Meet Anita

My name is Anita. I live in Uganda,Kampala in a place called ntinda. 

 I have 4 sisters and one brother. We are 6 children and we all 

grew up with our mother. She Provides and still provides for the family. 

Our mother is a market peddler who deals in onions,garlic and ginger.

I recently was married to a return missionary.  

I send my love to you all and am grateful.

Anita 

Meet Christine

My name is Christine a national of Uganda, Africa. Residing in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Uganda is located in the Eastern part of Africa bordered by South Sudan to the North, Kenya to the East, Tanzania to the South and Democratic Republic of Congo to the West.

Early in the  year 2014, I had a wonderful opportunity to be part of ‘A Sewing Skills Training Class’ taught by a sister missionary.  The class was held for 2 months with the help of a donation of Sewing Machines and several fabrics from the Young Women of Roosevelt, Utah, USA. The new skills that I obtained from this Sewing Class rekindled my desire to restart my handmade items’ project that had stalled for 2 years.  I then became actively engaged in making handmade items such as Beaded Bags, Aprons, African Cloth Bags, Paper and Bead Necklaces, Clutch Purses, Place mats (table runners), Linen Napkins.

The making of handmade items with an African touch has always been one of my greatest desires. I am married to a wonderful husband, and we have a loving baby boy who is 16 months old. The making of these handmade items has brought us even closer as a family since my husband is always willing to help me in making of several of the items and the income realized from the sale of the handmade items greatly helps to supplement our young family’s income.

Dear readers am also proud to let you know that I and my family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  and would like to leave with you my humble testimony that,  I know that God lives and that Jesus Christ is his beloved Son.

Best Wishes

Christine

Meet our Designers from Uganda

Gurtrude is an amazing accomplished woman with a strong testimony of Jesus Christ.  
Go to my blog to read her story. 

I want to introduce some of the women living in Uganda who have and will be adding their handmade items to our ETSY store.  So, here is Gertrude:

I am Gertrude, I was born in the central part of Uganda Called Luweero. I am the last born of nine children.

I lost my father on the 21st July 2012. My mum is still living.

My Family moved to another area (Jinja) during the mid 1980's due to a war that broke out in our area.
 Around Dec,1999, I went and served a mission in Tanzania. It was great a experience for me and it will be for the rest of my life,I am glad I made that decision. I have had my niece serve a mission and my nephew is serving a mission now in Ghana. It is my prayer that more of my family members join the church. My husband is a returned missionary too.

 After my mission, I joint the university and obtained a degree in Business Administration ( Majored in Accounting) and also hold a post graduate diploma in Project planning and management.

I am Married, we were sealed in the Johannesburg temple and we are blessed with two  beautiful children. I had a Miscarriage in between and it gave me some serious complications but the Lord was with me through it.

I have served in different calling - I served as a teacher in Institute and Seminary classes, as a teacher and counselor at branch level in Relief society. I have served a stake relief society president and stake young women president. Currently i am serving as  a teacher in Relief society.

I love being in service of my fellow being, I have learned that as a teacher, I get to be taught the more and develop love for those i teach.

I know that Father lives, Jehovah is His son, I know he died for all us that we may prepare and return to live them. I know the prophet Joseph Smith saw God the father and Jesus Christ and that he is the prophet of the restoration. i know that we have a living prophet today who receives revelations and guides our day. I know we will be saved through the Savior grace after all we can do. I love my family and I know that families are eternal.

Kind Regards,

Gertrude.

WELCOME TO THE LITTLE BROWN PURSE

"The Little Brown Purse".  
Welcome!  
I'm sure that you are wondering what this purse has to do with anything. So let me attempt to explain.
This purse represents the HOPE of mothers all around the globe.
A "Mother's Heart" exists to nurture, protect, teach, and to love.

There is no greater gift than the gift of motherhood.  It's scope encompasses all of life's emotions.

For Mercy,the woman who hand crocheted this purse, HOPE surrounded her "Mother Heart" as she placed it in a box among other handmade items crafted by beautiful, industrious Ugandan women.  This was her only item included in the shipment bound for the USA and to my safe keeping.  This purse captured my immediate attention after the package was opened.  Mercy's "Mother Heart" spoke to mine and I understood that Mercy's simple offering to the contents was as the widows mite, all that she had to give.  Mercy is the mother of 8 children.  She and her husband aren't able to pay the near $300 per year fee for schooling a child in Uganda.  Mercy schools her children at home as best she can.  She has amazing children who are eager to learn.  An opportunity arose for Mercy to send handmade items to me to sell in our local fair.  This purse represents "Mercy's Hope".