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Hands Across Nations grew out of a short term mission trip to war torn Northern Uganda in 2001. The plight of the Langi people, suffering under the attacks of brutal rebels, pierced our hearts and we have been returning to the Lira area every year. Our volunteers provide assistance for physical, spiritual, and educational needs where God directs us. In 2013 we felt the Lord leading us to teach illiterate adults to learn to read and write in their native language. They desired to learn to read so they could read the Bible. In January 2014 work began to develop 2 primers which use a method of teaching developed by Literacy and Evangelism International (LEI). Since then more than 3,000 volunteer teachers have been trained, with 920 classes and over 16,000 learners.

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