Have you met Mattie yet? If not, please allow me to introduce you two!

When Mattie first came to The Gem Foundation he was rushed to a hospital in eastern Uganada which specializes in brain surgery. He was operated on and although it was tough for him, it was successful and he pulled through like a champ! Cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus can’t keep him down.

As of today, Mattie loves life. He loves to smile, play with his toys and you can usually find him laughing a lot. His whole being is filled with tenderhearted joy that oozes out of him. We love you Mattie and are so thankful you’re a part of our Gem family!

PS: We chose the name Mattie (or Matthias) is because it means gift from God and that’s exactly what we think he is.

Sponsor Mattie

We are so excited to share with you the progress of the construction going on at Gem village! The construction team has been hard at work and the foundations have been dug, mapped out and are being prepared for bricks and cement to be poured!

We are rejoicing that so very soon our precious Gems will have a place to call their forever home! All thanks to our generous friends and supporters who have given to make this vision and dream a reality of a place to call our forever home.

From the bottom of our hearts and all 44 of our precious Gems, thank you, thank you, thank you! We couldn’t do what we do without you!

Love from Uganda,
EmmaLee and Joshua Quisenberry and all of our precious Gems and team at IVO