Celebrating Maggie McNeill's 20 Years at EMI
EMI Uganda,We are delighted to celebrate Maggie McNeill for 20 years of faithful, steadfast service and support of EMI Uganda!
In the early years of her professional retirement, Maggie moved from California to Uganda to be near her children and grandchildren. Little did she know at the time that her roots would go down into our soils and her heart would be enlarged toward our people and culture – Uganda became her home. Within a few short years her children and grandchildren moved away from the area, but she stayed. And oh, how grateful we are that she did.
For 20 years Jjajja (grandma) Maggie has invested in the staff and trainees of EMI in numerous ways. In 2015 when EMI Uganda made the leap from our city office to our new space out in Kajjansi, she championed a new trainee compound where she has served as caretaker, hospitality host, community builder and … grandma! Since then, she has overseen the comings and goings of every single trainee, each one blessed by her wisdom, care and prayer.
We are thankful for the many lessons we have all learned from Jjajja Maggie – about crossing cultures, about living in step with the Holy Spirit, and about parenting and grandparenting – through her open-book modeling of the faithful life.
Thank you for 20 years of inspired and faithful service with EMI, Maggie!