Masterpiece International

The Making A Masterpiece Dinner is exactly 2 weeks away! Get your tickets (link in comments)! Today I want to introduce you to Innocent, Masterpiece International Executive Director in Uganda! He leads the incredible team in Uganda that is rescuing so many young lives, and so many MORE to come (thousands yearly!) as we reach self-sustainability! In this interview I did last March we touch on just one aspect of his life living as a homeless teenager on the streets of Kampala…. and the skills he gained to escape!

From Homelessness to Hope – A Journey of Skill and Transformation In this inspiring podcast episode, Aimee Dobbins speaks with Innocent, Executive Director of Masterpiece International, formerly Breakdown Uganda. Innocent s...

The excavation for the main building was a massive undertaking, and the deep and strong foundations took many months to finish. Many buildings in Uganda have collapsed and many people have died because it is common for inferior materials to be used and vital engineering process skipped to save money. Our on-site Structural Engineer made sure everything we did was PERFECT. His involvement and 50+ years experience was one of the many miracles God blessed this work with…. a consistent message that God was guiding and providing!

This was written in April 2020!!! The vision/size has grown so much since then…..
When we are FAITHFUL WITH THE LITTLE...

This beautiful piece of land in Uganda is the site on which the nearly 19,000sf trade school/business center/event venue will be breaking ground on THIS MONTH! This multi-use building will house the trade school (Tandika) that will be graduating over 1,000 students each year and will be teaching nearly a dozen different vocational skill sets to youth ages 13-26 who have no other opportunities and a very hopeless future. The businesses attached to each skill set (clothing store, Bridal Boutique, restaurant/cafe, cake decorating, full service salon/spa, electronics repair, graphic design/web design (and other computer related skills), shoe making, photography/videography, event planning etc.) will allow the facility, school, and organizational homebase to be COMPLETELY SELF-SUSTAINABLE!

The photos below are the land which has been cleared and leveled, and we now have a beautiful (not complete and beautified until the end of building development) wall surrounding the land. We have finished digging our own deep well to provide for all future water needs and run our own electric, and the pit latrines (outdoor toilets) are being completed right now! We are ready to move forward with excavation and laying the foundations in the coming weeks! What a life-giving journey of transforming thousands upon thousands of lives (and the ripple effects from each one!), and transforming communities in the process!