minutes outside of Kampala is little more that a handful of mud and brick homes scattered along the 2 or...
by James Harrington | Sep 17, 2010 | Tanks | Locations, Thoughts | Reflections
In the late 1970’s my uncle, Harry Richardson became the youngest Master Plumber in the city of Roanoke, VA. All growing up I would find that he could bring so many of life’s challenges down to a concept related to plumbing. He’d get a sparkle in his...
