I’ve been hearing that the rain in Mukono, and in Uganda generally, has been too much. The rainy seasons often bring mudslides, so news of those was not new.
But friends. In my first week here, it rained every day, often several times a day. The ground is beyond saturated. There is…
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Good to be home
After seven months in the US, I was more than a little concerned about how my reentry to Uganda would be. I’d become pretty Americanized; I even learned that I could run errands at night (something I wouldn’t dream of doing in Uganda)!
Thankfully, my reentry has been incredibly smooth. Even…
#CarryOnAdvent: Empowering Workers for Christ in Uganda
My dear friends in Christ, greetings to you all. I just want to let you know that on December 4, 2019, I will be...
Appreciating UCU
Being on home assignment, and talking about Uganda, makes me reflect further about what I both love and appreciate about Uganda and UCU. Articles like this one exemplify it.
The flagship university in Uganda, Makerere, has been besieged by strikes, from students and staff alike. To say that things are not easy…
On the Edge: A Young Girl’s Life Saved
Janine LeGrand is a SAMS Missionary serving in Uganda. Read about her medical ministry and how she assisted a young...
Things I miss about Uganda
Now, don’t get me wrong. It is absolutely fabulous to be in the US with my people. That is balm to my soul. The smooth, lit roads and snazzy internet speeds are only perks of being here. However, over the last few weeks that I’ve been here, I’ve realized that there…
Art in the Library
The other day I went to the Ham Mukasa Library, the gorgeous and (relatively) new building on campus. The architecture is stunning, and I’m more than a little jealous that theology is not included in this building: we now have the old library building all to ourselves.
I knew that the library…
How to finish collecting your data
1. Get in the car to drive to chapel so you can go to Kampala directly after, and learn the battery is dead.
2. Wonder why you failed to get jumper cables after the last time you had to jump-start a car (not my own).
3. Freak out about getting to Kampala.
4. Go…
Whose I Am
Date: 2016-04-26 00:00:00Today I almost forgot whose I am. A new course was added to my course load and I panicked. The course is called Managerial Economics and I have never taught it before. I wasn’t even sure what it meant. So I went to a friend who reminded me that God…
Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus
Date: 2016-04-15 00:00:00Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus; A month has come and gone in my life since I left for Uganda in March. So much to understand and so much to allow God to do. I believe that had I come a year ago that my ministry would have been…
Aslan is on the move
Over the last 20 months I have felt a lot like the people of Narnia trapped where it is always winter and never spring. Not that God has not been present in my life but I often felt I would never get to minister outside the United States again. But for…
Mary’s Blog Bor, Jonglei South Sudan December 27, 2012
Mary’s Blog Bor, Jonglei South Sudan December 27, 2012
So here I am in Bor Jonglei South Sudan (RSS)and the wild west was never wilder. There are cattle in the streets and dust everywhere from the roads which are not paved. At the end of the street is the Nile River which…