Kisses from Katie

A friend of the author who wrote the Foreword begins by saying, “People who really want to make a difference in the world usually do it, in one way or another” (xi). She remembers visiting Katie in Masese, one of the most impoverished villages in Uganda. Katie selflessly takes in the sickest and dirtiest children in the area and gives them baths, medicine, and love. 

Katie says that she didn’t intend to become a mother at 19, but that’s what happened when she moved to Uganda. Although she came from an affluent family and had all the comforts of a Western life, she gave it all up to live in the poorest region of Uganda. However, she says, “Today I am living the desires of my heart and I cannot imagine being happier” (xx). She gives all praise to God for giving her this life.

Katie is living in Uganda, is 22 years old, and has adopted 14 young girls. Despite her circumstances, she believes “there is nothing very spectacular about this everyday craziness; it is just the result of following Jesus into the impossible” (1). She never intended to do these things, but she realizes that God had been preparing her for most of her life.