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Let's Send Kids to Camp!
One month ago today, we arrived back to the US from Uganda. Despite the frenzy of readjusting, a huge part of my heart will remain behind...
Sally Leist
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Goodbye Kampala
In prison, The Uganda Pepperdine team, The leadership of the Rwanda team (with our friend Judge John from Seattle) and those helpful work...
Sally Leist
Nov 10, 20244 min read
Leaping Lemurs
Where would we NEVER go from the US? Madagascar - the 4th largest island in the world and just a short 6-hour flight from Entebbe – Or so...
Sally Leist
Oct 26, 20243 min read
We Voted
During the past few visits to our local post office, Charles greets me with, “Have you voted yet?” He is the branch manager for this...
Sally Leist
Oct 12, 20243 min read
Celebrating Unity Day
In 1985 I used my passport for the first time. I was moving from LA to Seattle for work and took a three-month break and travelled to...
Sally Leist
Oct 5, 20243 min read
Let's Eat
This woman has never liked to cook. And fortunately, we have come to the right place. For those willing to spend the money, there are...
Sally Leist
Sep 27, 20243 min read
A Rough Road
The main road to our apartment - note the machine gun toting boda rider! Last September, a sign went up on the main road from town to our...
Sally Leist
Sep 13, 20243 min read
Case Dismissed
Ugandan inmates waiting for legal representation and Stephanie with some of the Ugandan legal team after the Prison Project - Priscilla...
Sally Leist
Sep 6, 20243 min read
Summer Heroes
On the banks of the Nile River with our 2024 Summer Legal Interns We spent a tremendous nine weeks of this past summer with these amazing...
Sally Leist
Aug 30, 20242 min read
A Life Well Lived
Last Thursday, June 27th, this extraordinary man, Harley Morgan, my dad, went to be with Jesus. I’m so grateful for the life he lived. ...
Sally Leist
Jun 30, 20241 min read
The Gorillas
In the southwestern corner of Uganda, bordering Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park –...
Sally Leist
Jun 17, 20242 min read
Wedding of the Year!
Weddings are a very big deal in Uganda. We’ve been invited to several in the past few years but have never been able to go. They are...
Sally Leist
Jun 11, 20243 min read
Let's Shop
With the arrival of a new class of Pepperdine Law School interns, we have the privilege of introducing new folks to grocery shopping in...
Sally Leist
May 31, 20242 min read
Real 911
Last Monday, Scott was heading to the airport for a flight to Rwanda. This drive usually takes about 75 – 90 minutes (only 22 miles) but...
Sally Leist
May 23, 20242 min read
All Together
When you live on a different continent from your adult children, its a bit challenging to get everyone together. This is especially true...
Sally Leist
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Rose
Rose is now home with her mom and her family. Two weeks ago, a sea of hundreds of men in yellow shorts and shirts sat in the intense sun,...
Sally Leist
Mar 18, 20243 min read
Unbalanced Force
After saying goodbye to a our tireless group of US and Ugandan lawyers and law students , Scott took a minute to say thank you. "As you...
Scott Leist
Mar 12, 20243 min read
Big Week Ahead
1.Us 2. Uganda staff attorney explaining to 8 defendents who fished with the wrong kind of net that they would be released for "time...
Sally Leist
Feb 28, 20242 min read
Happy Valentines Day
Valentines Day is a BIG DEAL in Kampala. Although its not a national holiday, you’d hardly know that by the content of the local...
Sally Leist
Feb 14, 20241 min read
Air Sick
Flight 1 - The Good Flight As a seasoned trans-continental traveler, the 28 – 38 hour trips have become a bit routine. That is until this...
Sally Leist
Jan 25, 20244 min read
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