• Uganda is the size of the state of Oregon with a population of 27.3 million yet has 10% of the world’s orphans 
• It is in the top 25% of poorest nations in the world with 50% of the population under the age of 15
• Ugandans make on average $1.50 per day
• Life expectancy in Uganda is 51  
• 320  children die in Uganda every day from Malaria and the cost of treatment for Malaria is only $8 
• Most Ugandans get Malaria 6 times per year  
• Treated Mosquito nets have proven to reduce the risk of contracting Malaria by 65%, a reduction from 6 cases per person to 2 case per year
• One net is effective for 5 years and cost less than $10 
• There are 49 deaths each day due to HIV-AIDS as well as a high percentage of breast cancer with only 5 mammogram machines in the entire country
• 66% of the 27.3 million in population claim Christianity with 16% Muslim and 18% Indigenous

As Christians, we are called to “Love your neighbor as yourself”; this means we must begin to live outside of self. Let us partner and as we serve to be a blessing, let us realize that we are blessed to serve.