Thank you all so much for your prayers for Uganda on Wednesday! I had to run errands in Mukono town on Thursday, and I asked the people I met at their businesses if they were safe. Thankfully they were, and one told me that much of it had been happening right…
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Please pray for Uganda
Please pray for Uganda. Pre-election violence has been escalating, and the major presidential opposition candidate was arrested today. People are rioting, the police is responding with tear gas and lethal force. I spoke with a student about his dissertation today, and he said Kampala is chaos. The election is 14 January…
Medical and Mercy Ministry at a Refugee Camp in the Diocese of Kaduna, Nigeria
By Rev. Tom Furrer, SAMS Associate Missionary and President of Kateri Medical Services (KMS). KMS is an American...
Serving at Uganda Christian University
Uganda, really? Why?
Sermon fun
I don’t often share my sermons here, but this sermon on “Flexibility in Mission” was received very well, likely because of the stories I told about adjusting to life in Uganda. I hope you enjoy!
https://youtu.be/Utwl190O5Tw
Continue reading Sermon fun at Here I Am.
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Supervision surprises
This morning I went to supervise Geoffrey, a student who saw that a large school in Mukono lacked a formal chaplain, and asked the school if he could come on Sunday mornings. There are two services: one for the Catholics, and one for the Protestants. I haven’t been to this school…
Goats and the Gospel
Greetings from Jack and Mary McDonald! I [Mary] just returned from an incredible trip with this team (above photo left...
When Justice Cries:
When Justice Cries: Remembering my Sister’s Murder
A Chapter Ends, A New Begins
From SAMS Associate Missionaries Wayne and Nicole Curtis As you know, we returned to the United States in late...
5 Things Young Adults Should Know About Being a Missionary
We talked with SAMS Missionary April Sylvester currently serving in Zambia to learn what Young Adults should know...
What I’ve Realized About Giving
The other night, my thoughts about Giving were rocked. We have been studying spiritual giftings and the one for this...