Deno has forged a close bond with Kakembo and Joseph, two brothers who run an orphanage in Mityana, Uganda. She recently met the pair in person for the first time. Courtesy photo.
August 16, 2022
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LEAP OF FAITH: Hayden woman visits Ugandan orphanage she helped build
When the young man she’d met on Facebook asked her for money to buy medicine for a child sick with malaria, Verna Deno was skeptical. The young man — who goes by his surname, Kakembo — said he ran an orphanage in Mityana, a town in the Central Region of Uganda. He cared for more than 30 children, ranging from toddlers to young teens, though he was only in his early 20s himself. Kakembo was desperate for help to save the dying child.