Embracing Positive Words and Deeds from Uganda to the US

Gilbert Mfitundinda is the author of a book titled, “Life’s Lens: Looking Through the Eyes of a Compassion International Child” a memoir about his life growing up in extreme poverty in Uganda and later moving to the United States. He is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit called Love Restoration, an organization that provides education, nutrition, and health care to children in Uganda. In our interview, Gilbert discusses his life in Uganda, how sponsors from the U.S. provided him with the rare opportunity to stay in school, what it was like to move to the U.S., and all the ways both big and small that people can empower and help others.