Leaving Gambela…
We have now left Gambela…for good. Saying goodbye to the folks we have come to love dearly ranks as one of the most difficult things we have ever done in our lives up to this point…but we knew we simply could not stay any longer. My heart and my head just could not...
Anglicans Ablaze 2016
A month ago, the International Anglicans Ablaze Conference was in full swing. It’s hard to believe that this big conference, for which we have been planning for so long, is now over. The conference is the largest gathering of Anglicans in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. We had 1500 delegates who came from inside … Continue reading Anglicans Ablaze 2016
Working as a Team: Health Education Mission in Uganda
Date: 2016-11-03 00:00:00Janine LeGrand is a Long-term SAMS Missionary serving in a ministry of health education in Masindi-Kitara, Uganda, where they face many health challenges. Janine shares this recent story with you:
Usually I tell you about what is happening in the health clinics, but what about the people behind the clinics that help support them?…
Pórtate bien (Behave yourself!)
I often say to the children or even to friends as a humorous goodbye, "Pórtate bien!" Behave yourself!" I certainly said it to my children as they grew up. We have a pretty clear idea of what that means when we say it to a child, but what does it mean when...
Universities in Turmoil
If you live outside of South Africa, you are probably not aware of the crisis at our universities. A little more than a year ago, university students started to protest, demanding no increase (or a very slight increase at worse) for the 2017 academic school year. Their rallying cry was #feesmustfall. At first, the protests … Continue reading Universities in Turmoil
A Normal-ish Week
So I’m going to see if I can write an update here without a completely crazy story. What?! Yep, we actually have had a pretty normal week! Two Sundays ago was Harvest for Saint Andrew’s church and school. I have never experienced a Harvest festival before, but let me…