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I knew Thursday was Ghana be a long day, but I wasn’t smart enough to realize the half of it when I woke up that morning. Joline and the kids left on Wednesday with the Gregstons for Gulu, so I was alone Wednesday night, but for only part of the night. My driver picked...
Our God is Able has become one of my favorite songs since we came to Africa. It’s just so true, and I see it especially here. The healing power of our Lord is so amazing and quite frankly, unfathomable. For those of you who have been to Africa, you know what I’m talking about....
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about an unexpected opportunity I had been given to get involved, sometimes in big ways and sometimes in small ways, with the legal guardianship process numerous American families are going through here in Uganda. (I had no intentions of having anything to do with this when I came...
My idea about how we first came to Africa for six months is a little bit different than that of the rest of my family. We are here mostly because of Bob, but partially because of Casting Crowns. In case you didn’t know who Casting Crowns was, I’ll tell you. Casting Crowns is a...
Continuing on from yesterday . . . When Bob Goff, the two pastors, Margaret (court registrar), and I walked into the warden’s office, it was clear that he remembered Bob, Margaret, and me from our visit in November. I suspect that having a witch doctor give his life to Jesus while praying with a...
“Goff” is a verb. It is the act of turning anything one can imagine into a caper. I have never had even one dull moment with Bob Goff. Time spent with Bob never fails to make me laugh, cry, and think. The past few days have fit the pattern perfectly. On Thursday morning, I...
When we told our family and friends that we were moving to Uganda for six months, a few asked if we were going to live in a mud hut and have an outhouse. I’m not kidding! Don’t feel silly if you were one of those people – it was a fair question. The answer is no,...
Post from Joline and Jill: For every 1,000 live births in Uganda, 137 children under the age of five die. To put this into perspective, in the United States, that number is 7.5 children. Why are so many kids in Uganda not making it to their fifth birthday? The majority of the deaths are...
What would you do to be able to go to school? Drive half an hour? Walk through the snow? Go uphill both ways? Sell everything you are? It’s heartbreaking to know how much we take school for granted when there are young girls that will literally sell themselves for the tiny amount of money...
Late last night, a Ugandan Hero returned home. This Hero had been in the United States for reconstructive surgery since November to “fix” injuries inflicted by a witch doctor. For more on why this little boy is my biggest Hero, click here. Fittingly, he returned to Uganda with Bob Goff, the guy who brought...