The van door slid open and as Dr. Mary stepped out, a deafening cry arose from the village grandmother as she...
Goats, the Gospel, & COVID-19
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SAMS-USA Ministry In
Uganda
Interested in Ministry to Uganda?
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.
Are you sensing a call to Uganda? We'd love to have a conversation with you.
Christ’s Love Made Known Amidst the Pandemic
A pandemic is difficult any place in the world. Yet, it is especially difficult in the towns and villages of rural...
Uganda update
Greetings from rainy Mukono! I wanted to give you an update on how we are in Uganda here. Like the rest of the world, we are watching with somewhat bated breath to see what the next developments are.
As of 22 April, Uganda has 61 confirmed cases of COVID-19. 41 have recovered,…
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free…
Mornings here during the week usually begin with greeting Paul who takes care of the garden outside our...
Pigs and Beans
While I haven’t been able to meet with students yet to review business plans, our gardener, Paul, is a...
Being adopted
In the last year, students have offered to get me a cat to try to fill Meri’s void. I have always declined, as I was either mourning or enjoying the concept of not being held down by a pet.
Apparently, the Lord thought it was time to fill the void.
In between rains…
StartHub Africa – Final Pitch Event
As I mentioned in my previous blog post, some of our UCU students participated in the StartHub Africa...
StartHub Africa
Encouraging entrepreneurship at UCU
Welcome to the Neighborhood
On Saturday afternoon, Mary and I arrived home to UCU campus in Mukono after spending 2 nights near the airport in...
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…
When you say “Yes” to God…..Buckle up!
CPA to Missionary Bridger – First steps on a new adventure