Return to Bwindi: Marianne and Paul White

Pictured here: The Batwa Experience historical tour where the Batwa present their origins. Their attire represents both the bark cloth worn in the forest and more modern fabric used in Ugandan culture, designed and sewn at the Batwa Development Program which employs Batwa women seamstresses.

It isn’t often that you get to see someone’s vision become a reality. We count ourselves blessed to be able to do so twice while visiting Uganda with the Kellermann Foundation.

We first traveled to Uganda in 2002 with “Mama Diane” (Stanton) and team. On that trip, we participated in a medical clinic under a ficus tree led by Dr. Scott and Carol Kellermann. What an amazing adventure to be part of as we listened to Dr. Scott and Carol share their vision of a medical facility to serve the Batwa pygmies and surrounding communities outside the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. We also met with the late Archbishop Livingstone Nkoyoyo who originally asked Mama Diane to help the pygmies.

A chance encounter with a Kellermann Foundation representative led us to return to Uganda in 2023 and witness the work we have supported all of these years. It was nothing short of a miracle to see the fully operational hospital, maternity wing, nursing school, and dormitories, and the Batwa Development Program. We celebrated the Batwa’s beautiful culture on a forest hike (pictured above).

If you are open to miracles abounding in the beautiful, faith-filled country of Uganda, we encourage your prayer and discernment in support of the Kellermann Foundation. Our lives have been enriched by these experiences and opportunities to share our faith and bear witness to the Gospel imperative for us to care for the sick.