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Julie's brag
7 years ago, a friend volunteered in Uganda for a few months, at which time he met a 15-year old girl, named Julie.
Julie did very well in school but her education was coming to an end, since her mother couldn't afford to send Julie out of the village for high school. Although the costs may seem small to us, to Ugandans the price was steep.
My friend contacted his wife and suggested that they pay for Julie's high school expenses. She agreed and starting telling family, friends and co-workers about this amazing girl they were going to give a bit of help to in Uganda. Immediately others were moved by Julie's story and wanted to help with her school expenses. We made small contributions over the years and were thrilled reading updates about Julie's life.
I must mention that Julie also contributed to her school and living expenses. She has quite an entrepreneurial spirit and always had summer jobs and part-time jobs during school, whether it was raising chickens or selling cell phone air time. Julie never took her good fortune for granted.
Our small contributions continued over the years while Julie excelled throughout high school and then through university, graduating a few weeks ago with an Engineering Degree!!! My friends went to Uganda to attend the graduation, and then a few days later the party for Julie in her village. At the party it was announced that Julie had been offered a permanent position at the telecommunications company where she had been interning.
Before heading to Uganda for the graduation, my friends closed the bank account for Julie and gave the remaining funds to her, telling her to spend it however she wanted. In true Julie style, she bought pigs for her Mother to raise, thereby ensuring a bit more income for her Mom.
I am so proud of Julie.
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What an amazing story. I am sure Julie will pay it forward for many years to come.
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what a touching story, thank you for posting.
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awesome...thanks for sharing with us
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Wow what a great brag, gave me chicken skin :)
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oh such a nice story -we have always put education first for our kids -even let my daughter use my car for one year(for her post grad program) while i took the bus to work
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Great brag. You did a wonderful thing for that girl. God had a hand in it all for sure.
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Thank you everyone for your kind responses.
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That's a wonderful story! It's amazing how a little "pulling together" can make such a life-changing difference to other people! Thank-you for your help in this and bless you all for doing this!
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What a great story and awesome brag!
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Fantastic brag..... have got REALLY moist eyes now!!
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What an amazing story thank you so much for sharing
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Wow..... Touching.
What a GREAT thing they did for her.
An Education is PRICELESS.
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