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.
In February, I wrote about an unexpected ministry when I went to supervise a student who was serving as a chaplain at a large school. A teenage girl had asked how it was possible to forgive someone who had hurt her terribly. We talked for a while, and I prayed with…
I bear several titles in Uganda; Reverend, Archdeacon, Auntie, and sometimes Mama. The latter two sometimes come from my students, who sometimes see me as a parent (and it’s an incredible honor, though I feel my age!).
Over the last few years, I’ve grown closer with a couple of the women…
So, while my Sunday started off like a normal day, it certainly did not end like one. I supervised a student at his church. I came home, had breakfast, then rested a bit before our evening Eucharist.
About five minutes before my alarm sounded to remind me to go to chapel, a…
Mary’s Blog Day 5
Arrived safely in Uganda with all 10 bags intact. Came to the Guest House at 2 am and got to bed by 3. What a blessing to be here. The room comes complete with a dsk which will make planning the VBS that much easier.
12/12/12
First foray into the…
Here is a picture of some of the children attending the VBS at UCU
This is the road that leads to the building where the vice chancellors offices and the Chapel are housed. While I was there there was rain each day which kept everything green.
Some of the 37 volunteers who…
Today I went to a leadership conference being given by a team from the Diocese of Bristol in the UK. As I sat and listened to the speakers I saw clearly that the time given me this week did have a purpose. Baby steps are helping me to understand more and…
Friends,A very important event is happening this weekend at Church of the Redeemer in Jacksonville, FL. It is...
Thanks be to God for his faithfulness and provision! I'm going home to Uganda! Yes, I've been doing the...
No, not for Jacksonville, Florida, where my home church is and where I lived for the past 16 years. No, not even...
Question posed to me by salesman at department store in Kampala:Why do people "my age" leave a prosperous country like...
I've been preparing my newsletters using Word and sending them out by email. Now I am rethinking how to include them...
June 15, 6:05 pm Can you believe it? My departure date is so close I’m having a little trouble grasping it myself....