Rotary Club of Masindi-Kitara

In 2008 Janine LeGrand went to the missionary field from Calvary Episcopal Church, in Kaneohe. She serves as the Diocesan Health Coordinator with the Diocese of Masindi-Kitara, Church of Uganda (Anglican).  Janine serves with the Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders (SAMS) headquartered in Pennsylvania.  The goal of her ministry is to help people know the love of Christ in a practical, touchable way through helping them be healthier.

Janine joined Rotary in 2019; and, for the 2022-23 Rotary Year, she was selected Rotarian of the Year by her home club, the Masindi Rotary Club in Uganda.

Janine was born in Los Angeles and moved to Kaneohe, Hawaii in 1980. In 1984 she graduated from U.H. Manoa with a B.A. in Zoology; and, in 1986 with a Professional Diploma in Secondary Science Education. For the next seven years, she taught science in the DODDS at Yokota Air Base, English in a Tokyo-based company, and high school science at Sacred Hearts Academy. She continued working on Oahu as a veterinary assistant for the next few years, before becoming her father’s full-time caregiver for about 5 years. She got an A.S. in Medical Assisting with Honors from Kapiolani; then in 2005, she completed the coursework for the Certificate in Cross-Cultural Healthcare from Fuller Theological Seminary.

This is Janine’s first trip back to the USA from Uganda, since November 2019.