A Mother, A Mission, and a Life-Changing Decision By Penny Randell Penny Randell taking home brew with local villagers on the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda In 1997, after earning my degree in Biology from University of Alaska Anchorage, I made a decision that would shape the rest of my life—and my son’s. I moved to Kampala with my 12-year-old son, Peyton Thomas. We began our journey in Nakulabye, where life was extremely difficult. The conditions were challenging, unfamilia