Elder Ronnie Kyammbadde served in the England Manchester Mission.
After returning home to Uganda, he kept in touch with Paul Simcock in the Chorley
Stake. Ronnie told Paul several people in his home ward didn’t attend church
because they didn’t feel they had any “respectable clothing.” With the approval
of their stake president, the Simcocks launched a stake-wide appeal for new or gently used
Sunday best clothing for all ages. The response was enthusiastic. Some sisters
sewed brightly colored dresses for young girls, complete with hand-crocheted
teddy bears tucked in their pockets. Over a thousand items were shipped to the
Ugandan ward. Additional funds were raised to cover the import duty. When the
extra money proved unnecessary, Paul told Ronnie to use it to buy food that his bishop could give to those in need. Brother Simcock said, “Unknown to us there were
people who’d been praying hard because they had nothing to eat.” But, of course,
their Heavenly Father knew.
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