Steve Hap is a grandfather and a Christian.

He founded an evangelical business and non-profit in Africa.

The big challenge always when going off to Uganda is how to fit everything in the allotted suitcase. It is a mind game and a physical Tetris.

Steve takes regular mission trips to Uganda, and in the spring of 2023, he was packing for another one.

I brought baby clothes for some of the orphans that we support. I bring my own breakfast food because I don't really care for their breakfast,

so I bring granola for myself.

Steve was ready to go.

Everything was in order until he checked the mail.

They're identical letters, but they are all referencing a different bank account or a credit card.

Five letters, one for each of his accounts with Bank of America.

And the letter says, we've made the decision to restrict your deposit account in the next 21 days and close it in 30 days from the date of

this letter.

And what was your reaction?

Of course, I panicked.

My first thought was, wait, this has got to be an error.

A week before his Uganda trip, all of his accounts, including his church's account,

his charity's account, and credit cards were locked.

More than $270,000 were frozen.

He had bills due, employees to pay,

money that was supposed to go towards his missionary work.

But when Steve showed the letters to his local branch manager,

it was so odd because she came back and she said,

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