I found my quiet seat prizes as promised and gave them out today. Hands down, the very favoritest are the matchbox cars we give to the boys. Today, the big brother that got the prize shared it with his little brother. The boy played with it and entertained younger children with it for almost the […]
Happy Independence Day from all of us here! Uganda celebrates its independence on October 9 so today is just a regular day here like any other. All the banks are open. People go about their normal business. As expats, however, we make time to remember the holiday! In the past we’ve gotten together with other […]
This morning I got up and gave my children a hug. I snuggled them, kissed them, told them I loved them. My children are happy. My children are healthy. My children are alive. I pray every day they stay that way, though this is entirely outside my control. This morning we got a message that […]
Not long after we moved into our house here in Uganda, I came upon Elizabeth and Gaelin seated on the front porch steps staring off into the distance, not moving, not talking. Half an hour went by, then an hour. There they sat, not moving, not talking. Curious, I sat down beside them and asked […]
One of our first experiences in African culture was at the Trade Fair. We hadn’t been in Uganda long when they held one in our town in the local football stadium. Vendors from all over East Africa came to sell their wares. They even had carnival rides — if you were brave enough to try […]
James is preaching through Romans in our churches. He started today with Paul’s greeting and introduction in chapter 1. Today is also Eid and the end of Ramadan. Muslims don’t go to mosque on Sunday but this morning they were going in droves. It was strange to see so many Muslims walking to their meeting […]
We used to be able to get these chips here (I haven’t seen them since we’ve been back). Oh, the mental picture these illicit! That said, I’m not sure I really want chips that tingle or bang? Do you?
Whenever anyone asks me “How’s Africa?” my first thought goes to the weather. This aspect is the easiest to explain and the most surprising. Most people imagine Africa as a land of intense heat and sun. While the latter is true — our sunshine is very intense — the former isn’t always. I grew up […]
The road to church was good, today. The best it’s been in a long time. Gone were the potholes and washes that plagued us before we left for furlough. They must have graded the road recently, because they were still working on a section of it toward Kabazana and the rain hadn’t had a chance […]
Months ago, I posted about pizza crust. I promised I would follow up with how to make our homemade sauce. Afterward, it occurred to me that, in order to properly post about the sauce, I would need to be back in Africa so you, dear reader, could get the full effect of our process for […]