Christmas at The Zoe House

The beauty of life in Uganda is there are only two seasons – rainy and dry. Everywhere you look you’ll find fertile soil, thriving plants, and delicious food straight from the garden. It is a continual season of planting and harvesting and the same is true for what is occurring at The Zoe House. We […]

The Zoe House 2019 Recap

As we end 2019, we can’t help but reflect on the major milestones at The Zoe House. In only 3.5 months, we’ve witnessed incredible growth and resilience in both our hairdressing and baking classes and are constantly amazed by these young mothers who are willing to do whatever it takes to create the best future […]

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Opening Day at The Zoe House

A vision that has been years in the making, was finally made a reality. It’s beautiful to see every piece of the puzzle fall into perfect place. Our biggest concern as we launched was finding a way to economically transport the girls from different points in the community to The Zoe House. We didn’t want […]

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National Girl Summit 2018

On November 30, a group of people advocating for the end to child marriage gathered at the Imperial Royale Hotel for the 2018 National Girl Summit. The theme of the summit was how to move from commitment to implementation in the campaign against child marriage and female genital mutilation. National Girl Summit Uganda Keynote Speaker, […]

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What’s in a name?

Years ago before I moved to Uganda the Lord gave me a vision of a house, a young Ugandan girl and the word “Zoe” spoken over this image. I had absolutely no idea what the word Zoe met, so I messaged my boyfriend at the time, now husband, and asked him if he already picked […]

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The story of Mamma Sudais

Last year I was dragging my feet on starting The Zoe House. Not because I didn’t want to, but because I felt ill-equipped for the task at hand. I felt the magnitude of what God was entrusting me with and wanted to stay on my couch of comfort instead of caring for a handful of […]

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Why The Zoe House in Uganda

Fear is staring me right in the face. Most days I’m afraid that God picked the wrong girl. I’m afraid He won’t come through for us. I’m afraid I’ll make mistakes. I’m afraid of stepping out of my comfort zone again. I’m afraid that girls will count on me and I’ll disappoint them. The fears […]