Featuring Katie Davis Majors
Founder of Amazima Ministries in Uganda
July 2023
“Sometimes the things we would never pick for our lives gives us opportunities to receive God’s provision, to see Him working in ways we otherwise might not experience.”
Today Katie Davis Majors is an author, speaker, founder of Amazima Ministries, and a wife and mother to 15 children. The journey to who she is today began when she was 18 years old and traveled to Uganda for the first time. A year later she deferred college for a year to return to Uganda to teach in an orphanage. Uganda became her home and the place she pursued justice for those around her in need.
In Uganda, Katie saw a need for providing funds for children’s education and initially started raising funds to meet these needs. When three sisters in this sponsoring program were suddenly on their own with nowhere to go, Katie took them in and began to foster them. She eventually began the process to adopt the three sisters when she turned 21. She continued to provide a place of safety for many Ugandan children, adopting 14 children total by the age of 23 in Uganda. In 2015 she met her husband in Uganda and they were married in 2015.
In addition to her work serving in an orphanage, fostering, and adopting children in need of a home in Uganda, Katire founded Amazima Ministries in 2008. The word Amazima means truth in the native Luganda language and encompasses Katie’s hope to “see lives transformed, relationships restored, and communities changed through the truth of Jesus Christ.” The sponsorship program began with 40 students and has since grown to include ministry programs including the Amazima School a primary and secondary school in Jinja Uganda; medical outreach for basic hygiene education and counseling; farming outreach providing sustainable and profitable vocational training; and a growing scholarship program for students to receive an education as well as meals, medical care, and discipleship.
Katie is also the author of three books, two of which are New York Times best sellers: Kisses from Katie and Daring to Hope. Safe All Along is her newest publication. She also serves as a well sought after speaker and seeks to encourage individuals living out their purpose, those who are fostering or adopting, and individuals looking for discipleship in their faith journey.
Her work and ministry began because Katie saw a need and took action to fill it despite her age and her circumstances. She is an inspiration to those who are looking to make a difference in the communities they are placed in.