# 134- You Don’t Have to Choose: Balancing Motherhood and Mission with Simone Puccinelli

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Published: 2026-06-09T09:31:00+00:00
Episode link: https://frontparkingspot.podbean.com/e/when-god-called-at-20-building-simone-s-kids-in-uganda/
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## Resource

Join Jennifer Bosma as she interviews Simone Puccinelli, founder and president of Simone’s Kids, about a life led by faith, obedience, and practical leadership. In this episode, Simone shares the story of hearing God’s call at age 20 and turning a $500 fundraising effort into a thriving nonprofit that provides education, nutrition, and holistic support to hundreds of children in Nakaseke, Uganda. Expect candid testimony about walking with chronic illness (rheumatoid arthritis and lupus nephritis), navigating medical school and residency with her husband, and adopting two sons through private adoptions after a long infertility journey. Simone explains how Simone’s Kids operates — a fully funded primary school of about 300 students, a high school serving around 370 students with vocational training to increase sustainability, and 37 scholarship university students — and how discipleship, local leadership, and dignity-focused programs confront spiritual and cultural challenges on the ground. Key moments include stories of God’s provision (board members and staff stepping in at crucial times), practical advice for faith-based moms trying to balance home and calling (including her quote: “You don’t have to choose between being faithful at home and your calling. God knows how to have you carry both.”), and vivid examples of the ministry’s impact: vocational graduates creating livelihoods, the peace of the campus, and how discipleship meets real spiritual needs. What to expect: inspiration, practical leadership insight for sustaining cross-cultural ministries, honest conversation about health and motherhood, and ways listeners can connect with and support Simone’s Kids via the website Simone’s Kids – We give our students hope for the future. and on Instagram @simoneskids Dona…

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