After almost four years of wading through miles of red tape and fundraising for lawyer fees, passports, DNA tests, medical exams, and visas, it's finally happened. Mara's family will soon be together again. The 5 kids will arrive in Vancouver from Uganda on the 15th of Feb. Not much notice, but that's the way things work in Africa.

We know they will come here with little more than the clothes on their backs.  Consequently, we are scrambling to help supply the family with their essential needs.  Here's what's happened so far:

We just got word that Mara's kids received their visas! Everyone is over the moon, as you can well imagine. It's been over a 3 year wait and Mara is ecstatic and eager to get the airline flights booked. We're looking for a place for her to rent so they will all have a place to stay until they can get some help from BC Housing. The push is on to raise funds!

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Hi everyone,

I’m new at blogging and not all that computer savvy but I found this website and really want to be a part of it. I love reading about the positive changes being made and I hope you find my ‘change’ interesting too.

I met Mara three years ago. I was facilitating a 4 day workshop for people who wanted to learn about Job Search. As usual, on day one, I asked everyone to ‘tell us a little bit about your self.’ I learned that she had arrived in Vancouver two days previous, from Uganda, Africa.