The Queen of Katwe
Ayele (my wife), Troy and I at lunch in Kampala 9 May 2015 Sometime last year, my wife and I had lunch in Kampala with Troy Buder. Troy was part of the Disney team who was in Uganda to shoot the Queen of Katwe. Troy, is a member of the Christian Sports Ministry and former professional Hockey player (the Christian Sports Ministry provides support to the Chess program in Katwe Uganda). Troy told us of his Christian journey and work with the Christian Sports Ministry. Work that has now brought him to Uganda to make the story of Phiona Mutesi into a Disney movie. And yesterday evening, we watched the movie and it left us in tears. The Queen of Katwe is about a 14 year old who was raised in Katwe by her single mother. Named Phiona Mutesi, this teenager who sold Maize will grow up to live Chess. With help of Robert Katende, who ran a Christian Sports Mission program, Phiona fell in love with Chess and went on to win a number of local...