Samuel Okurut, Born in Uganda and now a missionary to El Salvador, Central America, will be at the Parc Cafe discussing The Father’s Heart Foundation’s vision and progress in building a self-sustainable orphanage.
The event is set for May 14, 2019, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., at the cafe on East Second Street in downtown Maysville
Samuel Patrick Okurut is the founder and executive director of The Father’s Heart Foundation.
Born in Uganda, Samuel grew up in a battlefield, and has a testimony of healing, forgiveness, and of finding hope and coming out of “poverty.” The second edition to his book, “Living in the Shadow of Death.”
Samuel first visited El Salvador in November 2007. Before founding FHF in El Salvador, Samuel was the national accountant and loan portfolio manager for Habitat for Humanity Uganda. He also served as the national youth representative for Teso Region and branch field coordinator for Teso Region, Red Cross Uganda. Samuel has experience and training in microfinance , family-based orphan care, agriculture, all areas of construction, as an assistant pastor, church elder, and a foster father.
Married to Charity and father to four young children. Samuel enjoys playing guitar and the Ugandan thumb piano, playing a traditional Ugandan board game with his children, and discipleship through farming and business.
You can read Samuel’s life story, “Living in the Shadow of Death: From a Child of War to an Ambassador of Christ,” available on Amazon and Kindle.
