Who I Am

A Visionary Agent for Change

A young man martyred for his faith, once said, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” In 2005, my wife and I spent the summer at the Bwindi Community Health Centre, at the entrance to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in southwest Uganda. What we saw forever changed the way we viewed life and death, success and significance.

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What I Do

Empowering the Poor

     I write. I teach poor people – the poorest of the poor – to drill their own water wells. I invest in people that many others see as “throwaways.” In most of the developing world, access to clean water is one of the greatest needs. My prayer and dream is to create a well-drilling movement in Uganda, where the poorest of the poor are empowered in such a way that they become responsible for their own families – and drill their own wells.

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About

Husband, Dad, Granddad, Writer

My 30+ years in construction sales and sales management afforded me ample opportunities to produce a significant amount of writing. In addition to my regular business writing, I have written for corporations, trade magazines, advertising agencies and consumer publications. In 2011, I was the Uganda consultant for Water For All, International, engaged in an effort to catalyze a well-drilling movement designed to empower the poorest of the poor – beginning in northern Uganda. Today there is a wonderful young couple (Colin and Ronnie Rosser) expanding on our pioneer work there and bringing it to full bloom. 

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