I grew up in Africa as a missionary kid from the time I was 9 years old until I was 21. My family and I lived in 5 countries in Africa: Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Morocco. It was an {incredible} experience that I would never trade for the world. It taught me so much about life, love, God, and myself. Out of all the countries I grew up in, Uganda, by far, has always had the most special place in my heart.
Drew grew up spending every summer for over 7 years doing mission work in the Philippines and thus that country holds a very dear place in his heart. When we started dating we immediately saw the passion for missions that each of us had and knew that we had found our {soul mates}!
My very sweet and romantic husband knew how much Uganda meant to me that he even {completely} surprised me and flew me to Uganda to ask me to marry him! How could I not say yes!?!?
When the Lord officially called us to mission work shortly after we married, we tossed around several different countries; Uganda, the Philippines, and other countries. We were willing and open to go any place the Lord called us! Drew had always loved an organization called International Justice Mission (IJM), a Christian human rights agency that rescues and protects the vulnerable from various forms of oppression around the world. When we started the interview process to potentially join the IJM team and discovered that they had a position they wanted Drew to fill as a Church and Community Relations Fellow in, of all places, Kampala, Uganda, we knew it was the Lord at work!
In addition to the links above, below are links from our old blog to some of the best blog posts we wrote about the adventures we encountered while living in Uganda! You can read the whole story at: www.thehutchesonheadline.blogspot.com.
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