Our Story
The story of Regan
In 2010, while adopting their son, Owen, in Uganda, Josh and Courtney met a critically ill little boy named Regan at the same orphanage.
They were shocked to hear that Regan and several other kids were diagnosed with pneumonia - an illness they saw treated regularly in the US. The nurse stated that the orphanage could not afford the antibiotic that the doctor had prescribed for the babies. When Josh asked what the medication was, she replied "rocephin", We couldn't believe what we just heard. Josh just happened to bring 60 vials of "rocephin" from the pediatric urgent care he worked for at the time. This medication was going to be thrown away because it was about to expire in a few months. God had bigger plans, and Regan got better fast once he got the medication he needed! We got to witness a miricle right in front of our own eyes!!
Watching Owen and Regan play outside together was one of the best sights they had ever seen, and they couldn't stop thinking about Regan. When they got home, Regan inspired them to continue to collect extra, unused, unneeded medical supplies to give to people who needed them.
By 2013, their efforts became Mission Regan, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Today, they serve locally and globally—whether it’s a hospital discharge in DFW or a shipping container headed overseas—all because of one little boy who almost didn’t survive.
