SAMS Missionary Mary Chowenhill teaches business as ministry at Uganda Christian University. She recently helped...
Family in Christ: A Way of Missionary Sending
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SAMS-USA Ministry In
Africa
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SAMS-USA missionaries partner with Anglican/Episcopal churches in this region to grow the Kingdom of God. We hope you will be encouraged or inspired by these stories and reports from current and former missionaries in the field. We also encourage you to consider becoming a sender to this part of the world.
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Corona impacts
Of course, there are many impacts of the Coronavirus, and Uganda is no exception.
As of evening on 25 Mar, there were 14 documented cases of COVID-19 in Uganda. So the president closed public transport for two weeks. This effectively stops work unless you have personal transport, and that is restricted to…
Ugandan quarantine
I must say, it has been quite surreal to read the news about Coronavirus in the world, especially in the US, mostly because it’s hard to see the people I love being affected, and it’s hard to be so far away and not able to help anyone.
On Wednesday, the President of…
April Newsletter 2018
“I would like to contribute to your ministry vehicle fund.” The older gentleman had just handed me a few dollar notes. “I don’t think it’s more than ten dollars,” he added. “It is not much, but I hope it will help.”
Lighten My Load
Upon arriving in London to begin our round of meetings, I realised I had carelessly left my small cotton bag with my...
Love Enough To Tell
A Wide, Open Door
When the doorbell rings at our flat across from the Cathedral, we’ve usually no idea who will be standing there. A...
Prayer for Perspective
How to fund us
Pilgrims and Parables
“Christ really did come to fulfill and confirm as He said.”
Making matooke
Over the last couple years, my discipleship group has become accustomed to an end of semester party. When we were studying the 39 Articles, we dubbed it the 40th Article. This semester, we studied spiritual disciplines, so we called it the Discipline of Fellowship.
Brian and Saul wanted to make matooke, the…
In a pickle
As I was tackling the mountain for marking, I came across this gem from one of my MDiv students in an assignment about the Day of Atonement:
It gave me a good chuckle, as did the “unusual liturgical actions.” I am quite strict about plagiarism, and I thought this was his way…